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Hormuz cable threat widens Tehran pressure

Iran’s warning that it could impose fees on submarine internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz has opened a new front in the contest over…

Gwadar offer exposes Pakistan’s deterrence dilemma

Pakistan’s reported attempt to seek Chinese help for a survivable nuclear second-strike capability in return for expanded military access to Gwadar h…

Road prayers face tougher curbs

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned that namaz will not be permitted on public roads, saying religious observances must be confin…

Bengal rewrites welfare and quota rules

Bengal’s Suvendu Adhikari-led government has moved to end state assistance linked to religious categorisation from June and overhaul the Other Backwa…

Court weighs faith in Ganga case

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to five men accused of throwing non-vegetarian food leftovers into the Ganga during an iftar gathering on a boa…

Messi fiasco returns to Bengal spotlight

West Bengal’s new BJP government has ordered a fresh examination of the Lionel Messi event chaos at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, reopening a politica…

Delhi rebuts Dutch rights criticism

New Delhi has rejected reported remarks by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on media freedom and minority rights, saying India remains a vibrant democ…

Dehradun curbs follow factory wage unrest

Dehradun authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the Selaqui and SIDCUL industrial areas on Sunday after a labour protest over wages and overti…

BNP ties Delhi relations to Ganges pact

Bangladesh’s main governing party has placed the renewal of the Ganges water-sharing agreement at the centre of future relations with New Delhi, urgi…

Gandhi sharpens Adani trade charge

Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of placing Gautam Adani’s legal troubles in the United States ahead of India’s trade interests,…

Barakah generator fire tests nuclear security protocols

Abu Dhabi authorities contained a fire at an external electrical generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday after a drone strike hit th…

Muslim forums press Congress on promises

Bengaluru’s Muslim organisations have accused Karnataka’s Congress government of practising “soft Hindutva”, warning that unfulfilled pledges on rese…

Digvijaya remark sharpens faith politics

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has put Madhya Pradesh’s charged politics of faith back at the centre of public debate after declaring during …

FIR deepens Bengal poll confrontation

Police have registered a First Information Report against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged provocative campaign speeches, intensi…

Trump weighs Iran strike option

Washington is preparing for a pivotal decision by President Donald Trump on Iran as aides draw up military options that could revive air strikes if d…

Chabahar push tests sanctions diplomacy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged New Delhi to stay invested in Chabahar Port, framing the project as a strategic anchor of India-Ira…

Dhar prayers deepen Bhojshala verdict faultline

Muslim worshippers offered Friday namaz at the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar hours before a decisive Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling …

Bhojshala verdict sharpens temple dispute

Multiple reactions poured in after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar to be …

CJI remarks stir activist backlash

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s comparison of some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches” during a Supreme Court hearing on May 15 has triggered …

Road prayer curbs test Kolkata policing

Police intervention over Friday prayers on a public road in Kolkata’s Rajabazar area triggered a confrontation between worshippers and law-enforcemen…

Waaree advances hydrogen push in Karnataka

Waaree Clean Energy Solutions has secured an order to build a multi-technology green hydrogen project at TMEIC Industrial Systems India’s facility in…