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NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday scotched the suggestion that Pakistan has scored diplomatically by offering to play mediator between Iran and US, with foreign minister S Jaishankar saying the neighbour has been a past master at inserting itself into conflicts, reports Kumar Rakesh.“India cannot be a broker nation,” sources quoted Jaishankar as saying at the...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129804303,imgsize-43382,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-03-25t195917.jpg" alt="All-party meet on Middle East: Opposition backs government steps in crisis, says Kiren Rijiju after briefing" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said opposition parties assured full support to the government after an all-party meeting on the Middle East crisis, adding...

US president Donald Trump, Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei United States has put forward a 15-point plan to end the ongoing war with Iran, even as Iran has denied that formal talks are taking place.The war, which began on February 28 wth the US and Israel atacking Iran and killing its suprme leader Ali Khamenei,...

Rishabh Pant, Sanjiv Goenka Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka said that reaching the playoffs is not enough and that the team must win the title to earn “respect”.Goenka said the franchise is still shaping its identity and that success in the league is measured...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129803617,imgsize-327260,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-03-25t193230.jpg" alt="Hormuz is a trailer. Malacca is China’s real nightmare — and India knows it" title=" AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of the US-Iran war, and the world is being reminded of a hard geopolitical truth: when a narrow waterway is threatened, the shock travels far...

With “dhul and pepa” echoing through the air and the fragrance of “kopou phool” heralding the arrival of spring and Bihu, Assam is also witnessing a parallel rise in political heat, as the state’s electoral battleground begins to intensify.The battle is far from routine. It is a defining contest that could reshape the state’s political...

The Allahabad high court granted anticipatory bail to seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a case involving allegations of sexual exploitation of minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The relief was granted on Wednesday by justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha, who also directed both the complainant and the...

Liam Livingstone of England during a nets session at Edgbaston on May 24, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo/Getty Images) England Cricket Board’s (ECB) managing director Rob Key has responded to comments made by all-rounder Liam Livingstone, saying the player remains in contention for selection despite his recent criticism of the team management.Livingstone, who has not...

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s statement backing a banned terrorist organisation, asserting that Islamabad has “no locus standi” to comment on the country’s internal matters. He urged it to ‘introspect on the systematic human rights violations” it continues to perpetrate instead of “peddling lies and frivolous narratives.“Responding to media queries, ministry of...

Representative image A majority of Americans believe recent US military action against Iran has gone too far, even as concerns grow over rising fuel costs, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research.The survey, conducted in the fourth week of the conflict involving the US and Israel, suggests the...