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India was closely monitoring the situation as Afghanistan and Pakistan seemed poised for a dangerous escalation, with Islamabad declaring that the two countries were in an “open war” following Pakistan’s airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in Afghanistan and the latter’s retaliatory action. The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has unravelled dramatically in the past few years….

DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has effected a second reshuffle in the army within a week, with sources saying among the “high-level officers” transferred were those facing criticism for their “pro-Pakistan and pro-Jamaat roles” and allegations of keeping army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman “under pressure” with support of the former Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt.The reshuffle in…

NEW DELHI: To boost the country’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy on Friday commissioned INS Anjadip, also known as “Dolphin Hunter” as it will focus on detection, tracking and neutralisation of enemy submarines in coastal areas. INS Anjadip is the third of the eight vessels being built under the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft…

A viral photo from San Francisco has set social media abuzz — and no, it’s not AI generated. The image shows multiple pairs of shoes neatly lined up outside an office door. The location? Cursor, the AI startup founded in 2022 by four MIT alumni — Aman Sanger, Michael Truell, Sualeh Asif and Arvid Lunnemark.Yes,…

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led defence ministry late Friday released satellite footage showing strikes on multiple compounds inside Pakistan, as cross-border fighting between the two neighbours intensifies.Officials quoted by ToloNews said the strikes hit a military camp near Faizabad in Islamabad, a headquarters in Nowshera, the military township of Jamrud and targets in Abbottabad. The ministry described the…

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) The United States has escalated pressure on Iran’s leadership, formally designating the country a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” as tensions mount over its nuclear programme. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move, accusing Tehran of using foreign nationals as political leverage….

NEW DELHI: Viewing the excise controversy as the first chink in then AAP govt’s armour, BJP‘s city started claiming that a party born out of the Anna Hazare movement had strayed from its anti-corruption plank.Long before the saffron party started attacking AAP over “Sheesh Mahal” — a reference to a controversial renovation of the then…

US President Donald Trump appears to have already signalled where he stands on the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, and the clues lie in his past speeches. Speaking about tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Trump said he “gets along very well” with Pakistan, praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir — remarks that many…

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NEW DEHI: “Congress will suffer,” cautioned Community Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby on the party’s decision to not fight the West Bengal assembly polls in alliance with the Left. The Congress leadership should have explored possibilities with the Left to bolster the fight to keep BJP-RSS out, he said. The Congress and…