Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) The United States has escalated pressure on Iran’s leadership, formally designating the country a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” as tensions mount over its nuclear programme. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move, accusing Tehran of using foreign nationals as political leverage....
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Watch: Afghanistan shares video of cross-border attacks inside Pakistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led defence ministry late Friday released satellite footage showing strikes on multiple compounds inside Pakistan, as cross-border fighting between the two neighbours intensifies.Officials quoted by ToloNews said the strikes hit a military camp near Faizabad in Islamabad, a headquarters in Nowshera, the military township of Jamrud and targets in Abbottabad. The ministry described the...
‘Leftwing nut jobs’: Trump orders immediate halt to Anthropic tech across US government
US President Donald Trump has ordered every federal agency to “immediately” stop using technology developed by AI firm Anthropic. In a scathing post on Truth Social, the 47th POTUS branded the company’s leadership “Leftwing nut jobs”, escalating the growing standoff between the White House and the Pentagon’s AI suppliers.“THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER...
India, EU agree on five-year Most Favoured Nation status; what it means
India and the European Union are preparing to grant each other Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status once their landmark free trade agreement comes into force. The move, embedded within the draft text of the agreement, will bind both sides to World Trade Organization (WTO) disciplines and ensure they do not impose new import or export...
Court relief for Kejriwal: How BJP seized upon excise row to turn tables on AAP
NEW DELHI: Viewing the excise controversy as the first chink in then AAP govt’s armour, BJP‘s city started claiming that a party born out of the Anna Hazare movement had strayed from its anti-corruption plank.Long before the saffron party started attacking AAP over “Sheesh Mahal” — a reference to a controversial renovation of the then...
‘People I really respect’: Trump lauds Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir amid Pak-Afghan conflict
US President Donald Trump appears to have already signalled where he stands on the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, and the clues lie in his past speeches. Speaking about tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Trump said he “gets along very well” with Pakistan, praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir — remarks that many...
Husband or parents’ income for OBC creamy layer? SC to rule
SC has asked Karnataka govt to respond to the appeal within two weeks (AI image) NEW DELHI: To determine whether an OBC woman candidate came within the creamy layer to be disentitled from reservation in govt employment, what should be taken into consideration – income of her husband or that of her parents? Supreme Court...
Chloe Kim posts concerning note after Myles Garrett admission
Chloe Kim makes a concerning post days after admitting fears about dating Myles Garrett publicly.(Image via Getty Images) Myles Garrett, the Cleveland Browns’ star player, has sparked chaos with the love and commitment he has shown towards his girlfriend, the three time Olympian, Chloe Kim.While the world roots for Myles Garrett and Chloe Kim’s future,...
Indian-origin woman in England loses all four limbs after dog lick
A Birmingham woman’s life was changed forever when a dog’s lick on a small cut led to a life-threatening sepsis infection. The 56-year-old endured multiple cardiac arrests and quadruple limb amputations. An Indian‑origin woman from Birmingham, England, survived a life‑threatening bout of sepsis that doctors believe began after her pet dog licked a small cut,...
‘Congress will suffer’: CPM’s MA Baby on grand old party’s decision to contest Bengal polls alone
(File photo: ANI) NEW DEHI: “Congress will suffer,” cautioned Community Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby on the party’s decision to not fight the West Bengal assembly polls in alliance with the Left. The Congress leadership should have explored possibilities with the Left to bolster the fight to keep BJP-RSS out, he said....
