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Founding Editor
NAZ ASGHAR
Founding Editor
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
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NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
Consulting Editor
SHAKEEL AHMAD
Consulting Editor
CHANDER SHEKHAR LUTHRA
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ARNAB BANNERJI
Anand to step aside as FIDE Deputy President; Prez Dvorkovich seeks third term
New Delhi: Five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand will no longer serve as the Deputy President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) if incumbent chief Arkady Dvorkovich secures a third term...
Iran’s President says 6-billion-USD frozen funds in Qatar to be released
Tehran: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that frozen Iranian assets worth 6 billion US dollars currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according...
Bengal govt announces committee headed by retired SC judge to prepare blueprint for UCC
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday announced a major step towards the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state by constituting a new committee headed by...
India to lift fuel sale curbs for commercial buyers from July 1
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday decided to withdraw temporary restrictions on the retail sale of petrol and diesel to commercial consumers from July 1, restoring normal fuel purchases for...
China’s consumer-led growth model has failed: Former Morgan Stanley Economist
New Delhi: China’s retail sales fell 0.6 per cent year‑on‑year in May 2026 after a weak April, marking the first monthly decline in three and a half years, Stephen Roach,...
West Bengal Assembly passes two crucial OBC reservation Bills, scraps TMC-era list
Kolkata: Two crucial Bills relating to reservation in West Bengal government jobs for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) were passed by voice vote in the Assembly on Monday, paving the way...
CM Rekha Gupta-headed Cabinet approves Delhi EV Policy 2026
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that her Cabinet has approved the Delhi EV Policy 2026, which is likely to come into force from July 1...
Haryana, Rajasthan sign Yamuna water pact after 32 years
New Delhi: After 32 years, an agreement was signed between Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday regarding the Yamuna Water Project under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Union...
Indian passport application fee to go up from July 1
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has raised charges for passport-related services which will make getting a passport more expensive with effect from July 1, 2026. The increased fee...
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 36 civilians, injure 163 others
Kabul: At least 36 civilians, including women and children, were killed, while 163 others were injured in Pakistani military airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces, Taliban Deputy Spokesman...
Iraqi leaders, Iranian FM meet on Iran-US MoU, regional stability
Baghdad: Iraqi President Nizar Amedi and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi held separate meetings here with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding...
Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,450
Caracas: Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said that the death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday has risen to 1,450. After the two powerful magnitude 7.2...
