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World News Today Live Updates: Hormuz traffic falls as US insists waterway ‘fully open’

World News Today Live Updates: Iran says will declare ‘prohibited zone’ near Hormuz strait in coming days

A spot panchnama conducted more than nine hours after Disha Salian s death, police officers seen at the building before the death was officially recorded, unexplained discrepancies in the accidental death report and forensic samples, and the delayed seizure of

Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided off Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, Reuters cited the Istanbul governor s office as saying. 10 crew members were missing in one of the vessel involved in the mishap, the news report said

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying 229 passengers returned to Goa and made an emergency landing at Manohar International Airport on Tuesday morning after one of its engines developed a snag, officials said. The flight took off from Mopa airport in North Goa

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to arrive in India next week, sources told The Indian Express. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader is likely to be in New Delhi between August 23 and 25

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Flores region of Indonesia on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to the EMSC

One killed, and five others injured in blast at CNG filling station in Tikri Kalan, Outer Delhi. The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call about the fire following the explosion at 3:37 p.m

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced government vehicles for all MLAs to enable them to work in their constituencies. They will also get a monthly vehicle allowance of Rs 75,000 and an assistant allowance of Rs 25,000 to carry out office work

A fire at a hotel along Free School Street in Kolkata around 2 AM on Wednesday claimed at least 9 lives. Most of the guests in the hotel were sleeping at the time as smoke engulfed the hotel

Former Delhi Health Minister and Aam Aadmi leader Satyendar Jain was on Tuesday arrested by the Delhi's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with the alleged Delhi Jal Board (DJB) scam. The ACB arrested six accused, including Satyendar Jain

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to Islamabad s Shifa International Hospital for a medical checkup. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court issued the order on Imran Khan s petition for his hospitalisatio

Ex-Union Minister Smriti Irani made a comeback to the BJP s top leadership Monday returning as National General Secretary in party chief Nitin Nabin s organisational rejig. A notification released this morning also named ex-National General Secretary Ram Madha

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the chief of Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab s former Deputy Chief Minister, was attacked by a group of Nihangs at Gurdwara Mata Sahib in Maharashtra s Nanded on Thursday. Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal was present there at the time

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will step down and leave the administration by the end of this month, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my

The Karnataka government has banned the sale and distribution of products containing tobacco and nicotine across the state for one year in the interest of public health. However, the notification does not impose any ban on their consumption

US President Donald Trump reiterated that he doesn t trust Iran and claimed that Washington has total control over the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Tehran. Are you saying I trust Iran?!