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Coast Guard apprehends fishing boat involved in smuggling off Maha coast

The fishing boat was allegedly reported to be involved in the smuggling of diesel and carrying an unauthorised amount of foreign or Indian currency

Biden vs Trump: What are the key issues at stake in the US elections?

Beginning Tuesday, President Biden will tour industrial towns to pitch his 'taxing the rich' plan and his strategy in ongoing global conflicts, while Trump, will be in New York facing a criminal trial

Russian missiles kill 13 people in Ukraine as war reaches critical stage

Ukrainian forces are digging in, building fortifications in anticipation of a major Russian offensive that Kyiv officials say could come as early as next month

Israel used GPS spoofing against Iran: Did US do it to India in Kargil war?

Ahead of Iran's first-ever direct attack on Israel, Israeli intelligence reportedly jammed the country's GPS navigation system signals to confuse Tehran's missile targeting teams

Encourage India, Pak to find resolution: US on alleged anti-terror ops

The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue

Differentiated regulations for civilian and defence use of drones on cards

Drone (Amendment) Rules 2023, had done away with several roadblocks, like stringent requirements for obtaining a Remote Pilot Certificate

Iran-Israel flare-up: Traders, shippers brace for fresh price shocks

Freight costs, war risk premia on marine insurance rise

Iranian airspace use: Air India says some flights planned along safe route

Flight tracking websites on Tuesday showed that at least three Air India flights used the Iranian airspace amid the Middle East crisis

Israeli war cabinet to hold 3rd meeting on response to Iran's attack

Iran launched the attack in retaliation for an airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 attributed to Israel, but signalled that it did not seek further escalation

US NSA Jake Sullivan's visit to India postponed for second time this year

'Due to ongoing events in the Middle East, NSA Sullivan has postponed his trip to India this week,' a US embassy spokesperson said

INS Talwar seizes 940 kgs of narcotics in operation Crimson Barracuda

This successful interdiction underscores the relentless commitment of the Indian Navy as a key partner within the CMF framework to combat the menace of drug trafficking

Russia trying to force Ukrainians to abandon their 2nd-biggest city Kharkiv

Russia has set its sights on Kharkiv since the invasion began - and Putin's aim of subjugating Ukraine in its entirety has unlikely changed since then, western officials believe

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese military aircraft and 8 ships in its waters

11 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest sector of the nation's air defence identification zone

Israel's military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

The prospect of Israeli retaliation has alarmed many Iranians already enduring economic pain and tighter social and political controls since protests in 2022-23

Israel aims to hurt Iran for drone attack, avoid all-out war: Report

In an unsourced report, the broadcaster said Israel's intention was to embark on action coordinated with the United States, which has said it would not join Israel in any direct attack on Iran

Iran's nuclear monitors still operating amid Israel retaliation threats

The presence of International Atomic Energy Agency monitors is significant because they inspect some of the facilities that could be targeted by Israel

US, China diplomats discuss West Asia, Taiwan, South China Sea, North Korea

The officials, including U.S. National Security Council senior director for China and Taiwan Sarah Beran and U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, discussed bilateral

Israel-Iran conflict: Missile attack adds to airline troubles in West Asia

Iran's attack on Israel by more than 300 missiles and drones, which were mostly shot down by Israel's US-backed missile defence system, caused chaos in the aviation industry

Seized MSC Aries for violating maritime laws: Iran's foreign ministry

Iran's Revolutionary Guards had seized the freighter in the Strait of Hormuz days after Tehran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1

India challenging ratings that influence sense of stability: EAM Jaishankar

According to him, these exercises of bringing out ratings and reports are "doing real harm" to the country