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April 16, 2026 1:43 PM
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a first such call issued by Beijing ever since Tehran started to put a squeeze on the critical waterway in the midst of its war with the US. Wang has sought guarantees of freedom and safe...
April 16, 2026 1:41 PM
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US President Donald Trump has said that Israel-Lebanon talks will take place today. Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday held a meeting in Washington, where Israel insisted on Hezbollah's disarmament, and Lebanon called for a ceasefire and concrete measures to ease the severe humanitarian crisis resulting ...
April 16, 2026 1:38 PM
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During an ongoing search operation against Maoists in the Saranda forests of Chaibasa, Jharkhand, police personnel were injured in an IED blast on the second day and are being airlifted to Ranchi for treatment. Following the incident, security forces have cordoned off the entire area and intensified...
April 16, 2026 1:12 PM
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has organised a wide range of outreach programmes in universities and Colleges across the country for Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. The UGC said that these initiatives are encouraging informed dialogue on gender parity, constitutional values, and the importance...
April 16, 2026 1:09 PM
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Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan today administered the oath to the newly elected and re-elected members of the Upper House. Among those who took the oath are Nitin Nabin, Terash Gowalla, Jogen Mohan, Shivesh Kumar, Vinod Shridhar Tawde, Sujeet Kumar, Laxmi Verma and Sanjay Bhatia of the BJP...
April 16, 2026 12:30 PM
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Bangladesh’s real estate sector is facing a severe downturn, with booking cancellations surging and default loans rising to nearly 27 per cent. The crisis, triggered by political uncertainty since August 2024 and compounded by rising costs and weak demand, is straining developers and threatening bro...
April 16, 2026 12:22 PM
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China's economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it has largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released today. The January-March data released by the government, covering a period during which the Iran war began, was...
April 16, 2026 12:14 PM
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Ukraine has started receiving drones from the biggest ever drone package announced by Britain, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry has said. The ministry said in a statement, 'This year, Ukraine is expecting to get a total of One Lakh Twenty Thousand drones as part of the package, including strike, recon...
April 16, 2026 12:12 PM
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Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, has said, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Addressing a press conference in Tehran, B...
April 16, 2026 11:49 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding talks with Austrian Chancellor Dr. Christian Stocker in New Delhi. Both leaders will exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in multilateral fora, during their meeting. Earlier today, Mr Stocker and his wife, Gerd...
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