Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that it was the National Conference president’s ‘close protection team that...ensured that the assassination attempt failed’.

Expats in the Gulf bear the additional burden of reassuring families back home who are watching news that is overblown or even untrue.

A Thai-flagged ship bound for the port of Kandla was attacked by Iran on Wednesday while it was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The investigation will look into allegations of structural excess capacity and overproduction in manufacturing sectors.

The Brent crude oil prices climbed to $100 per barrel as Iran stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities in West Asia.

The Iranian president said that the only way to stop the conflict was to recognise the country’s ‘legitimate rights’ and guarantees against future aggression.

Ra Karthik’s film, led by Priyanka Mohan, is out on Netflix.

An excerpt from ‘Unlock Your Hidden Star: Guiding Children with Learning Disabilities’, by Vandana V Prakash.

The incident came amid tensions between the Kuki and Tangkhul Naga communities.

The bench said any violence against Khan or his property would prima facie be considered to have occurred ‘at the instance of the state’, subject to rebuttal.

Dhaka has obtained safe passage for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but uncertainty prevails about the effects on the country’s economy

It must be based primarily on the status and category of the posts held by the parents, not their income alone, the bench said.

The Indian rupee fell to a record low of 92.35 against the United States dollar before improving marginally.

An excerpt from the title story in ‘An Ocean in a Well: Stories’, by D Ravikumar, translated from the Tamil by V Ramakrishnan.

The Opposition leader asked why the United States had been ‘allowed’ to decide who New Delhi buys oil from.

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National policy positions home-based palliative and elder care as a way to reduce suffering and avoid unnecessary hospitalisation.

The US Navy would begin the task ‘relatively soon’, likely by the end of the month, the energy secretary said.

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have spent years building data centres in the region.

Small-scale food joints and tiffin services, which often feed poor migrant workers, are the worst affected due to the short supply of LPG cylinders.

South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s satire is out on MUBI.