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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Thursday said it had eliminated multiple terror operatives in separate operations, including a senior commander of the Lebanese Resistance Brigades in southern Lebanon and a militant involved in the October 7 attack in Gaza.In a statement on Telegram, the IDF...
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Britain on Thursday accused Russia of conducting covert attack submarine operations in and around its waters, which it said had been successfully repelled by its armed forces.The Ministry of Defence claimed British aircraft and warships identified a Russian attack submarine entering international...
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At least 10 Indian fishermen have been arrested and their trawler confiscated by the Sri Lankan Navy for alleged poaching in Sri Lankan waters.A release from the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday said it seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he has directed his government to initiate peace talks with Lebanon, with a key focus on the disarming of Hezbollah and establishing normal ties between the two countries.'In light of Lebanon's repeated requests to open direct...
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The rupee settled with a marginal gain of 3 paise at 92.51 against the US dollar on Thursday, backed by a weak American currency, even as the situation in West Asia remains fragile, keeping investors wary of the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.Forex traders said geopolitical uncertainty was still...
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A fire broke out at Terminal 1 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Thursday evening, a civic official said, adding that dousing operations were underway.No casualties have been reported, he said.The fire was reported at a three-storey structure near 1-B Circle at...
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A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday sentenced two former policemen to death for their role in the killing of a university student in 2024 that intensified a street protest eventually toppling the then Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD)...
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Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday sacked a minister for misusing the post to benefit his wife, 15 days after he took charge of the office.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Dip Kumar Sah has been relieved from his post on Thursday at the recommendation from the ruling...
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The United States has confirmed it is preparing to host an Indian delegation in Washington later this month, signaling a fresh push in bilateral commercial ties as both nations work towards finalising a proposed trade pact.The announcement followed a high-level discussion between Ambassador...
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Iran on Thursday issued a stern warning against any violation of the ongoing ceasefire arrangement between the Islamic Republic and US-Israeli coalition forces aimed at halting the hostilities in West Asia for two weeks, stating that any breach would trigger a swift and strong response, as...
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Voting for the 140 Assembly seats in Kerala concluded at 6 pm on Thursday with people still standing in queues outside many polling stations.Those present at the polling stations at 6 pm were given tokens and would be allowed to vote.Till 5 pm, a turnout of 75.01 per cent was recorded, slightly...
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An estimated 84.42 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling ended at 5 pm on Thursday in all 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, surpassing the previous 82.04 per cent voting in the 2021 elections, officials said.The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is seeking a...
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China's Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports that Chinese firms provided satellite imagery and semiconductor chip manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military in the midst of the US-Israeli war against Iran.China firmly opposes the dissemination of speculative and insinuating...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under heavy selling pressure to close with deep cuts on Thursday after investors pared exposure to financial, banking, and IT stocks as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism.Weak trends in Asian and European markets, a...
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Iran on Thursday firmly ruled out any negotiations over its nuclear enrichment programme, reiterating that its right to enrichment is non-negotiable, even as it links the issue to ongoing efforts to bring a complete end to hostilities in West Asia with the US and Israel, as reported by Iran's...
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Bihar's long-time chief minister Nitish Kumar will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, paving the way for the formation of a new government in Bihar.Kumar arrived in the national capital on Thursday and was welcomed at the airport by party leaders including Janata Dal-United's...
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Rescuers work at an Israeli strike in Beirut. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has affirmed that Israel will persist in its military operations against Hezbollah, following a series of intense and lethal strikes across Lebanon.In a statement shared via his personal account on X, the Prime Minister emphasised the continued scale of the...
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Emma Murphy of ITVNews shares this on X: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister @SKhatibzadeh tells me for @itvnews the Strait of Hormuz is open to all civilian shipping and reports it is closed are wrong. However, due to mines as a consequence of the war, all vessels need to liaise with...
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Equity benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 931 points after a spectacular rally in the previous session, as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism. The ceasefire deal appeared to be at risk after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again in...
