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Maharashtra deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Wednesday spoke to state Congress head Harshwardhan Sapkal and requested him to ensure that his party's candidate withdraws his nomination against her in the Baramati assembly bypoll, sources said. The phone conversation comes on the...
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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington is considering a joint venture with Iran to secure the Strait of Hormuz, following his announcement of a two-week ceasefire.Speaking during an interview with ABC News, when asked whether Tehran would be allowed to charge tolls for...
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Northern Army commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma Wednesday reviewed the security situation, and the operational preparedness of the force in Kashmir. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC, visited hinterland formations and units in #NorthKashmir and reviewed their operational readiness, Army's...
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Iran will allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, but any decision to open the Strait entirely in future will depend on the results of the peace talks with the US, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday. So far, 3,000 ships are waiting to pass...
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Around 9.50 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 294 candidates in the Assembly elections in Puducherry on April 9 and all arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of polls, CEO P Jawahar said in Puducherry on Wednesday. The polling will begin at 7 am in Puducherry and its...
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The death toll in the firing by security forces when a mob tried to storm a CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur district during a protest a day ago rose to three on Wednesday, the police said. The Manipur Police also revised the number of injured in the incident, increasing it to 30. A...
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US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran following the ceasefire would be conducted on a defined set of terms, warning against unauthorised claims about the process. There is only one group of meaningful 'POINTS' that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be...
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Pakistan authorities on Wednesday announced a two-day holiday in the national capital ahead of the planned peace talks between the US and Iran on Friday. The Islamabad district administration announced local holidays in the capital on April 9 (Thursday) and 10 (Friday), deputy commissioner...
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The fragile ceasefire in West Asia between the US and Iran to halt the hostilities in the region for two weeks faces renewed uncertainty as Tehran reportedly moved to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz once again due to Israel's intensified offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to...
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Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday moved the Telangana high court seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him by the Assam government in connection with his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.Khera, who showed his residential address in Hyderabad,...
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A military exercise will take place from April 9-17 between the troops of India and Egypt with an aim to enhance joint mission planning capabilities and improve interoperability through the exchange of best practices in special operations, officials said on Wednesday. The Indian Army...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 4 per cent on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The RBI decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, heavy buying across...
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The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday decided to enhance the existing 10 percent horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers to 20 percent in the services or posts under the state government. To facilitate rehabilitation and gainful employment of ex-Agniveers and optimally utilise their skill set in...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the case of Kerala trekker GS Sharanya, who went missing for three days and was later found.Members of the BJP's Kodagu unit lodged a complaint at the Napoklu police station, seeking a probe and stating that the...
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Congress alleged that Sobha Surendran, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate of the Palakkad constituency in Kerala, was caught red-handed distributing cash to voters ahead of April 9 elections to the state assembly.Surendran denied the allegations, calling them fabricated to defeat her.She...
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo/Reuters
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday claimed that Tehran begged for a truce, maintaining that Washington achieved a decisive military victory during 'Operation Epic Fury.'Briefing journalists at the White House after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, Hegseth maintained that...
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The ministry of petroleum, in a press conference on Wednesday, said that there is sufficient availability of liquefied petroleum gas and other fuels such as petrol and diesel despite tensions in West Asia, and the government has ensured consistent supply throughout the crisis by prioritising...
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The rupee appreciated 47 paise to close at 92.59 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of military strikes against Iran for two weeks, and the Reserve Bank kept the key benchmark rate unchanged with a neutral stance. Forex...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 4 percent on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The RBI decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, heavy buying across...
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A search operation was launched after a class 10 student from Kerala went missing during a family trip to Manikyadhara Falls in the Chandradrona hill range, the police said on Wednesday.The girl was part of a group of around 40 relatives who had travelled from Palakkad, officials added.According...
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The Municipal Corporation has decided to relocate meat shops from the Jwalapur area in view of upcoming religious events in Haridwar. A proposal to shift raw meat shops outside the municipal limits was approved during a board meeting. Under this plan, around 56 shops will be constructed...
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India on Wednesday welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran and called for de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy to ensure lasting peace in West Asia. New Delhi also expected unimpeded freedom of navigation and global flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz, the...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that any nation providing military weapons to Iran will face an immediate 50 percent tariff on all goods exported to the United States. The President issued the directive via Truth Social, stating that the measure applies to any and all goods...
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated the services of two government employees as part of his zero-tolerance to terror policy, officials said on Wednesday. The dismissed employees have been identified as Farhat Ali Khanday and Mohammad Shafi Dar, the officials...
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The Natanz nuclear facility
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would cooperate with Iran to excavate and remove enriched uranium buried during joint US-Israeli strikes last summer. In a social media post, he emphasized that there would be no further uranium enrichment and claimed the material...
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United States Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday characterised the ongoing ceasefire with Iran as fragile, calling on Tehran to demonstrate good faith in order to secure a durable long-term agreement. Speaking from Hungary, Vance combined an invitation for diplomacy with a sharp caution,...
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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted bail to multi-crore Saradha ponzi scam accused Sudipta Sen in the last two of the 300-odd criminal cases against him, paving the way for his release from jail after 13 years. A division bench of the high court granted bail to Sen in two cases...
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Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump's warning on Iran that its entire civilisation will die if a deal was not made raised the stakes for the US President to take severe steps against the Islamic Regime, which pressured him to take a step back...
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Gold prices jumped Rs 3,007 to Rs 1.53 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Wednesday due to increased buying on the back of a weak US dollar and relief sentiment after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal for June delivery...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 4 per cent higher on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices, after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire.Rallying for the fifth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,946.32...
