Singapore/Johannesburg: World Leaders on Wednesday greeted Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, praising his leadership and dedication to public service. Narendra Modi reached the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru….
Tehran: Iran and its affiliated state networks have publicly questioned and dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims that both Apache pilots survived the helicopter downing in the Strait of Hormuz. State-aligned media and online networks heavily scrutinized the survival account, specifically pointing to the mechanics of an Apache crashing into the sea and speculating that…
Washington: The US launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of an Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman, according to a statement from US Central Command. President Donald Trump called the response “very strong, very powerful.” Iran has launched missiles and drones toward US targets in the region, the Islamic Revolutionary…
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: Tensions remain high in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) as Pakistani security forces reportedly fired tear gas at protestors after renewed clashes with members of the Joint Awami Action Committee. Meanwhile, a shutdown strike continues across the region amid escalating unrest. The situation has further deteriorated following a communications blackout imposed after violent…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks for a peace deal in West Asia, after Iran and Israel halted fresh hostilities that threatened to reignite the months-long war. Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled, and the…
Boston: A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling, which opens a new tab in a lawsuit filed by…
United Nations: India on Monday hit out at Pakistan at the UN, slamming Islamabad’s decision to refer to groups inside its own borders as ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ as nothing but “officially sponsored misinformation and disinformation dressed in religious terminology.” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, delivered a strong statement against Pakistan here during…
Peshawar: Two under-custody suspects were killed and a police constable was injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said. The incident occurred near Sarozai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district, police said. The police team was transporting suspects arrested in a kidnapping, rape, and murder case to…
Beijing: China and India should stick to the “right strategic perception” that they are not rivals but cooperative partners and opportunities for each other’s development, not threats, a top Chinese official said on Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a media briefing here in response to a question on Russian President…
Tel Aviv/Dubai/New Brunswick, New Jersey: Israel said it struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday, even after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks. Hours earlier, Trump said new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration’s peace talks with Tehran,…
