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U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks about Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to

The U.S. imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that helped Iran’s oil and petrochemicals trade, the administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The Treasury Department sanctioned the Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, which it said is an independent teapot refinery in Shandong Province that

Mumbai: United Kingdom PM Keir Starmer invited Indian fintech innovators and investors to expand in UK while speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025. “We want the UK to be your number one partner of choice for finance and fintech,” Starmer said in his first visit to India. He has also set an ambitious goal

Synopsis The I&B ministry has urged BARC to integrate Connected TV (CTV) viewership into its measurement framework to enhance the system as consumers increasingly adopt CTV. This comes as BARC’s registration renewal is pending, with the ministry seeking clarifications and proposing amendments to rating guidelines. Reuters Mumbai: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has asked

The Army has fast-tracked procurement of an indigenous counter-drone grid, with both soft and hard kill options, in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor during which several Pakistani drone swarms were sent across the border. The Situational Awareness for Kinetic Soft and Hard Kill Assets Management (SAKSHAM) system has been developed in collaboration with Bharat Electronics

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday reaffirmed the Modi government’s unwavering commitment to achieving the goal of a terrorism-free Jammu and Kashmir and said that it was due to the determined efforts of the security agencies that the terrorist network, nurtured by enemies of the nation in the UT, has been almost

About 70 crore Indians live with avoidable sight loss, leading to significant personal and economic costs, including unemployment, reduced income, increased caregiving burden on women, mental health issues, and higher risk of injury, according to the Value of Vision report by IAPB, Seva Foundation, and Fred Hollows Foundation. | Photo Credit: iStock.com About 70 crore

The World Health Organization (WHO) has also sought clarification from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation | Photo Credit: Daniel Heighton As the death toll from possibly consuming contaminated cough syrup inches up to 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, States are acting against two more cough syrups said to be involved in the incident. Questions

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi (file photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly, which is scheduled for October 27-30 in New Delhi, will deliberate on critical issues including scaling solar power capacities and unlocking finance for projects. The high-level ministerial gathering in India

(from left) Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India & Bhutan, Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi; TRB Rajaa, TN Industries Minister; Niklaus-Samuel Gugger – Member, Swiss National Council, Council of Europe President, Swiss Indian Parliamentary Group at the Tamil Nadu European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Business Summit 2025, organised by SICCI in Chennai | Photo