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MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States has informed Russia through diplomatic channels that it was reviewing President Vladimir Putin's proposal to maintain the limitations outlined in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) beyond its scheduled expiration in February 2026....more
NEW DELHI: Scores of people, including parents and environmental activists, staged a protest at the India Gate on Sunday against the worsening air quality in the national capital. The protesters, many of them mothers accompanied by children, said they had gathered to demand urgent government action to ensure clean air....more
NEW YORK: Former United States intelligence officer Richard Barlow has claimed that America had knowledge of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, adding that it was deliberately ignored despite repeated warnings. In an interview with a news agency, Barlow said that the US had downplayed the proliferation of nuclear weapons in Pakistan in the 1980s, on account of Pakistan's cooperation on supplying covert military aid to the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan....more
NEW DELHI: India on Friday noted U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Pakistan testing nuclear weapons and said Islamabad’s “clandestine” nuclear activities were centred around decades of smuggling and export control violations. Last week, Trump named Pakistan among the countries testing nuclear weapons. The U.S. president said this to justify his administration’s plans to resume testing of the U.S.’ own nuclear assets after a gap of over three decades....more
By Deepak Arora
 NEW DELHI: Tommy Fleetwood of England ran up four birdies in a row in the middle of the round to take a decisive lead and then never looked back to take home the inaugural DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club. Fleetwood walked onto the 18th green with a two-shot lead and could afford to miss a birdie and still win by two. Fleetwood finished at 22-under as Keita Nakajima, whose record in India has been fantastic with one win and two seconds in three starts, carded 69 and finished 20-under....more
NEW DELHI: Alleging “duplicate, fake and bulk” voting in the Haryana assembly election of 2024 that the BJP won, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi shared on November 5 what he claimed to be the next big set of proofs — dubbed “The H Files" — that the Election Commission is “working at the behest of the ruling BJP to steal votes”....more
KABUL: As the latest rounds of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan ended in deadlock, the Taliban government warned Islamabad that it will firmly defend against any aggression and that it will not allow anyone to use Afghan territory. The statement, issued by the official spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, comes after the Taliban government accused elements within the Pakistani military of pursuing anti-Afghanistan policies and attempting to create tensions through "manufactured pretexts."...more
GAZA: Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will not surrender to Israel, the group's armed wing said on Sunday, urging mediators to find a solution to a crisis that threatens the month-old ceasefire. Sources close to mediation efforts said on Thursday that fighters could surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave under a proposal aimed at resolving the stalemate....more
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Saturday enforced a ban on non-Delhi registered commercial goods vehicles that do not meet BS-IV emission standards, deploying joint teams of the Transport Department and Delhi Traffic Police at 23 major city entry points. The enforcement teams have been stationed at key borders including Kundli, Rajokri, Tikri, Aya Nagar, Kalindi Kunj, Auchandi, Mandoli, Kapashera, and Bajghera toll or Dwarka Expressway to monitor and control the entry of high-polluting vehicles....more
KUALA LUMPUR: India's emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country, but to safeguard interests of all stakeholders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday amid mounting global concerns over China's aggressive military posturing in the region. In an address at a conclave of Defence Ministers of ASEAN member-states and the bloc's dialogue partners in Kuala Lumpur, Singh said India believed that the Indo-Pacific should remain open, inclusive, and free from any form of "coercion"....more
WASHINGTON, Nov 6: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan, revising his count of fighter jets downed during the combat from seven to eight. The two nuclear-armed nations "made peace" in May only after he threatened to cancel their trade deals, he said, reiterating his wild claim at the America Business Forum in Miami yesterday....more
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing income tax returns (ITRs) for corporates and assesses requiring an audit for the assessment year 2025–26 to December 10. Under the Income Tax Act, such taxpayers are required to file their returns of income by October 31 every year. The department has now granted an additional 40 days to comply with the requirement....more
NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India said that its air traffic control messaging system at Delhi airport is “up and functional”, a day after a technical glitch disrupted hundreds of flights. More than 800 flights were delayed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday due to a glitch in the Air Traffic Control system. According to the airport, a technical issue was detected with the Automatic Message Switching System that supports the ATC flight planning process....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is fully aware of the consequences of any military action against Taiwan, though he refused to specify whether the United States would intervene militarily....more |
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