US evades question on giving nod to Pak strike on Iran

The United States on Thursday (local time) evaded a question on whether Pakistan held prior consultations with Washington, DC before conducting retaliatory air strikes on Iran. IMAGE: A missile is......

US to impose costs on Iran for crackdown against protesters: Biden

The United States will soon impose further costs on the perpetrators of violence against peaceful demonstrators who protested against the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the morality......

Anti-hijab protests spread to more Iranian cities

The large-scale protests against the Iranian government over the custodial death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the country's notorious 'morality' police for allegedly violating......

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Mahsa Amini's tragic custodial death in Tehran has triggered protests across Iran.Defiant, jean clad women minus their tunics and hijabs are marching in unison and shouting 'Down with the......

Ultra-superfast 5G broadband may become a reality

Researchers are investigating how software-defined cellular networking might be used to give smartphone users the next generation of super-superfast broadband - 5G. Currently, the fourth generation......

Reliance Industries sells Peru oil block stake

Reliance Industries has divested its 30 per cent stake in an oil and gas block in Peru to Australia's Woodside Petroleum and Pluspetrol of Argentina to trim its overseas properties. The company, in......

RIL shortlisted for multi-billion dollar oil project

Iraq shortlisted Reliance Industries and six other firms for developing its Nasiriya oilfield and the construction of an associated 300,000 barrels per day refinery.Besides RIL, French energy giant......

RIL sells 25% stake in Yemen oil block for $90 mn

Reliance Industries said on Wednesday it has completed sale of its 25 per cent stake in an oil block in Yemen to Indonesia's Medco Energi for about $90 million.RIL's Dubai-based subsidiary Reliance......

Spanish fan walking to FIFA World Cup goes missing in Iran

IMAGE: Spains's Santiago Sanchez, right, walks in Iraq's Kurdistan region towards Qatar, where he aims to attend the 2022 World Cup, near Zakho, Iraq. Photograph: Charlotte Bruneau/Reuters A......

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: FC Barcelona's new record signing Philippe Coutinho (right) puts pen on paper in presence of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu......

Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Messi has not played for his country since their last-16 exit at the hands of eventual champions France, opting to take a......

No clear frontrunner for 2020 Games: IOC Report

An International Olympic Committee report on the three cities wanting to host the 2020 Summer Olympics indicated there was no clear favourite among the bids from Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul. "In......

Bhandarkar wins Ist International Scrabble Tourney

Reigning national champion Akshay Bhandarkar of Mumbai won the first international scrabble tournament, held at the Juhu Ville-Parle Gymkhana in Mumbai on Sunday.Bhandarkar won 12 games out the 14......