The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas had to wait nearly three weeks before it could safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran began allowing ships through the narrow waterway only selectively. The vessel had loaded cargo at the United Arab Emirates’ Ruwais port on February 28, a day before attacks on Iran by…

Srinivas Louis (in picture) was arrested on Monday from his rented accommodation in Mysuru. (IANS) NEW DELHI: A 47-year-old man from Mysuru, accused of sending over 1,000 hoax emails targeting courts, government offices and schools across India — and even beyond — was driven by a deep personal grievance against the judicial system, Delhi Police…

A missing crew member from a downed US F-15 fighter jet in Iran has reportedly been recovered alive following a “heavy firefight”, Reuters and Al Jazeera reported citing US government officials, though there has been no official confirmation from US authorities. Separately, former US Special Forces personnel and journalist Jack Murphy claimed the airman had…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said, after Kyiv also proposed a pause in hostilities.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that he had passed a holiday truce proposal via the United States, even as talks to end…