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North Korea on Monday described South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret over cross-border drone incursions as “very fortunate and wise”, in a rare conciliatory response from Pyongyang after years of sharply hostile rhetoric.Lee earlier on Monday apologised for at least two incidents in which drones crossed into North Korea, saying they had…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal chief secretary for “not taking calls of Calcutta high court chief justice” over the Malda incident and asked him to apologise.Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers adjudicating objections to voter list exclusions in West Bengal’s Malda district, the Supreme Court…

Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: The government is considering building liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) reserves as a buffer against potential supply disruptions, a government official said on Monday.The move comes as Nayara Energy is set to shut its Vadinar refinery from April 9–10, a development that is expected to impact LPG supplies in…

Ukraine launched more cross-border attack drones than Russia in March, marking the first month since the war began in 2022 that Kyiv appears to have outpaced Moscow in long-range drone attacks, according to daily military data analysed by ABC News. The figures point to a possible shift in one of the most important fronts of…

Police teams have since launched a search operation to trace the car and identify the driver. NEW DELHI: A security scare was reported at the Delhi assembly on Monday afternoon after a speeding car broke through barricades and forced its way into the premises, officials said.According to police, the vehicle was being driven rashly when…

Iran and the United States have received a proposal to end the ongoing war which involves immediate cessation of hostilities followed by a comprehensive agreement which includes nuclear deal. The Pakistan-proposed framework was shared overnight with the two sides.The plan could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters cited a…

Saudi Arabia has raised the price of its main crude grade for Asian buyers to a record high, as the Middle East conflict enters its sixth week and continues to disrupt global energy flows worldwide.The kingdom’s oil giant Saudi Aramco has set the cost of its Arab Light crude for May sales to Asia at…

Malda ‘hostage’ incident: ECI has handed over the probe to NIA NEW DELHI: The District Magistrate (DM) of West Bengal’s Malda issued a show-cause notice to the Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) after seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed on April 1. The show-cause notice dated April 4 was served to ADM…

Rupee stood firm on Monday, gaining 33 paise to reach 92.85 against the US dollar in early trade. This follows intervention by the Reserve Bank of India, as the bank stepped in to support the currency. The RBI tightened norms to curb speculative positions and capped banks’ net open positions at $100 million, even as…

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by a ‘Pakistani social media group’.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that both he and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, have filed an FIR against…