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TEHRAN: Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities. There has been footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday. Scuffles were later seen breaking out between them and government supporters....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday raised the global tariffs from 10 per cent to 15 per cent after a big setback in the Supreme Court on Friday....more
By Deepak Arora
NEW DELHI: At a special event held on the margins of the AI Impact Summit here on Friday, India joined the Pax Silica initiative by becoming a signatory to the Pax Silica Declaration. India also signed a Joint Statement on the "India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership” as a bilateral addendum to the Declaration. The Pax Silica coalition marks a significant milestone in the strengthening of strategic technology and supply chain cooperation between India and the United States....more
By Eric Farnsworth and Daniel Twining
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The stunningly successful U.S. action to capture indicted drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro in the early hours of January 3 was not just the start of a new year. It was also the opening act of the Trump administration’s new national security strategy, a framework for advancing the Americas First Trump doctrine. But beyond the raid itself, ultimate policy success in Venezuela and across the region requires meaningful steps toward democratic restoration....more
SRINAGAR: A most wanted terrorist of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed was among three terrorists who were shot dead by the security forces during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar today. The JeM terrorist, Saifullah, had been on the run in the region for the last two years and evaded his end at least 20 times, sources said....more
UNITED NATIONS: India has joined the over 100 United Nations member states which have condemned Israel’s de-facto expansion into the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Mission to the UN has posted the joint statement by the countries and three global groupings – League of Arab States, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and European Union – on its social media accounts....more
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced on Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait are the countries that are making pledges, Trump added....more
MUMBAI: At a time of global uncertainty, the Indo-French partnership is a force for stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Mumbai on Tuesday, adding that the bilateral relationship was “very special”. In fact, the relationship has been officially elevated to the status of a ‘Special Global Strategic Partnership’....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that “11 expensive jets were shot down" during the 2025 India-Pakistan tensions, as he also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a great man". The US President once again asserted that he personally intervened to stop a potential war, and that he had spoken directly with leaders of both countries at a time when hostilities were escalating, a claim that New Delhi has previously rejected....more
WASHINGTON: India and the U.S. have decided to reschedule the proposed meeting of their chief negotiators in Washington to finalise the text of the interim trade pact, sources said on Sunday. “With regards to the visit of Indian team of negotiators to the U.S. for the India U.S. Trade Deal, the two sides are of the view that the proposed visit of Indian Chief Negotiator and the team be scheduled after each side has had the time to evaluate the latest developments and its implications. The meeting will be rescheduled at a mutually convenient date.”...more
NEW DELHI: A day after an Indian diplomat participated in the first meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington D.C., the External Affairs Ministry said India was there as an “observer”. In addition, the official spokesperson of the Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, reiterated India’s position on the Palestinian issue and said India stood for a “sovereign, independent, and viable State of Palestine based on 1967 borders”....more
SEOUL: Scientists in South Korea are developing a flexible light therapy hat that could offer a new way to treat hair loss. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology said their specially tuned near-infrared light system reduced a key ageing marker in human hair cells by nearly 92 per cent in laboratory tests....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has been presented with military options that include the targeted killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei, according to an Axios report, citing senior administration sources. One of the scenarios discussed would “take out the ayatollah and his son and the mullahs,” a senior Trump advisor was quoted as saying, referring to Khamenei and Mojtaba, who is widely seen as a potential successor to his father....more
SEOUL: Imagine a life-saving spray that instantly stops severe bleeding. That’s exactly what researchers in South Korea have developed — and it could change how wounds are treated on the battlefield, and in ambulances and emergency rooms. The next-generation hemostatic agent is being developed primarily for use by military and emergency medical professionals, though its simplicity suggests it may become more widespread in the future, allowing at-home usage....more |
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