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Modi urges de-escalation, protection of civilians on call with Netanyahu

NEW DELHI: ‎Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone to review the evolving...

Emergency helpline numbers issued for Indians in West Asia

NEW DELHI: In view of the continuing conflict in parts of the Middle East, emergency contact numbers have been issued for Indians residing in...

World leaders react cautiously to US & Israeli strikes, death of Iran’s Ali Khamenei

BRUSSELS: How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

Pope Leo appeals for end to ‘spiral of violence’

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo said on Sunday that he is following events after US-Israeli strikes against Iran with “deep concern” and made an impassioned...

3 killed, 58 injured in Iranian strikes across UAE

DUBAI: At least three people have been killed, and 58 others were injured in the Iranian drone and missile strikes in the UAE, the...

Microsoft publicly declares opposition to Washington State bill on data centers

NEW DELHI: Microsoft has come out openly against Washington State's proposed bill on data centers. After being on the sidelines for weeks, the software...

DeepSeek set to unveil multimodal V4 model, challenging US tech dominance

NEW DELHI: DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that wiped nearly $600 billion off Nvidia’s market value in a single day with launch of its...

World leaders fear broader escalation after major US, Israeli attack on Iran

BRUSSELS: European leaders held emergency security meetings and scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran...

UN rights chief: World must not ‘revert to violence as an organizing principle’

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the normalization of the use of force to resolve disputes, saying armed conflicts had almost...

Bill Clinton to face grilling on significant Epstein ties

CHAPPAQUA: Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats...

Russia questions how Trump’s Board of Peace will work with UNSC

MOSCOW: Russia questioned on ‌Thursday how US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace would work with the United Nations Security Council, which has served...

Trump calls De Niro ‘sick, demented’ after actor’s criticism

Washington, Feb 26: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called screen legend Robert De Niro “sick and demented” after the actor urged Americans to...

Give junk food a miss and pick plant-based diet for better heart health

NEW DELHI: Many of us are in self-isolation nowadays due to coronavirus. Going to the gym or park is not a smart move when...

Space Station is planned to crash in 2030. US govt wants to extend its life

NEW DELHI: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s plan to retire the International Space Station in 2030 may now be delayed, as US lawmakers...

PM Modi in Israel for strategic talks; Congress calls move ‘moral cowardice’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for a two-day visit to Israel, expressing confidence that the trip would further consolidate the...

US, Iran tensions: US F-22, F-35 fighter jets land in Israel: Reports

TEL AVIV: Amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, over a dozen US Air Force fighter planes landed in Israel, reported The Times...

 ‘Did nothing illicit, saw nothing illicit’: Bill Gates apologises over Epstein links

NEW YORK: Bill Gates is reported to have apologised to the staff of philanthropic group, the Gates Foundation, over his relations with the late...

Year after NVS-02 satellite’s failure, Isro explains what went wrong in space

NEW DELHI: Over a year after the NVS-02 navigation satellite failed to reach its intended orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has revealed...

Microsoft partners with SpaceX Starlink, software giant’s second tie up with an Elon Musk’s company

  NEW DELHI: Microsoft is partnering with Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX to expand the global internet connectivity using Starlink. This is the software giant’s...

‘I am the one that makes the decision’: Trump rejects reports of military dissent on Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has rejected media reports claiming that General Daniel Caine cautioned Washington against going to war with Iran, calling the...

Iran says students have right to protest but must know ‘red lines’

TEHRAN: University students have the right to protest but everyone must “understand the red lines,” the Iranian government’s spokeswoman said Tuesday, in the first...

Imran Khan taken to Islamabad hospital for eye treatment, shifted back to jail

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on early Tuesday was taken from jail to a hospital here for treatment of an eye...

‘Even lower levels of artery-clogging plaque may cause heart attack risk in women’

NEW DELHI: Women may develop a risk of heart attack even at lower levels of plaque deposition in the arteries, according to a study. Women...

Spider webs on Mars: Nasa rover discovers clues about existence of ancient life

NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Mars rover has spent six months exploring a strange, web-like landscape that could change what we know about how long life...

‘Leave Iran’: India issues fresh warning to its nationals as tensions soar in Middle East

NEW DELHI: Indian Embassy in Iran on Monday issued an urgent advisory directing all Indian nationals to depart from the country amid looming fear...

UN chief decries global rise of ‘rule of force’

GENEVA: Human rights are under "full-scale attack around the world", United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, with the most powerful often leading the...

Neanderthals used to collect skulls of horned animals, store them. But why?

NEW DELHI: A mysterious collection of animal skulls found deep inside a cave in Spain is giving scientists a rare look into the minds...

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has right to much of Middle East

TEL AVIV: Arab and Muslim nations have sharply condemned comments by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right...

Ex-CIA agent claims US has decided on imminent strike against Iran  

WASHINGTON: Former CIA officer John Kiriakou claimed that the United States has made a final decision to launch a military strike against Iran early...

Opp activists among 1,557 prisoners set for release under Venezuela’s amnesty

CARACAS: At least 1,557 people held in Venezuela for political reasons have submitted their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law...

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