US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not plan to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but refused to rule it out entirely, escalating a long-running feud with the head of the central bank despite market turbulence and political pushback. A Bloomberg report earlier Wednesday that the president is likely to fire…
A source in the security establishment suggested that the attacks could be the outcome of the civil war in Myanmar. GUWAHATI: Paresh Baruah-led Ulfa-I, the banned anti-talks faction of the original militant outfit of the same name that he co-founded in 1979, claimed Sunday that three of its senior members were killed in targeted pre-dawn…
FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly dismissed speculation that he is considering stepping down from his post in the Trump administration, following reports of escalating tensions within the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. In a post on X, Patel reacted to the rumors, stating: “The conspiracy theories just aren’t true,…
The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has denied the media reports relating to the country granting lifetime Golden Visas to certain nationalities. Some media reports had claimed that a nomination process has been put in place by the UAE authorities to verify and forward such applications. Some local media…
China on Monday sought to downplay the Indian Army’s Deputy Chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh’s assertion that Beijing provided active military support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, using the conflict as a “live lab” to test various weapon systems. “I am not familiar with the specifics you mentioned. Lworldet me say that China and…
England batter Jamie Smith has come out in defence of the Indian Test side following their five-wicket defeat at Headingley, suggesting that India’s performance under new captain Shubman Gill was far from lacking experience—contrary to what much of the external criticism has implied. India may have started the Gill era with a defeat, but the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz emphatically rejected a report in the left-leaning Israeli daily Haaretz on Friday, which claimed Israeli soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinians approaching aid sites inside Gaza. They called the report’s findings “malicious falsehoods designed to defame” the military. More than 500 Palestinians have been…
Bangladesh interim government of Muhammad Yunus on Thursday dismissed the idea of any emerging alliance between Dhaka, Beijing and Islamabad, saying the recent meeting between the three countries was not “political”. “We are not forming any alliance,” foreign affairs adviser M Touhid Hossain told reporters at the foreign ministry, when asked for comments about the…
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: How often have we seen Rishabh Pant lose his temper on a cricket field? Rarely, if ever. But on Day 3 of the first Test at Headingley, the usually calm and composed wicketkeeper-batter had a rare moment of visible frustration.The incident occurred when Pant requested the…
Pakistan on Thursday said it has received no request for any “military assistance” from Iran in the ongoing conflict against Israel while stressing that the Islamic Republic has the right to defend itself. “Pakistan’s position on Iran is clear and transparent: We provide full moral support to Iran; we strongly condemn the aggression against Iran,”…