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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire”, under which both sides would stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump posted on Truth Social....more
NEW DELHI: While the INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court led by LoP Rahul Gandhi was stopped on Bhagwan Das Road, Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders reached the court on Monday evening where his legal team completed the formalities of the petition. INDIA bloc march was stopped on Bhagwan Das Road, some 600 meters away from the top court. The petition against the Election Commission was earlier filed by the Congress' legal team with Gandhi as the lead petitioner....more
NEW DELHI: Trade ministers of India and the United Kingdom on Monday said their shared ambition is to double the bilateral trade by 2030 as both are committed to utilise mutually beneficial opportunities created under the free trade agreement that entered into force on July 15....more
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 EDISON (New Jersey): World Food Movement (WFM), a U.S.-based nonprofit working to expand access to nutritious meals for students and food-insecure communities, conducted a student meal program at Essex County College in New Jersey on Tuesday. As part of the program, entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert Vadra served meals to students and interacted with members of the college community, bringing attention to the importance of food access and nutrition support for students pursuing their education....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced a major energy supply agreement with Russia on Friday that could see Moscow supply nearly 5 million tons of diesel fuel to global energy markets. The deal was unveiled after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was swiftly followed by the US Treasury issuing a temporary general license allowing the purchase of Russian diesel until April 7 next year....more
LONDON: Nuclear conflict and the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI), including the development of bioweapons, are among the threats that could potentially lead to human extinction by 2100, according to a report called The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health, released by the general medical journal....more
NEW DELHI: India has proposed a three-part Russia-Ukraine truce that would halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure, keep grain and energy flowing through Black Sea ports, and end strikes on commercial shipping in the strategic waterway, people familiar with the proposal said....more
OSLO: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay. The committee’s announcement of the 125th Nobel Peace Prize, made on Friday in Oslo, said the award would go to the South African jurist for her work to promote peace and international law....more
RIYADH: Saudi's King Khalid International Airport has once again come under attack day after 12 were killed in alleged Houthi strikes. Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday that it thwarted an attack on the airport after a cruise missile was shot down....more
PUNE: Veteran actor Nana Patekar was cremated with full state honours amid the chants of "Nana Amar Rahe" (Long Live Nana) at Donje farmhouse, Pune on Thursday. Nana Patekar had said that he would like to be cremated at his farmhouse, according to his associates. Nana Patekar's son Malhar lit the pyre....more
NEW DELHI: The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in September crossed ₹2 lakh crore, registering a 14.7% year-on-year increase, government data released on Thursday showed. Gross GST collections stood at ₹2,03,521 crore in September 2026, compared with ₹1,77,365 crore in September 2025....more
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump about Iran's position on a possible Mideast peace deal, the Kremlin said Saturday. The Kremlin said Tehran's stance was relayed in a phone call held between the two leaders on Friday. It did not say how Trump responded, nor elaborate on Iran's position....more
WASHINGTON: The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Mumbai-based firms and five Indian nationals associated with them over allegations of being involved in the trade of petroleum products from Iran. The US Department of State action targeted SSPL Solutions Private Limited and Samudra Marine Services Private Limited for facilitating the import of petroleum products from Iran....more
WASHINGTON: In another move targeting the H-1B visa programme, the US administration under President Donald Trump has suspended tech giant Microsoft from a programme that allows companies to apply for green cards for foreign workers as it cited an alleged fraud. Other companies in H-1B trouble include Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Infosys Ltd., Tata, Wipro Ltd., HCL Technologies Ltd., and Capgemini SE....more |
'Global Action Must Match Global Ambition': Modi At UN Summit