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The Kuwaiti air defences have intercepted 28 Iranian drones since 05:00 GMT, according to Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Saud Abdulaziz al-Otaibi. Al-Otaibi said it was an intense wave of hostile Iranian criminal attacks', with a large number of hostile drones' downed.Read more here.
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Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, on Wednesday said that the US attacked Iran more than 10,000 times, targeting air forces and missiles. Ilahi, in a conversation with ANI, said that they did not want to be in conflict with any of its neighbours. But...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls. Her comments came after nearly 91 lakh voters'...
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Kashmiris have been donating for the Iranian cause
Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, on Wednesday said that when the conflict intensified, Iran also worked closely with the Indian embassy in Tehran to support students and visitors.Ilahi, in a conversation with ANI, said that taking care of Indian brothers...
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Will a new Iran emerge from the rubble? Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters
A major diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran is set to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, April 10, 2026, where both sides will hold direct talks aimed at ending weeks of intense hostilities following the outbreak of war earlier this year, reported Iranian news...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal as it sought her stand on a petition seeking removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was hearing a...
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday issued a statement on the recent ceasefire reached between United States and Iran.The MEA said that it hoped the agreement would lead to lasting peace in West Asia.The MEA said, We welcome the ceasefire reached and hope that it will lead to a lasting...
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Protests against military action in Iran outside the White House. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading sharply higher on Wednesday afternoon trade in-tandem with an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,988.82 points or 4 per cent...
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@IRANinBULGARIA shares this pic on X, writing, 'Trump now.'
Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, says the United States and Israel launched a one-track aggressive unprovoked attack' on Iran on February 28, which led to a crushing defeat'.Our country, from the very beginning, in its first statements, said that it was necessary to...
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Telcos may face dual headwinds in the coming quarters.On the one hand, the sharp rise in prices of entry level smartphones, due to memory prices quadrupling, is expected to slow the transition of subscribers from 2G to 4G or 5G in the price-sensitive Indian market.On the other hand, curtailed...
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Iran Embassy in Zimbabwe shares this image writing: 'Gone with the Missiles! "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'"
The leader of the Opposition in Israeli Parliament, Yair Lapid on Wednesday questioned Israeli PM Benjamim Netanyahu's position after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, saying that Israel was not even on the table when this was decided. Lapid said that the Israeli military carried out...
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A bombed area in Lebanon. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
The announcement of a ceasefire, between the US and Iran, along with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, will provide immediate relief to exporters by easing shipping disruptions, FIEO said on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military strikes against...
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The people of Ahvaz formed a human chain on the citys old bridge. @Iran_in_India
Executive Director at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) and former US Treasury counterterrorism analyst, Jonathan Schanzer has said that although Iran has claimed victory, the question of the real victor still looms. Schanzer, in a conversation with ANI, said that the US and...
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Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday, her family said. She was 94. Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said.She will be buried at...
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Among the three nations at war in West Asia -- US, Israel and Iran -- there is one that has certainly won -- for their amazingly witty posts on X. Every embassy of Iran has been tweeting on the war, not with cuss words, but with humour while slam-dunking their opponents in full measure. This...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that it was a big day for world peace as the US-Iran war headed towards a ceasefire. Trump said that the US will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they've...
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The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, and to maintain a neutral stance, says RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.Sanjay Malhotra says, The Monetary Policy Committee met on 6th, 7th and briefly today in the morning to deliberate and decide on the...
10:18
Iran in Russia shares this image alongside on X and posts: The US operation in Iran was aimed at accessing a nuclear site, not rescuing the pilot. The operation ended in a humiliating defeat for the US. Passport left behind by an American.The post is in reference to news announced by US Secretary...
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@Iran_in_India shared this image on X: 'Bow down to the Iranian civilization'
Crude oil prices retreated sharply on Wednesday crashing by 6 per cent to hit their lower circuit level in futures trade, tracking weak global benchmarks after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures for the April delivery...
09:48
Stock markets cheer US-Iran ceasefire: Sensex jumps 2,775.73 points to 77,392.31 in early trade; Nifty surges 815.2 points to 23,938.85.This comes after Iran's Supreme National Security Council claimed historic victory after US President Donald Trump suspended the bombing and attack campaign on...
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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has directed all military units to cease fire following Tehran's agreement with the United States on a two-week ceasefire, according to media reports.However, the Iranian leadership made it clear that the halt in hostilities should not be construed...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed the United States' proposed ceasefire with Iran, signalling support for a temporary pause in hostilities amid escalating tensions in West Asia.According to an official statement cited by the Associated Press, Israel supports US President Donald...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced the release of kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson from Iraq.Rubio said that they were further working to ensure Kittleson's departure from Iraq.In a post on X, he said, 'I am pleased to announce the release of American...
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A social media post by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has triggered widespread debate after an apparent 'draft' message was mistakenly published on X and later edited.The incident quickly drew attention online, with users scrutinising the edit history and questioning the circumstances...
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Asian stock markets spiked on Wednesday morning after the news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.Oil prices fell sharply following the de-escalation of military tensions in the Middle East and the promised reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Japan's Nikkei 225 led...
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An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, rape convict and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of Rs 2 crore within three months, the woman's lawyer said on Tuesday. Narayan Sai is lodged in a...
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The Delhi police on Tuesday night placed two officers of its security unit under suspension following prima facie findings in connection with the Delhi Vidhan Sabha security breach incident, according to an official statement.On the basis of prima facie findings, a sub-inspector and an assistant...
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