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Founding Editor
NAZ ASGHAR
Founding Editor
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
Consulting Editor
NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
Consulting Editor
SHAKEEL AHMAD
Consulting Editor
CHANDER SHEKHAR LUTHRA
Consulting Editor
ARNAB BANNERJI
Preliminary UNSC poll shows UNCTAD head front-runner in secretary-general race
United Nations: UNCTAD head Rebecca Grynspan led the first informal Security Council poll to become the next secretary-general, while former Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett surprisingly emerged as the...
Delhi HC issues notice on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in 2020 riots conspiracy case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on jailed former JNU student Umar Khalid's regular bail plea in the 2020 northeast Delhi...
Deadly coal mine blast in Pakistan kills 15, more than two dozen still trapped
Quetta: At least 15 coal miners were killed, while more than two dozen others remain trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in the Sorange...
Assam flood toll rises to 80; over 2.12 lakh people affected in 8 districts
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with more than 2.12 lakh people continuing to reel under the impact of inundation across eight districts, while the cumulative...
Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday; Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill cleared
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha cleared the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill on Friday, amid noisy protests and constant sloganeering by the Opposition. The Bill, presented by...
Muthanga verdict ends 23-year legal battle in Kerala; 35 acquitted, 21 found guilty
Wayanad:More than 23 years after the Muthanga police firing shook Kerala's social and political landscape, the Wayanad District Principal Sessions Court on Friday delivered its long-awaited verdict in the...
Bharat Tiwari encounter case: Bihar STF officer arrested; probe intensifies
Patna:A major development has emerged in the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case, with Bhojpur Police arresting the STF officer who allegedly fired the fatal shot at Bharat Tiwari. The...
CENTCOM says US forces redirected 24 vessels, boarded two as Iran blockade tightens
Washington: The US military has released fresh details of its enforcement operations against Iran, saying American forces have redirected dozens of commercial vessels while maintaining an extensive surveillance and...
Hamas to quit governing Gaza under roadmap
Washington: Hamas has agreed to relinquish both its civilian and military role in governing Gaza under a new internationally backed roadmap that would hand control of the territory to...
US sanctions Iran’s Mahan Air network
Washington: The United States imposed fresh sanctions on a global network accused of supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting companies in Iran and other countries that Washington...
Trump unveils Gaza peace roadmap
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) announced what he described as a historic breakthrough towards ending the conflict in Gaza, unveiling a phased roadmap that calls...
Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 9; rescue operation on
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Nine people were killed when a four-storey building in Bhiwandi collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Rescue operations are...
