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US President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) called on nations to send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The countries of the World that receive Oil through...

While fame and stardom come with a price, many celebs have often spoken about not being okay with the paparazzi invading their privacy and going overboard. In a recent interview, when Akshay Kumar was asked about it, the actor revealed that while he doesn’t consider it as a professional hazard, it would rather be worrysome...

PM Modi with BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty during a rally in Kolkata on Saturday KOLKATA: Chun-chun ke hisab liya jayega (One by one, everyone will be held accountable),” PM Modi said at BJP’s Brigade Parade Ground rally here on Saturday, calling for “change” at state secretariat Nabanna in upcoming polls. He touched on BJP’s key themes,...

NEW DELHI: 92,700 tonnes of LPG — equivalent to 1.25 days of India’s cooking gas demand — have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran for a fortnight, and are scheduled to reach Indian ports on Monday and Tuesday. Another 10 ships carrying crude and gas remain on standby in the Persian Gulf. Although...

JODHPUR/NEW DELHI: Ladakh social and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail Saturday afternoon after the Centre revoked his detention under the National Security Act. His release comes almost six months after he was detained on Sept 26, 2025, two days after protests had broken out in the region while he was...

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old transport supervisor working with an IT company here has been arrested for allegedly injecting his own HIV-infected blood into a 24-year-old relative after she refused to marry him because of his medical condition. The man has been booked for attempted murder. The incident occurred around 5 pm on March 11 at the...

CHANDIGARH: Haryana State Commission for Women on Saturday directed police to arrest rapper Badshah alias Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia in cases registered against him at three places over his controversial song ‘Tateeree’. One of the three is a criminal case. HSCW chairperson Renu Bhatia issued directions to Panchkula DC and Panipat SP, where the cases...

DEHRADUN: Police in Dehradun arrested a 19-year-old man and apprehended two 15-year-old boys for the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl after offering her a sedative-laced cold drink on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, officials said on Saturday.Circle officer (sadar) Ankit Kandari said the case came to light after the girl’s mother,...

Days after a 25-year-old HPCL engineer was arrested in Moradabad soon for allegedly murdering his twin sister in a knife attack, details from the post-mortem report brought out the extent of the assault. MEERUT: Days after a 25-year-old HPCL engineer was arrested in Moradabad soon for allegedly murdering his twin sister in a knife attack,...

The home minister indicated that the party would go alone in 2027 polls KILLI CHAHAL (MOGA): Union home minister Amit Shah sounded the bugle for the 2027 Punjab assembly election with a ‘badlav rally’ in Moga, urging people to give BJP “ik mauka” (one chance), and promising that the party’s first legislation would be an...