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Founding Editor
NAZ ASGHAR
Founding Editor
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
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NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
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SHAKEEL AHMAD
Consulting Editor
CHANDER SHEKHAR LUTHRA
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ARNAB BANNERJI
Safe-haven assets likely to rally as Middle East tension deepens
New Delhi: Safe‑haven currencies, from the dollar to the yen and gold, are expected to rally and equity sentiment could worsen due to supply chain disruption amid escalation of...
Veteran Kerala CPI-M leader Sudhakaran signals exit as rift with party deepens
Alappuzha (Kerala): Veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Minister G. Sudhakaran has sharply escalated his confrontation with the party leadership, announcing that he will not renew his membership during...
UN Special Rapporteur echoes UNAMA concerns over deadly Pak-Afghan clashes, calls for restraint
Kabul: Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Wednesday echoed concerns raised by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)...
India sets up control room as West Asia conflict intensifies
New Delhi: India established a special control room in New Delhi on Wednesday to assist citizens amid escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Gold, silver surge over 1 pc amid escalating conflict in Middle East
New Delhi: Gold and silver prices climbed over 1 per cent on Wednesday amid escalating conflict between the US‑Israeli combine and Iran, driving safe haven demand. MCX gold April futures...
Sandra Bullock, ‘The Lost City’ writer Dana Fox reunite for new film
Los Angeles: Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock, who will be next seen in the ‘Practical Magic’ sequel, is looking to build out her future slate. he Oscar-winning actress is set...
Trump’s Iran strike ignites Capitol Hill fight
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran has triggered a sharp political confrontation in Washington, with Democrats calling it an unjustified war while Republicans say the action was...
Trump warns Iran could replace one hardliner with another, says Pahlavi ‘an option’
Washington: US President Donald Trump warned that the “worst case” outcome of the current conflict with Iran would be the emergence of another hardline leadership in Tehran, while acknowledging that...
US urges allies to share defence burden amid threats
Washington: The United States is urging allies to assume greater responsibility for regional security as it confronts simultaneous threats from adversaries across multiple regions, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told...
Mojtaba, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, chosen as Iran’s new Supreme Leader: Report
Tehran: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been selected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader by the country’s Assembly of Experts, according to a latest media report....
Beijing, Moscow signal support for Iran but avoid confrontation with US: Report
Brussels: Russia and China’s backing of Iran amid the conflict in the Middle East remains strategically ambiguous, designed to signal defiance of Washington, yet carefully restrained to prevent dangerous escalation,...
Drone strike near US Consulate in Dubai; visa, consular appointments cancelled
Dubai: A drone strike near the US Consulate in Dubai triggered a fire as Iran continued a wave of drone and missile attacks targeting American diplomatic missions across the Middle...
