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Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday strongly objected to Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at a United Nations forum, accusing Islamabad of politicising the platform.The remarks were made by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, in…

A gruelling heatwave has wrapped all of Europe, high temperatures have resulted in 40 deaths related to drowning in France. At least 40 people have drowned in France over the past five days as a punishing heatwave grips much of Europe, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. Most victims were young people swimming…

CCTV footage of a man in a hoodie trailing real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal and his fiancée Siya Goyal at Lohagad Fort near Pune helped police unravel what initially appeared to be a trekking accident, officials said. PUNE: CCTV footage of a man in a hoodie trailing real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal and his fiancée…

In a first, US Senate votes to halt Trump’s Iran war (Image source: AP) In a significant rebuke, the US Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking to halt further US military action against Iran unless explicitly authorised by Congress.The measure cleared the chamber by a narrow 50-48 vote after already receiving approval from the…

Iran President Pezeshkian declares missile programme ‘will never’ be part of US deal. Photo credit: ANI Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said the country’s missile programme is not part of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached with the United States and will not be included in any future arrangement.Firmly rejecting any linkage he…

Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant had a simple message for Lucknow Super Giants after his return to Delhi Capitals was confirmed on Tuesday. The wicketkeeper-batter took to Instagram Stories and reshared LSG’s farewell post, writing just three words: “Thank you team.“The message came shortly after Pant’s high-profile trade move back to Delhi…

Tang Jie, CEO of China’s leading AI startup Zhipu is quite clear that China is not months behind America in the race for frontier AI models. The prediction has been made in what can be termed as a rare social media exchange between Zhipu founder and CEO Tang Jie and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In…

Govt tightens foreign funding rules for foreign funded NGOs NEW DELHI: Eliminating any room for ambiguity in activities permitted in the country with foreign contributions, the home ministry has notified a schedule of 105 purposes from which NGOs and associations, both ones seeking fresh registration and those already registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act…

Delhi slum fire near Udyog Bhawan brought under control; no casualties reported NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in labour slums near Udyog Bhawan in Delhi on early Wednesday after an electric panel caught fire, with the flames spreading to nearby temporary structures, officials told ANI.According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), around 20 fire…

NEW DELHI: A latest Indian Air Force (IAF) tender seeking ‘bridge support’ for all 36 Rafale fighter jets India bought from France has contradicted Pakistan’s repeated claims that India had lost several Rafale jets during last year’s Operation Sindoor.Though Indian military leadership had repeatedly rubbished such claims, Pakistan kept insisting that it had downed several…