Amid ongoing efforts to land a deal between the United States and Iran, an Iranian MP on Sunday cast serious doubts on Pakistan’s ability to act as a mediator, claiming Islamabad “always takes US President Donald Trump’s interests into account and does not speak against the Americans’ wishes.”In a post on X, Dashtestan representative and…
Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark index scaling fresh highs, as investors balanced strong cues from Wall Street against rising oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty.Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.4% to 60,564.18, hitting a new intraday record, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.1%.Taiwan’s Taiex also rallied 2.6%, supported by renewed buying in technology…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Monday announced it will acquire US-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash deal valued at $11.75 billion, marking one of the largest overseas acquisitions by an Indian company.Under the definitive agreement, Sun Pharma will buy all outstanding shares of Organon at $14 per share.The deal, approved by the boards of both…
BHOPAL: A Guna-based businessman and his wife have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their two-and-a half-year-old daughter on a highway in Sheopur district, believing the child had brought “bad luck” to their family and business.The case has since widened into a suspected child trafficking racket, with police saying the toddler was not legally adopted by…
Iranian vice president Esmail Saghab Esfahani on Sunday warned of fourfold retaliation against countries that support any damage to the country’s infrastructure, following remarks by US President Donald Trump on pressure targeting Tehran’s oil sector.Saghab said any attack on Iran’s facilities would prompt a significantly escalated response. “If any part of our infrastructure, including oil…
US President Donald Trump clashed with a journalist during a televised interview after being questioned about the gunman’s manifesto linked to the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting. The exchange turned heated as Trump rejected accusations referenced in the document, calling them false and lashing out at the reporter.Also read: What DC shooter’s manifesto reveals about…
As second round of peace talks stalled, Iran reportedly gave the United States a new proposal on reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and ending of the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage.Citing US officials and two sources, Axios reported that Iranian foreign minister Araghchi made it clear to the Pakistani, Egyptian,…
A Tollywood actress and Bigg Boss contestant has been booked for allegedly defrauding a London-based software professional of Rs 9.35 crore. (AI image) HYDERABAD: A Tollywood actress and Bigg Boss contestant has been booked for allegedly cheating a London-based divorced software professional of Rs 9.35 crore on the pretext of marrying him. Three of her…
‘This was the only way’: What DC shooter’s manifesto reveals about White House attack The suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, identified as Cole Allen, sent a lengthy 1,052-word manifesto to family members minutes before launching the attack, detailing his motives, intended targets and operational plan.The message, signed “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’…
VIJAYAWADA: Hyderabad-based stand-up comedian Sarat Uday’s show in Bengaluru was disrupted on Saturday by a group of protesters, allegedly from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), over jokes he had cracked about Andhra Pradesh chief minister and party president N Chandrababu Naidu nearly two years ago.Despite the comic apologising for his remarks two years ago, the…