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a significant commemorative ceremony in Tehran's Republic Square on Thursday, marking a key milestone following the recent shift in the country's leadership. The President's presence at the event was to observe the 40th day since the death of the...
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With the supply of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders under stress, the restaurant industry is facing losses of up to Rs 79,000 crore as several chains have started shutting outlets and curtailing menus to remain afloat.According to an internal survey conducted by the National...
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Pakistan is set to host high-stakes in-person talks between the United States and Iran on Friday, aiming to consolidate a fragile ceasefire and avert further escalation in West Asia.The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire on Wednesday, followed by a face-to-face meeting in...
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A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Thursday in the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago.Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly,...
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Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during which they discussed ways to reduce tensions and restore security and stablility in the region, as per the Saudi foreign ministry said. The two leaders reviewed...
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he United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signalled a cautious and firm stance following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. While observing the pause in hostilities, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) clarified that any...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday thanked Israelis for their resilience and said that Iran is now weaker than ever. Netanyahu said that they still have objectives to complete. I want to thank you, our wonderful people. When you showed resilience as you sat in bomb shelters...
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The Congress on Thursday withdrew its candidate from the bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat, from where Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is in the fray, with the party saying the decision was taken to maintain Maharashtra's political culture and decorum. Party candidate Akash More...
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Jasmine El-Gamal, former Pentagon Middle East advisor and CEO of Averos Strategies, said on Thursday that there will be multiple parties at the table trying to come up with a workable solution that evokes collective security of the Strait of Hormuz. Gamal, in a conversation with ANI, was asked...
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Indian markets may be on the cusp of a significant upcycle, supported by improving macro fundamentals, earnings momentum, and policy support, noted a report by Morgan Stanley.The global financial services firm has projected a strong recovery in Indian equities in its latest India Equity Strategy...
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A strike in Beirut
At least 254 people were killed and more than 1,160 were injured in dozens of attacks on Beirut, its suburbs, the south of the country and the eastern Bekaa Valley. There are fears the toll could rise as more victims are recovered from the rubble following the strikes - a sharp...
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Jasmine El-Gamal, Former Pentagon Middle East advisor and CEO of Averos Strategies, on Thursday said that the US-Iran ceasefire deal is a great respite for the people in the West Asia region. Gamal, in a conversation with ANI, said that the core demands of Iran and the US remain. I mean, this...
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Remittances to India from West Asia are unlikely to decline despite the conflict as demand for migrant workers from the region is expected to rise, which could further support inflows, said Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta at the post-monetary policy press conference.Remittances...
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Seven people were held in connection with election-related violence at two places in Assam, officials said on Thursday.Besides, minor clashes also erupted at several polling booths after voting began in the morning, with people suffering minor injuries, they said.Inspector General of Police (Law...
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Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Thursday said that the LPG supply situation in the country remains normal, with vessels continuing to arrive via the Strait of Hormuz despite recent geopolitical tensions.Speaking with the media, Mittal said there is no shortage...
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Garima Saikia Garg said she used to go to vote along with Zubeen
Wife of late singer Zubeen Garg, Garima Saikia Garg, and his sister Palmee Borthakur cast their votes at polling booth 116 in Dispur as voting is underway for the state assembly election. Despite being recently discharged from the hospital, Garg said she came to vote in Dispur, stressing it is...
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Semiofficial Iranian news agencies on Thursday released a chart indicating that the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard may have deployed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war. The move appears intended to pressure the United States, as uncertainty continues around a fragile,...
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Voter turnout in Assam was recorded at 38.92 per cent, as of 11 am on Thursday, while in Keralam it was at 33.28 per cent, the data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the ongoing 2026 Assembly elections said. The polling trends in the Union Territory of Puducherry showed a...
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Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, will be on an official visit to the State of Qatar on 9-10 April. India heavily imports LPG and LNG from Qatar, which serves as one of its largest suppliers.As of early 2026, Qatar provided a significant portion of India's...
