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April 24, 2026 9:33 PM

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US says it is expanding blockade against Iran on global scale

The United States said today that its expanding naval blockade of Iran was tightening by the hour. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tehran now faces a stark choice. He said Iran must either accept a nuclear deal or face mounting economic collapse under sustained U.S. pressure. Hegseth said the bl...

April 24, 2026 6:29 PM

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Nepal: 2 dead, 29 injured in Bus accident

In Nepal, two people have died, and 29 have been injured in a bus accident this afternoon at Shera in Shuklagandaki Municipality-7 of Tanahu district. Thirty-one passengers were travelling on the bus. District Police informed that a passenger bus en route to Bhairahawa from Pokhara met with an accid...

April 24, 2026 1:21 PM

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Culture and modernity can coexist, says RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has described the RSS as a volunteer-driven movement rooted in India’s cultural and civilisational ethos. Speaking at an interactive session at the New India Conference organised by the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., Mr H...

April 24, 2026 1:14 PM

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UAE to shift 50% of government services to AI within two years

The United Arab Emirates plans to shift 50 percent of government services onto artificial intelligence within two years as part of a sweeping overhaul of its public‑sector machinery. The move, announced by Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will apply to around ...

April 24, 2026 11:52 AM

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MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George meets UN Counter-Terrorism chief Alexandre Zouev

Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, met the United Nations Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Alexandre Zouev. In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry said that during their meeting, they discussed India’s strong cooperation with the United...