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Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on targets inside the country. Iran’s top joint military command said the strategically important waterway was closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial vessels, and warned that any ship attempting to pass...

NEW DELHI: Leaders from across the world, including US President Donald Trump, congratulated PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday after he became India’s longest continuously serving elected PM, with several describing the milestone as a reflection of the trust reposed in him by voters over three consecutive parliamentary elections.Among the first to post a message was...

What really happened to Reckless Ben’s GoFundMe amid the missing LEGO collection controversy? (Image via Getty) The dispute between YouTuber Reckless Ben and Bricks & Minifigs has turned into one of the biggest online stories in the LEGO community. What began as claims about a missing Star Wars LEGO collection worth around $200,000 has now...

NEW DELHI: India and the US remain in touch over a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on the margins of the G7 summit in France next week. A final confirmation, however, is still awaited as the two sides work around scheduling constraints to finalise the proposed meeting.PM Modi...

NEW DELHI: An anti-drone shield will be part of the ‘smart border security grid’ to check cross-border drone-smuggling of narcotics as well as arms and ammunition, as per a home ministry decision, sources said.The anti-drone shield has been developed indigenously and will soon be deployed to check drones which have been used by ISI and...

NEW DELHI: The government may not immediately mandate a higher level of ethanol blending but leave it to buyers to decide on flex fuel vehicles amid concerns that rushing from E20 to E25 will damage engines of existing vehicles.Most cars and 2-wheelers manufactured between 2012 and March 2023 were designed or certified to be E10-compliant,...

New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the nomination form of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress told Election Commission Wednesday that there is no criminal case pending against the Rajya Sabha nominee, and urged it to overturn the returning officer’s order in MP.“It is like saying two plus two is seven, not even five. It is an egregious,...

NEW DELHI: A veteran of many political battles, Mamata Banerjee may be up against her most arduous challenge yet. Sources within the rebel TMC camp said they have managed the support of at least 19 Lok Sabha MPs, two-thirds of the party’s strength of 28, and will claim to be representing its parliamentary wing in...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that stability and development at an unprecedented speed and scale had replaced Congress’s era of instability, scams and misgovernance, winning his government the trust of people in its 12 years. He vowed to further quicken the pace of decisions made in national interest, as leading members...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had successfully helped move more than 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a previously undisclosed military operation, while simultaneously warning that Iran would face a severe US attack if ongoing efforts to secure a peace agreement fail.In...