US president Donald Trump The White House quietly worked to broker a temporary ceasefire with Iran even as Donald Trump publicly ramped up threats, claiming Tehran was “begging” for a deal, according to people familiar with the discussions told FT.For weeks, the Trump administration relied on Pakistan to act as an intermediary, urging it to…
China on Wednesday said it had made its “own efforts” to push for a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. This come as US President Donald Trump also suggested that Beijing played an important role in bringing Tehran to the negotiating table.Addressing a regular briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning outlined Beijing’s diplomatic…
NEW DELHI: The spotlight is finally on the voters now across Assam, Kerala and Puducherry who are all set to cast their ballots on Thursday. More than 5.3 crore people will decide the fate of parties and candidates in two states and a union territory.From a bipolar contest in Assam to Kerala’s ideological tug-of-war and…
In pic: Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja Sony Pictures Entertainment reportedly started laying off employees across its motion picture group, television division, and corporate offices this week. The latest round of job cuts is part of a restructuring effort expected to unfold over several months, a report claims. A Deadline report suggests that the move…
Image used for representative purposes Reactor that makes more fuel than it burns has just come to life on India’s southeastern coast, and it could help reshape the country’s energy futureSix decades after physicist Homi Bhabha sketched out an audacious three‑stage nuclear roadmap for a newly independent India, the country has quietly crossed the threshold…
Iran is seeking to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz during the fragile two-week ceasefire, proposing an unusual system that would require oil tankers to pay transit tolls in cryptocurrency while undergoing strict scrutiny.Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, said Tehran intends to monitor every vessel moving…
RBI’s message is clear: the initial supply shock can potentially transform into a demand shock. (AI image) The US-Iran war has caused major disruptions for global markets and economies, and India as the world’s fifth largest economy is not immune to the shock. Heavily dependent on imports to meet its crude needs, a rise in…
US secretary of war Pete Hegseth on Wednesday claimed that Iran “begged for ceasefire” after the Operation Epic Fury “decimated their military and rendered it’s combat-ineffective.”Addressing a press briefing, Hegseth credited US President Donald Trump for shaping the moment. “…President Trump forged this moment. Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it…Operation Epic…
Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne (Image Via Getty) The former LSU gymnast and social media star Olivia Dunne has recently spoken about her first missed chance in Hollywood. The 23-year-old said she once auditioned for HBO’s popular show The White Lotus; however, she did not get the role. Even after this setback, Dunne stayed focused…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that landmark rulings decriminalising adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on a “subjective” interpretation of constitutional morality and should be considered “not a good law.“The submissions were made before a nine-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during hearings on…
