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Iran Sets 7 Conditions for Talks With US as JD Vance Weighs Direct Engagement: Report
Iran Sets 7 Conditions for Talks With US as JD Vance Weighs Direct Engagement: Report
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Basij chief Hossein Taeb says Tehran will decide the format and agenda of negotiations only after its demands are met. Separately, a report says US Vice President JD Vance is exploring direct talks wi ...
US Wants Russia to Propose New Security Deal With Europe as Trump Pushes Ukraine Peace Talks: Report
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The proposal was raised by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff during discussions in Abu Dhabi, with Washington seeking fresh Russian security demands and reciprocal steps to ease European conce ...
UP Elections 2027: Owaisi Picks Chandrashekhar Azad as CM Face. Whose Votes Are in Play?
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The new alliance says it will fight all 403 seats to stop the BJP from winning a third term. Azad’s Nagina victory shows where it could win. The 2022 results show how it could matter even where it los ...
Why has Kareena Kapoor received a legal notice over a royal emerald pendant?
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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and celebrity stylist Rhea Kapoor have received a legal notice from Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Abbas Hafeez over a 30-carat emerald pendant bearing a Quranic verse.
‘From Press Releases to Instagram Reels’: PM Modi Recalls His Journey With the Media
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Addressing journalists at a Diwali Milan gathering at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected on the changing nature of media communication, recalling his early days hand ...
‘Pay Rs 7 Crore or Face Death’: Arvind Kejriwal Gets Threat, FIR Registered in Punjab
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AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita received death threats after a caller claiming links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang demanded Rs 7 crore. Mohali Police have registered an FIR and b ...
US Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Talks With Putin on Ukraine War
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The visit follows two days of negotiations between Russian, Ukrainian and American delegations in Abu Dhabi that ended without a major breakthrough. The US representatives are expected to discuss the ...
How much will Gen Z and Gen Alpha connect with ​Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana?
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The question is whether the youth will identify with the feudal ways of yore and obsequious behaviour towards elders and sages that were acceptable in pre-liberalisation India
The Curious Afterlife of Suryakumar Yadav’s World Cup Win
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Mumbai’s new captain gets a shot at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from November 14 to make the selectors look again