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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that both leaders discussed the situation in West Asia and…

From Our Foreign Correspondent In the early hours of Sunday morning in Islamabad, the lights went out on what was billed as a historic breakthrough. After 21 gruelling hours of…

By Suresh Unnithan In the glittering hall of fame of American military glory—Valley Forge, Normandy, the Moon landing—historians will now be forced to squeeze in a new plaque: “Operation…

By Suresh Unnithan On April 7, 2026, Washington quietly announced a two-week ceasefire with Tehran, ostensibly to halt a month-long conflict triggered by the assassination of a…

From Our Foreign Desk American President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that the United States and Iran have reached a conditional two-week ceasefire, suspending American and…

Our Business Correspondent Thiruvanathapuram: India’s public sector banks (PSBs) were established to fuel economic development and safeguard public funds. Yet, recurring episodes of…

From Our Political Correspondent New Delhi/Guwahati: Just four days before Assam goes to the polls on April 9, a sensational press conference at the AICC headquarters on 24 Akbar Road…

By Nanditha Subhadra The 2026 battle in the Gulf, particularly involving Iran and Qatar, has triggered a severe global helium shortage with profound implications for the information…

By Suresh Unnithan In the grand tradition of emperors admiring their new clothes, President Donald J. Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday night that was less a war update and…

By Suresh Unnithan & Nanditha Subhadra US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a unilateral war against Iran on February 28, 2026, in a…