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Revanth Reddy (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday unveiled United Democratic Front (UDF) manifesto ahead of the Kerala assembly elections.He also launched a scathing attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government and declared that the ‘dark era’ in the state was coming to an end and a ‘golden era’ was beginning.The…

Pakistan has announced a sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices for the second time in less than a month, amid the ongoing Middle East war that has deeply impacted the global oil crisis.The latest hike is expected to worsen inflationary pressures and add to the economic burden on citizens already struggling with rising costs.The…

NEW DELHI: In a U-turn, the civil aviation ministry on Thursday put on hold its directive for airlines to offer at least 60% seats free of charge. Under intense cost-side pressure since the Iran war began, airlines had warned that this move to curb ancillary revenue would lead to additional fare hikes.The aviation ministry had…

NEW DELHI: India’s purchase of crude from Russia rose 90% in March compared with Feb, even as overall imports declined nearly 15% due to the disruption of energy supplies from West Asia.The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy chokepoint, also led to a 40% fall in India’s petroleum gas (LPG) imports and…

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has dropped Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader and named Ashok Mittal in his place. The party on Thursday sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat conveying the decision. By evening, the RS website reflected the change.Both Chadha and Mittal are from Punjab; AAP has 10 members…

NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers complying with its order to adjudicate objections regarding exclusion from voter list in West Bengal’s Malda district, Supreme Court on Thursday said there is breakdown of law and order in the state and issued show-cause notice to the chief secretary, DGP, district magistrate and…

SRINAGAR: J&K State Investigating Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a designated court against a Poonch resident, Sabar Hussain, for harbouring terrorists involved in the brutal killing of a govt employee two years ago in Jammu’s Rajouri district.An official spokesperson said unidentified terrorists suspected to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/The Resistance Front (TRF)…

US President Donald Trump fires his attorney general Pam Bondi TOI Correspondent from Washington: Another one bites the dust. US President Donald Trump has fired a second cabinet member – attorney general Pam Bondi – within a month, illustrating that just loyalty without serving his cause is not enough to hold a job in his…

Renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs has sharply criticised the ongoing conflict, accusing US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of igniting the crisis despite warnings from experts. It has been over a month since the first missiles and bombs struck Iran. Now, a month later, the conflict has left…

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a fresh warning to Iran, urging Tehran to strike a deal “before it is too late,” even as US strikes targeted key infrastructure, and major bridge near the capital.Posting on Truth Social, Trump shared a video of Karaj bridge being hit in Iran. “The biggest bridge in Iran comes…