Gulf on Edge: UAE Condemns Missile Attack on Habshan and Bab Field Amid Iran vs US-Israel War The United Arab Emirates has issued a strong condemnation of what it described as a “terrorist attack” by Iran targeting the Habshan gas facility and the Bab oil field, marking yet another escalation in the rapidly intensifying Iran…
NEW DELHI: The rapid rise in heat in the first half of March, leading to the spectre of an early and long summer in north India, appears to have halted for at least the next two weeks. While an ongoing weather system is bringing rain to north India, two more are expected to impact the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has described as “very unusual” and “not a very happy situation” the allegations that Mamata Banerjee entered the premises of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee while ED was conducting a probe, and obstructed it from carrying out duties on Jan 8. The court said a remedy must be…
Pakistan fast bowler Asad Akhtar drew attention after delivering a big no-ball during a National T20 Cup match on Saturday, March 14.Playing for Karachi Blues against Lahore Blues at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, the right-arm pacer gave away 21 runs in his only over. He bowled two wides and two no-balls, with…
NEW DELHI: Ten years later and after two attempts, govt has failed to privatise IDBI Bank, the perpetual problem child, leaving potential bidders fatigued and raising questions over the process as well as future disinvestment plans.It wasn’t the first time that the Centre tried to exit IDBI Bank, with the plan first announced by former…
NEW DELHI: As the Rajya Sabha bid farewell to 59 MPs, PM Narendra Modi told retiring members there is no full stop in politics, while praising the service of senior MPs like H D Deve Gowda, Sharad Pawar and LoP Mallikarjun Kharge.Addressing the House, Modi said that on such occasions, “we rise above partisan differences,…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, proposing to bring clarity in respect of prior permissions by enabling the govt to prescribe the validity period within which foreign contributions may be received and also the timelines for their utilisation.The bill is likely to be introduced in the current…
India-flagged tanker Jag Laadki, carrying crude oil imported from the UAE, arrives at Mundra port in Gujarat on Wednesday NEW DELHI: Amid the scarcity of oil, a tanker carrying Russian crude that is likely to dock at New Mangalore Port on Saturday, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, is generating significant interest.The…
NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had surprise visitors at his chamber in the Lok Sabha. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by a delegation of small truck and bus body builders from Rajasthan reached his office seeking relaxations in the Bus…
US intelligence chief says Iran not rebuilding nuclear programme, undercutting Donald Trump’s war rationale US intelligence has concluded that Iran has not tried to rebuild the nuclear enrichment capacity destroyed in last year’s US and Israeli strikes, a finding that cuts against one of President Donald Trump’s central claims for the current war, according to…