Washington, April 8 (IANS) A newly-struck ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already under strain, Vice President J D Vance said, calling it a “fragile truce” threatened by internal discord in Tehran.Speaking during an event in Budapest, Vance said the agreement, reached hours earlier, marked a pause in hostilities but remained uncertain.“That is the basis of this fragile truce that we have,” he said, noting the deal was only “eight to 12 hours old”.The ceasefire followe…
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Washington, April 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump said some US military officials opposed a high-risk rescue mission in Iran, warning it could cost hundreds of lives, but he approved it anyway to bring back two downed airmen. “Not everybody was on board,” Trump said. He added that “there were military people… that preferred not doing it.”The mission took place deep inside Iranian territory after an F-15 fighter jet went down. Two crew members ejected and were stranded behind enem…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) North Korea appears to be accelerating efforts to cast leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae as his successor, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday, citing the recent public appearance that showed her driving a new battle tank with her father. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment during a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee, according to Reps. Park Sun-won of the Democratic Party and Lee Seong-kweun of the People P…
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistani military establishment, under the leadership of Asim Munir, has abandoned the facade of economic recovery and opted for a “strategic psychosis”. As ordinary Pakistani citizens struggle with record-breaking inflation and a collapsing power grid, the ‘Men in Olive Green’ are diverting the nation’s dwindling resources towards Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) development and reconstruction of their proxy terror networks, a recent report has highlighted. …
Washington, March 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States could destroy Iran’s electricity infrastructure within an hour if it chose to escalate the conflict, while also revealing that authorities were investigating a possible Iranian revenge plot involving drones launched from a boat off the California coast.Trump made the remarks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews after returning from a political trip to Kentucky and Ohio, offering a blunt assessment of the ongoing war wit…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump said that the US campaign against Iran would end “very soon”, defining victory as the point at which Tehran no longer has the capacity to develop weapons that could threaten the United States, Israel, or its allies.At a Florida news conference, Trump said the military campaign had already destroyed major elements of Iran’s military capability and leadership.“No. But I think soon,” Trump said when asked how long the conflict might last….
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming film ‘Toxic’, has shared that she reads a lot of books which are nowhere related to her profession. The actress attended ‘Women of Impact’ event, and spoke about her journey as an actress, early days and moulding herself with changing times.Talking about moments of failures that almost broke her, Huma shared “Bahut saare hote hain. I think your early days when you don’t know if the career…
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The United States has identified its response to China’s rise as “the defining story of the 21st century” and has signalled a deeper, but conditional, economic partnership with India as part of a broader Indo-Pacific strategy.signalled a deeper, but conditional, economic partnership with India as part of a broader Indo-Pacific strategy.In its Agency Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, the State Department says: “How the United States responds to the ris…
Tehran, Feb 23 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Tehran issued a fresh advisory on Monday, asking its nationals in Iran to leave the country by available means of transport, including commercial flights. The Indian Embassy stated that the advisory has been issued in continuation of the advisory issued on January 5 and in view of the evolving situation in Iran.”In continuation of the advisory issued by the Government of India on 5 January 2026, and in view of the evolving situation in Iran, Indian nat…
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh goes to the polls, the world organisation has expressed concern over the reports of violence against and harassment of women candidates and voters, especially those emanating digitally, and called for a “zero-tolerance approach”. A statement from the resident coordinator’s office in Dhaka on Wednesday (local time) said, “The United Nations underscores that safe, inclusive and meaningful participation in public life is a fundamental right.” “Women in pu…