Tehran: The Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday, according to a post on the terror outfit’s official Telegram account, The New York Times reported.The group on its Telegram channel, called it a "dual martyrdom operation", describing how two terrorists approached a commemoration ceremony at the tomb of Major

Several reports, mainly on social media, had stated that 155 mm artillery shells, similar to those manufactured in India, had been used by UkraineNEW DELHI: India on Thursday dismissed reports that artillery shells made in the country had been supplied to Ukraine by a European nation, with external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal saying there had been no such exports.Several reports

New Delhi: The government has expressed concern over reports that some members of the Indian community in Canada had received "extortion calls"."People getting extortion calls, especially Indian nationals, is a matter of serious concern," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said answering queries at the regular media briefing."We (India and Canada) have several issues to

Launched on September 2 last year, Aditya-L1 has undergone four earth-bound manoeuvres and a Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvres, all successfullyNew Delhi: India’s "Celestial Surya Namaskar" is about to reach its climax. India’s first space-based solar observatory — the Aditya-L1 satellite — is going to check-in to the home it is likely to occupy for the next five years. The Indian

Kathmandu: Kathmandu and New Delhi on Thursday inked a long-term agreement on electricity trade, as part of which Nepal will export 10,000 megawatts of electricity to India over the next ten years.The agreement was signed in the presence of Nepal’s Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet.Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Gopal

BSF troops of South Bengal Frontier at Border Out Post Betai with 1,66,900 US dollarsOn Thursday, the Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted an attempt to illegally smuggle foreign currency valued at ₹1.39 crore at the International Border in West Bengal. The intelligence unit of the BSF alerted the patrolling Jawans about a possible smuggling operation near the Betai outpost in West Bengal’s Nadia