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Vance clarifies US-Iran ceasefire scope - 'Iranians thought it included Lebanon, and it just didn't'

New Delhi, April 9 -- Vice President JD Vance clarified on Wednesday (April 8) that Lebanon was not included in the US-Iran ceasefire agreed on Tuesday, despite Tehran's understanding to the contrary.... Read More


Ordinance granting immunity to July protesters ratified

Dhaka, April 9 -- Parliament passed a bill ratifying an ordinance granting legal immunity to participants in the 2024 mass protests, while setting out a mechanism to investigate allegations of serious... Read More


Amit Shah pays tribute to CRPF personnel on Valor Day

New Delhi, April 9 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tribute to the personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the occasion of CRPF Valor Day, remembering their courage an... Read More


Charts indicate Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz: Report

India, April 9 -- Amid a shaky ceasefire, reports of potential sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz have emerged, said to have been published in a chart released by Iran. The waterway has been facing dis... Read More


Cabinet body okays import of 0.3m tonnes of diesel under direct purchase method

Dhaka, April 9 -- The government on Wednesday decided, in principle, to approve proposals for importing 0.3 million tonnes of diesel and procuring EPI vaccines through the UNICEF under direct-purchase... Read More


Dr S. Jaishankar meets Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (April 08, 2026)

New Delhi, April 9 -- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hosted Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and his delegation in New Delhi, where both sides discussed ways to further strengthe... Read More


Congress resorted to all sorts of tricks to keep bill pending: BJP's Bhawna Bohra

Kolkata, April 9 -- The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhawna Bohra on Thursday said that women in India are now poised to shape history, asserting that their social status has significantly impro... Read More


Sunetra Pawar set to win Baramati bypoll unopposed as Congress withdraws candidate

India, April 9 -- In a significant climbdown hours before the nomination withdrawal deadline, the Congress on Thursday announced that it will not contest the Baramati assembly bypoll, paving the way f... Read More


Technology for life is our vision, target to make India No 1 in global auto sector in next 7 years: Minister Gadkari

New Delhi, April 9 -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that "technology for life" is the government's vision and will be the biggest asset for the country'... Read More


BJP will cross 200 seats in Bengal, people want change: MP Khagen Murmu

Malda, April 9 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Khagen Murmu on Thursday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure a massive mandate in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly e... Read More