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Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, alongside an invitation to both Israeli and Lebanese leaders to visit the White House for “meaningful talks” aimed at de-escalation after what he described as a “very long time” without direct engagement. The truce between Tel...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130313521,imgsize-903497,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/lebanon-israel-ceasefire.jpg" alt="10-day truce deal announced: Trump invites Netanyahu, Lebanon prez for talks at White House" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, making both the belligerent sides stop all military actions. This comes after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke to American counterpart...

Vedanta chairman Anil Agrawal RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh police have registered an FIR against Anil Agrawal chairman and founder of Vedanta Resources Ltd and Sakti plant head Devendra Patel and others in connection with the April 14 blast at Vedanta’s power plant in Sakti district, as the death toll climbed to 20 and preliminary findings pointed to...

MS Dhoni (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: The wait to see MS Dhoni in action will likely be over next week. According to CSK sources, Dhoni’s rehabilitation is on track and he could be available either for the game against Mumbai Indians on April 23 at the Wankhede or the rescheduled match against Gujarat Titans on April...

AP file photo The TOI Correspondent from Washington: Set aside the skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz for the moment. The Trump White House has officially opened a second war front, with salvoes against the Vatican in the midst of a war on Iran. The papacy isn’t holding back either. In a scorching smackdown of...

Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the five southern states would together see their representation in the House rise from 129 seats to 195 once the proposed expansion of the Lower House takes effect, dismissing claims that the Centre’s delimitation plan would...

Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The hum of anticipation and unease around the mammoth exercise of delimitation set the tone in the Lok Sabha during Parliament’s special session, as the debate over India’s representational future took centre stage. Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union home minister brought the issue...

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned Iran that it faces a choice between accepting a deal or confronting continued blockade and potential military strikes, cautioning that failure to act could result in “bombs dropping on infrastructure and power and energy.”Speaking at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday, Hegseth said the blockade would remain in place...

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday delivered a sharp critique of the government in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the women’s reservation law and the delimitation bill, warning that the proposed changes represent an “open attack” on democracy.Participating in a debate on three bills related to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130309343,imgsize-1265013,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-04-16t191603.jpg" alt="India’s big nuclear leap: How Stage 2 criticality at Kalpakkam will power the road to energy security" title=" AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> ‘No power is as costly as no power’ – Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the father of India’s nuclear programme, had once famously said. Several decades later, India’s nuclear energy ambitions have...