Muhoozi’s Turkey demand stirs diplomatic unease
Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ignited a diplomatic row after demanding that Turkey pay what he called a $1 billion “security divi…
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Bengal row deepens over Kabir tape
West Bengal’s election battle sharpened on Sunday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of striking a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat …
Supreme Court keeps Lalu trial on track
Lalu Prasad Yadav won limited relief from the Supreme Court on Monday after it exempted him from appearing before the trial court in the land-for-j…
Congress rift erupts over Hazeena charge
M Hazeena Syed, former president of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Mahila Congress, has accused All India Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba of harassment af…
Congress strains surface in Davanagere test
Trouble is deepening within the Congress in Karnataka as the party leadership moves towards disciplinary action against some of its own functionari…
China redraws a sensitive frontier
China has created a new county called Cenling in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, placing it under Kashgar prefecture in a move that has draw…
Tehran says call shook truce hopes
Tehran has alleged that a phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to US Vice President JD Vance interrupted a diplomatic opening …
Hooghly switch sharpens Bengal contest
Suresh Shaw, formerly a vice president of the BJP in Hooghly district, joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday in a move that handed Mamata Banerje…
Congress targets Modi over Islamabad talks
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh sharpened the opposition’s attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, arguing that Washington’s decision to …
Hormuz lifeline shows first signs of flow
Three fully laden oil supertankers moved through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, offering the clearest sign yet that crude shipments may be start…
Bangladesh mob attacks deepen sectarian alarm
Mob violence in Bangladesh left a Muslim spiritual leader dead in Kushtia and Hindu homes and shops vandalised in Rangpur on Saturday, in two separ…
EC retreats on Tamil Nadu post
The Election Commission of India has withdrawn its order appointing Sandeep Mittal to head Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruptio…
Roll row grips Bengal’s closing stretch
Campaigning in West Bengal has entered a sharper and more confrontational phase with less than two weeks left before voting, as the battle over the S…
Missiles scar Qatar’s gas heartland
Iran’s missile strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City have left one of the world’s most important gas export hubs badly damaged, disrupted l…
Iran sets terms before US talks
Iran has hardened its position ahead of talks with the United States, saying no negotiations will begin unless two conditions are met first: a ceas…
Varma quits as removal case peaks
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has resigned after nearly a year of mounting scrutiny over the discovery of charred bundles of una…
Netanyahu opens Lebanon track under fire
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible”, opening a diplomatic channel even as Israeli st…
Khera bail clash sharpens political fight
Congress leader Pawan Khera’s bid for pre-arrest protection in the Telangana High Court triggered a sharp courtroom exchange on Thursday, as lawyer…
Nitish steps into Parliament spotlight
Nitish Kumar, Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal president, is set to take oath in New Delhi on Friday as a member of the Rajya Sabha, marking a de…
Kalpakkam milestone lifts thorium ambitions
Kalpakkam’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor has reached first criticality, marking a turning point in the country’s long-delayed nuclear strategy an…
Easter pause tests trust in Ukraine war
President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter, with the Kremlin saying Russian forces will halt military a…
Tamil Nadu race enters decisive stretch
Tamil Nadu’s Assembly election has moved into its final phase before polling, with the Election Commission scheduling voting for all 234 seats in a s…