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SC questions validity of Art 17 in entry issue

India, April 8 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that the concept of "untouchability" may not be an appropriate ground to test the validity of restrictions on the entry of menstruating women i... Read More


Foreign secy to visit US to discuss ties

India, April 8 -- Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is visiting Washington this week for meetings with senior US officials to review trade, defence and technology ties and to discuss the fallout of the W... Read More


Gunman killed in shootout outside Israeli consulate

Istanbul, April 8 -- A gunman was killed and two others wounded in a shootout on Tuesday with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkish officials said, adding that two officers were li... Read More


Lunar crater named after mission chief's deceased wife

Houston, April 8 -- Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment on Monday as they proposed to name a crater in honour of the deceased wife of mission commander R... Read More


Qatar warns war could 'spiral out of control'

Doha, April 8 -- Qatar on Tuesday warned the war in the Middle East was close to a threshold where it cannot be controlled after US President Donald Trump set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait ... Read More


After lunar flyby, astronauts on way home

Houston, April 8 -- The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset - the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon's horizon - on their long journey back home on Tuesday after wrapping ... Read More


Trump mulls seizing Iran oil, weighs Chinese leverage play

washington, April 8 -- As President Donald Trump muses about seizing control of Iran's oil sector, one potential upside is looming in his thinking: expanding US global energy dominance to gain trade l... Read More


Russia, China veto UN resolution aimed at reopening Hormuz

UNITED NATIONS, April 8 -- Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countrie... Read More


To Lam secures presidency, tightens his grip on power

Hanoi, April 8 -- Vietnam's National Assembly elected Communist Party chief To Lam as president on Tuesday, consolidating the country's top party and state roles in a rare concentration of power as he... Read More


Regulator grants extension for IPO approvals

mumbai, April 8 -- India markets regulator on Tuesday granted a one-time extension for approved initial public offerings (IPOs) that are being deferred due to weak market sentiment as a result of the ... Read More