Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly shut down calls to hold a vote on a proposed ceasefire-hostage deal during a stormy security cabinet meeting that stretched into the early hours of Monday. According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu told ministers the plan was not up for debate, stressing that US President Donald Trump had…
The finance ministry on Wednesday held a meeting with the heads of public sector banks (PSBs) to review their financial performance in the first quarter of FY26. The three-hour session was chaired by Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju.According to PTI report citing sources, the secretary urged the MDs and CEOs of state-owned banks to step…
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, reportedly issued nuclear threats against India while speaking in the United States, warning that Islamabad would “take half the world down” if faced with an existential threat from New Delhi. At a black-tie dinner in Tampa hosted by businessman and honorary consul Adnan Asad, Munir told attendees, “We…
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to name a candidate to fill an open position at the Federal Reserve within the next couple of days. This vacancy arose after Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced her early resignation last Friday, leaving a key role open at the central bank. Trump has been…
Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss plans for continued cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years. Dmitry Bakanov, the director of the state space corporation Roscosmos, met Thursday with NASA’s new…
The FBI has launched criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, according to a Fox News Digital report citing Justice Department sources. The probes reportedly center on alleged misconduct tied to prior government investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump defeated…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday appointed 9 new presidents for seven states and two union territories including states like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana among other states.The party is also likely to announce state chiefs for West Bengal and Odisha in the next couple of days, news agency ANI reported citing sources.This comes…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will appoint chiefs of more state units on Tuesday, a day after VP Ramalingam and K Beichhua were elected as the presidents of the party’s Puducherry and Mizoram units respectively.The appointment of BJP’s state chiefs will pave the way for the election of its new national president, a…
Asaduddin Owaisi (File photo) NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday questioned Pakistan‘s pitch for a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump after the United States conducted strikes targeting nuclear sites in Iran.The Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP asked whether Pakistan had supported Trump to see him drop bombs on a sovereign nation.“We…
The former Bangladesh military intelligence chief’s recent 12-day visit to China has raised alarm bells in New Delhi. Major-General (retired) Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, who departed for China on June 6, returned to Dhaka on June 18. According to a Bangladeshi intelligence report this week, “His recent travel to China and return may warrant observation due…