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Digital Desk | Sanaa, Sep 18 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi rejected accusations that his group had attempted to attack the Islamic holy city of Mecca, calling the allegation fabrication and misinformation amid escalating hostilities with Saudi Arabia. In a televised address carried by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, al-Houthi on Thursday said claims that Houthi forces had targeted Mecca were a lie, arguing that the accusation was being used to mobilize broader support for what he

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump urged Virginia voters to treat Novembers congressional elections as if he were on the ballot, warning that Democratic victories would threaten his administrations agenda as he endorsed three Republican lawmakers seeking re-election. Speaking at a virtual tele-rally, Trump backed Representatives Rob Wittman, Jen Kiggans and John McGuire. He repeatedly asked supporters to turn out on November 3, making his own political record cent

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday spoke with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, holding discussions on bilateral cooperation as well as the situation in Ukraine. Good to speak with FM Anita Anand of Canada this evening, on our bilateral cooperation as well as on the Ukraine situation, EAM Jaishankar stated on X. Earlier this month, both countries held the annual Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), which the Ministry of External Aff

Digital Desk | Kinshasa, Sep 13 (IANS) The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that its ongoing Ebola outbreak is under control and has passed its peak, although local flare-ups, continued transmission and the spread of the disease to a seventh province point to persistent risks. The 17th Ebola outbreak is under control, and the peak was reached at the beginning of the third week of August 2026, government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said while reading a report from a c

Digital Desk | Tehran/Doha, Sep 13 (IANS) Iran and Oman have agreed on the details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and will brief Gulf countries on the outcome of their consultations at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, Iranian officials said. Citing a source close to Iran's negotiating team, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said that the understanding was reached after intensive technical and diplomatic talks between Iran and Oman, which culminated in a final agr

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China and India are partners, not rivals, and opportunities, not threats, for each other's development during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. In the past two years, he (President Xi Jinping) and Prime Minister Modi have met twice, guiding China-India relations from a 'restart'

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Santu Gangopadhyay, a Kolkata-based businessman and an accused in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal, on Saturday wrote a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with a plea to become an approver in the matter. Sources aware of the development said that in his letter to the CBI, Gangopadhay had claimed that despite being willing to divulge secrets in the school job scam much earlier, he was found to remain silent because of l

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Emergency response teams at Chennai airport were activated on Monday after a Malaysia Airlines flight operating from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah was diverted to the city following a technical issue involving one of its engines. The Boeing aircraft, operating as Malaysia Airlines flight MH156, was carrying 186 people when it made a safe landing at Chennai airport, according to an airport official. A full emergency was declared at the airport following the reported

Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Nepals National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has issued a fresh flood warning, saying the flood level in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa has risen further. All those engaged in search, rescue and relief operations in affected areas, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Chitwan districts, those staying along []

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The fourth Indian flight carrying essential supplies and technical capabilities to support Nepals ongoing rescue and relief operations has touched down in Kathmandu, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Sunday. EAM Jaishankar said the Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft brought additional assistance to the Himalayan nation, which has been []

Indore, Aug 30 (IANS) A CBI court in Indore has sentenced 13 persons to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a bank fraud case involving a loss of more than Rs 3 crore to the UCO Bank. The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 1.56 lakh on the convicts, who were found guilty []

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) A group of Maharashtra residents who were stranded in flood-affected areas of Nepal has safely returned to India and is now on its way back to the state, the Chief Ministers Office (CMO) said. The Maharashtra citizens, who were caught in the flood-ravaged regions of Nepal amid the difficult conditions, were []

Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) Bihar Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said his party will march to Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to put pressure on the state government and raise the grievances of students and the youth against paper leaks. Yadav hit out at the state government over the deteriorating law and order []

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The Pentagon is evaluating whether to reduce the US military presence in the Persian Gulf after the Iran war, as extensive damage to American bases forces officials to reconsider how troops and equipment are positioned across the Middle East, US media reported. The assessment is at an early stage and Defense []

Reykjavik, Aug 18 (IANS) Indias Ambassador to Iceland, R. Ravindra, on Tuesday called on Eyjolfur Armannsson, Iceland Infrastructure Minister, and briefed him about the upcoming Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue. Ambassador R. Ravindra paid a courtesy call on Eyjolfur Armannsson, Minister of Infrastructure, on August 18. Ambassador briefed about the upcoming Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans []

Surat, Aug 15 (IANS) Gujarats Food and Drug Control Administration has seized more than Rs 35 lakh worth of suspected adulterated ghee and oils during raids in Surat and Deesa, following directions from Health Minister Praful Pansheriya to take strict action against food adulteration, officials said on Saturday. In Surat, officials raided a factory operated []

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it is committed to advancing a mutually beneficial partnership with Liberia as the West African nation inaugurated its new Embassy in New Delhi. Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela participated in the inauguration of the new Embassy of the Republic of Liberia []

Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The US is running considerably low on critical missile interceptors and other munitions after months of war with Iran, according to a former US Defence Secretary, as concerns grow over Americas ability to replenish weapons stocks quickly and maintain military readiness against other potential threats. Mark Esper, who served as Defence []

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a phone call from the US Vice-President JD Vance; both discussed ways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas. PM Modi also congratulated JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, on the birth of their son and conveyed best []