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- World
Stanford students face trial over pro-Palestinian office takeover
San Francisco: A trial began on Friday for five current and former Stanford University students who occupied the university president’s offices during a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024, in a rare instance of…
- World
Concerned for our community in US: India on Minneapolis shooting
New Delhi: India on Friday, January 9, voiced concern over the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis in the US. “We are closely following the developments,” Ministry…
- Middle East
Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown, state TV warns of casualties
Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet…
- Middle East
Iran: Violent clashes erupt, state TV blames ‘terrorist agents’ of US
Several cities in Iran, including its capital Tehran, have reportedly witnessed violent clashes between protestors and state forces. Videos on social media also showed protestors dragging the national flag out in the…
- World
US Vice President on ICE Killing: ‘Tragedy of her own making’
Washington: Vice President J D Vance has blamed a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed…
- India
Mamata obstructed probe, says ED, as Bengal CM storms raid sites
In an unprecedented move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed into the residence of Prateek Jain, the director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, and took away key evidences as the Enforcement…
- India
Bangladesh suspends visa service in India as hostilities escalate
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns. Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Ram given as option for dog’s name in exam, sparks outrage
Mahasamund: A multiple-choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after “Ram” was listed as…
- India
National shooting team coach coerced minor to hotel room, sexually assaulted her: FIR
New Delhi: The national shooting team coach, Ankush Bhardwaj, was suspended by the shooting federation on Thursday, January 8, after a minor shooter accused him of sexually assaulting her during the National…
- World
Trump withdraws US from India-led International Solar Alliance
New York: President Donald Trump has ordered the US out of the Gurugram-headquartered International Solar Alliance (ISA) that promotes solar energy to combat climate change and is led by India. The ISA…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI clarifies further on notice to Amartya Sen
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, December 7, further clarified on the notice for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list was served to Nobel Awardee economist…
- World
US seizes 2 Russia-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
Washington: The US has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. US European Command announced the seizure of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Polavaram Project works will be completed by March 2027: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said here on Wednesday that the government will ensure all Polavaram Project works are completed by March 2027 and bring it into use by December…
- India
After Kashmiri students qualify, permission withdrawn from Vaishno Devi college
New Delhi: Amid right-wing outfits protests against 42 Kashimiri Muslim students qualifying for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi through the National Eligibility…
- Sports
ICC rejects Bangladesh demand to move T20 World Cup matches out of India
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly found no merit in the request it has received from Bangladesh to shift its upcoming T20 World Cup matches out of India, effectively rejecting their…
