Iran's outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
President Hassan Rouhani's comments, carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, came as he also criticised Iran's wider...
The UN humanitarian chief in Afghanistan appealed for 850 million Thursday to help the war-torn country cope with the impact of the Taliban offensive, protracted malnutrition for a third of the country, a severe drought, and the return of 627,000 Afghans this year, most of them deported from neighbouring...
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it by July 19 on whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a symbolic Kanwar Yatra in the state, saying the right to life is paramount.
A bench of Justices RF Nariman and B R Gavai said...
Washington, Jul 21 (PTI) President Joe Biden has said that even though the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths due to its vaccination programme, the people must remain vigilant about the more virulent Delta variant that is spreading fast in the country.
Stressing the...
Opposition leaders on Wednesday participated in the Martyrs’ Day program organized by All India Trinamool Congress to pay tribute to 13 martyrs killed in police firing on 21st July 1973 in Kolkata in New Delhi on wednesday and listened to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech here in...
The Delhi government on Friday ordered the closure of the popular Ghaffar Market and Naiwala market in Karol Bagh here for two days over violation of Covid protocols. It also ordered the closure of another market in Rohini for flouting Covid-19 norms.
Notably, these markets will remain shut from 10...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on Wednesday, focussing on the evolving situation in Afghanistan as well as bilateral issues.
The conversation came two weeks after Jaishankar held extensive talks with Zarif and called on Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during a stopover at the...
Amritsar, Jul 21 (PTI) In what is seen as a show of strength, nearly 60 Congress MLAs gathered at the residence of new state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu here on Wednesday, amid a suspense over a possible truce between him and CM Amarinder Singh.
Sidhu and Amarinder Singh has been...
Delhi's famous Sadar Bazar was today partially shut for three days for violation of Covid norms, said officials.
The authorities on Saturday noted crowding and violation of physical distancing norms at the market, forcing the administration to shut down the place till July 13.
Earlier, the Delhi government ordered the closure...
Wilmington, Aug 8 (AP) President Joe Biden praised US Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a coronavirus-tarnished games with moral courage" that made Americans' hearts swell" with pride.
Biden, along with first lady Jill Biden, spoke with Team USA in a Zoom call Saturday evening from their home near Wilmington, Delaware.
The...
