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NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are set to meet in New Delhi on Monday in what will be the alliance’s first major huddle after recent assembly election setbacks for some of its key constituents and amid growing strains within the coalition.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday that 23 political parties…

India’s Manav Suthar, second left, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo) India tightened their grip on the one-off Test against Afghanistan on day two in New Chandigarh, with debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar producing a superb spell after the hosts declared at 564/8.The foundation for India’s dominance was laid by the batters, who piled on the…

NEW DELHI: The BJP in Tamil Nadu is back at the crossroads. The exit of Annamalai, its former state chief and arguably one of its most recognisable leaders, has once again raised a question the party has been grappling with for years: Can the BJP grow in Tamil Nadu without a strong local face?While formally…

US president Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran has yet to agree to a deal with Washington aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, attributing the delay to the resolve and pride of the country’s leadership. Trump suggested that Tehran would ultimately have to make concessions despite its reluctance.“They’re strong, they’re proud, there are things…

Iran’s longest-serving supreme leader of Iran Ayotallah Ali Khamenei has still not been buried, even after 100 days since his death in a joint US-Israel strike on Iran. The delay that has triggered questions inside and outside the country, while his son Mojtaba took over the position.While several senior military commanders and officials killed in…

A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, accusing Moscow of once again putting nuclear infrastructure at risk.Authorities said radiation levels remained within normal limits despite damage to the site.According to Reuters, Ukraine’s general staff and state nuclear agency said a drone…

A 28-year-old Indian man from Telangana was shot dead in Philadelphia after being lured to a vacant property with a fake pizza delivery order, his family has alleged, with his sister calling it a “trap” meant solely to kill him and urging parents not to send their children to the United States.“It was a trap,…

EAM Jaishankar with Nepal FM Shisir Khanal Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal on Sunday emphasised on a stronger development-oriented partnership with India while also calling for the revival of dormant bilateral mechanisms and the resumption of high-level political exchanges between the two neighbours.Addressing a media briefing during his three-day visit to India, Khanal highlighted the…

Afghanistan’s Mohammad Saleem, left, looks heavenwards, after taking five wickets. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: Three years ago, when Rana Naved-ul-Hasan arrived at Afghanistan’s high-performance centre in Kabul as bowling coach, one young fast bowler immediately grabbed his attention. Mohammad Saleem Safi, a lanky pacer from Baghlan province, was bowling with genuine pace and troubling…

Farmers in Maharashtra welcomed Centre’s decision to relax onion procurement rules. At the same time, they said, the move does not solve the main problem and have demanded a minimum procurement price of Rs 3,000 per quintal.They say the rates being offered by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and the…