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A woman grieves by graves of Hezbollah members in Lebanon. Stringer/Reuters
Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia in Lebanon, said early Thursday that it launched rockets toward northern Israel in response to alleged Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement. This marks its first reported attack since the deal was reached, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Israel...
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Iran's envoy in Pakistan Reza Moghadam
Reza Amiri Moghadam, the Iranian envoy to Pakistan tweets this message on X: Despite skepticism of Iranian public opinion due to repeated ceasefire violations by Israeli regime to sabotage the diplomatic initiative, invited by Hon. PM Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian delegation arrives tonight in...
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a special body to deal with the effects of the West Asia conflict on the economy and security of the country. The National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) was constituted hours ahead of the two-week ceasefire achieved between the US and...
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A bombed building in southern Lebanon. Yara Nardi/Reuters
US Vice President JD Vance firmly discarded the claims of Lebanon being a part of the truce talks between Washington and Tehran, as the precarious two-week ceasefire comes into place. Speaking to reporters ahead of his departure from Hungary, on whether Lebanon was included in the peace...
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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday appealed to all voters of the state to come out in large numbers and exercise their Constitutional rights to secure their future.Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates. In...
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Union minister Sures Gopi votes
Polling in the Kerala Assembly elections saw a turnout of over 16 per cent after the first two hours of voting on Thursday. According to Election Commission (EC) figures, polling till 9 am recorded a turnout of 16.23 per cent with the highest being in Ernakulam district with 17.8 per cent....
10:29
Al Jazeera's Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Wishah was killed in a drone strike west of Gaza City on Wednesday.Mohammed is at least the 12th Al Jazeera journalist Israel has killed in Gaza since launching its assault on the Palestinian territory in October 2023.Read more here.
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Over 15 per cent of the total electorate turned out to vote in the byelection to Tripura's Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in the first two hours of polling on Thursday. A little over 46,000 voters of the constituency in North Tripura will decide the fate of six candidates in the bypoll...
10:22
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday asserted that the United Democratic Front (UDF) would cross the 100-mark in the Keralam assembly polls, for which voting is being held today. He said that people were fed up with Pinarayi Vijayan as the Chief Minister and calling for...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday after an impressive rally in the previous session amid fresh tensions in West Asia, igniting concerns over a potential ceasefire breach. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 243.57 points to 77,319.33 in opening...
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Actor Mohanlal votes
As voting begins for single-phase Assembly polls, Keralam Minister V Sivankutty on Thursday cast his vote at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram's Mudavanmugal. The voting percentage is 16.23% as of 9 am.Apart from Sivankutty, renowned Malyalam actor Mohanlal also stood in the queue and cast...
09:57
Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday cast his vote in the Assembly elections being held today and described the contest as important while urging voters to make their vote about change.Chandrasekhar, who is contesting from the high-profile Nemom Assembly constituency, voted at a...
09:49
US President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social -- All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in...
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on Thursday said it received an India-flagged vessel carrying 15,400 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia conflict. JNPA described the development as notable in the backdrop of the war involving...
09:27
A 75-year-old doctor from Pune was cheated out of Rs 12.31 crore in an online share trading scam, with fraudsters allegedly coercing him into making multiple investments, police have said.According to police, the senior citizen received a message from an unidentified number in the last week...
09:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the assembly elections in the two states and the Union Territory. In separate messages in English, besides Assamese, Malayalam and Tamil -- the regional...
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Voting for high-stakes Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry started at 7am and will continue till 6pm. In Kerala, around 2.71 crore voters will decide the fate of the 883 candidates who are contesting from the 140 assembly constituencies.The electorate comprises 1.32 crore men,...
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A fire broke out in a 20-storey residential building in the Goregaon (East) area of Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.The blaze was confined to part of the eighth floor of Emerald No. 1, Royal Palms Estate, on Aarey Road, officials stated.Five people were...
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The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday draft bills which seek to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary polls and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 with 273 reserved for women.Sources privy to the development said a meeting of the...
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