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Last Updated:May 22, 2026, 4:36 PM IST Analysts fear that even a minor retail escalation could discourage consistent contraceptive usage among vulnerable youth and rural communities In a country of over 1.4 billion people, affordable barrier methods serve as the frontline defence for national family planning and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Representational…
Last Updated:May 22, 2026, 12:04 AM IST Dar said that Islamabad successfully mediated backchannel peace talks between the United States and Iran after a diplomatic freeze lasting 47 years Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (centre) meets leaders in Bangladesh. (File image: Ishaq Dar/X) Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq…
Cuba’s leader warned Monday of a “bloodbath” in the event of an American attack, while the US Treasury sanctioned Cuba’s main intelligence agency and top leaders as tensions spiked between the arch-foes. President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed Cuba’s right to defend itself a day after US news site Axios reported that Havana had obtained over 300…
New Delhi: “Petrol prices should be allowed to rise”. This was top economist and Finance Commission of India Chairperson Dr Arvind Panagariya’s prime advice to the central government as he backed using the “price instrument” to offset the cascading effects of rising oil prices because of the US-Iran war-induced blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,…
Last Updated:May 14, 2026, 11:44 PM IST Pakistan also said that its role as a pivotal diplomatic bridge between Tehran and Washington remains intact RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said India should always be ready to engage in dialogue. File image Following the weekly press briefing by Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday, Islamabad has officially…
Last Updated:May 14, 2026, 12:46 AM IST Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Dr Kazem Gharibabadi, told CNN-News18 that the Hormuz Crisis and the resultant fuel price increase were because of USA MEA Secretary (West) Ambassador Sibi George with Iran Legal and International Affairs Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi during a meeting. Image: @MEAIndia/X via PTI Photo…
As Donald Trump prepares for talks with Xi Jinping between May 13 and May 15, the most important contrast may not be between the United States and China themselves, but between two fundamentally different styles of leadership, decision-making, and strategic time horizons. Trump approaches geopolitics tactically, transactionally, and reactively. His diplomacy is summit-driven and media-centered,…
Last Updated:May 10, 2026, 05:50 IST For the thousands of Indian IT professionals who form the largest block of H-1B beneficiaries, the next two weeks will be crucial The Department of Labour has justified the move by arguing that existing wage levels, which were largely fixed twenty years ago, no longer reflect current market realities….
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 01:05 IST If you have ever wondered what the Pentagon actually knows about ‘Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena’ (UAP), here is how you can step into the role of a digital investigator The collection is remarkably diverse, featuring everything from grainier archival footage from the 1940s to high-definition infrared videos captured as recently…
The United States on Thursday urged Iran to free jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi after her supporters warned she was at risk of dying in custody. Mohammadi, 54, a human rights activist who has spent much of the past two decades behind bars, is believed to have had two heart attacks in recent…