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Pakistan-brokered accord halts US-Iran war
Washington and Tehran have agreed to stop military operations across the Middle East under a Pakistan-brokered framework that marks the clearest diplomatic break yet in a conflict that has shaken Gulf security, disrupted energy flows and pulled Lebanon into the centre of the crisis. The deal, announced by Pakistan...
Matoshree meeting tests Uddhav amid TMC rupture
Uddhav Thackeray has summoned Shiv Sena MPs to Matoshree on Monday as unease spreads through Maharashtra’s Opposition ranks over the rebellion inside the Trinamool Congress and the possibility of similar moves by smaller parliamentary groups. The meeting, convened at Thackeray’s Bandra residence, is expected to focus on the mood...
NDA eyes wider House cushion
New Delhi: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has opened a fresh push to widen its Lok Sabha support base after a rebel Trinamool Congress bloc claimed it had secured the signatures of 19 MPs willing to back the government, a move that could reshape parliamentary arithmetic ahead of another...
Trump asserts Iran war deal is within reach
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington has “ended the war with Iran” and said Tehran had agreed never to seek a nuclear weapon, even as Iran signalled that no final decision had been taken on any agreement and insisted that its negotiating “red lines” remained intact. Trump...
Hormuz closure widens stakes of Gulf confrontation
Iran’s move to shut the Strait of Hormuz after fresh American strikes on its military targets has pushed the Gulf confrontation into a new and more dangerous phase, raising fears of an energy shock that could spread quickly across Asia, Europe and global financial markets. The closure order, announced...
Congress contests Natarajan poll rejection
Congress moved the Election Commission of India late on Tuesday after the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh was rejected, setting off a confrontation that could leave the party out of a contest it had expected to fight for the third seat from...
