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Israel ended with relief Friday after Tehran declared it had defeated what it said was a small attack on its territory by Israeli drones. But while the strike, which Israel didn’t officially claim, avoided touching off fresh escalation for now, there was no escaping that the tit-for-tat exchange ushered in a new era where the two adversaries look more willing to fight each other directly rather than through proxies. And that, government officials and experts fear, could lead to open war.

Manipur Lok Sabha constituency: The Chief Electoral Officer announced on April 20 that repolling will be conducted at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 22. This decision was made following a directive from the Election Commission, which declared the initial polls held on April 19 null and void, necessitating a new round of voting.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not fighting Lok Sabha polls from the Amethi constituency, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra questioned the intentions of Wayanad MP, saying that he could have opted for any other seat rather than contesting from a minority-dominated constituency. «What made Rahul Gandhi contest from Wayanad? Why did he escape from Amethi? I do agree that he has lost the confidence of the people of Amethi. But he is contesting from Wayanad where more than 70 per cent of people are from the minority community. Did he not get any other safe seat other than from a minority-dominated Wayanad? What message is he trying to give the country?» Vijayendra told ANI. On Rahul Gandhi's claim that BJP would not win more than 150 seats, Vijayendra said, «Instead of focusing on how many seats BJP is going to win, he should focus on his party.»

The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled US central bankers will wait longer to cut borrowing costs following a series of surprisingly high inflation readings, which reduces room for easier policy around the world. Global finance chiefs convening in Washington for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank spring meetings are sweating the strength of the US economy, as elevated interest rates and a strong dollar force other currencies lower and complicate plans to bring down borrowing costs. Meanwhile, an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East is raising concerns of a wider regional war that could send oil prices over $100 a barrel.

Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, boosting the UAW's nationwide effort to organize nonunion factories

Amit Shah on Saturday claimed that Congress-SP combine was wiped out in the first phase of polling held on eight seats of Uttar Pradesh. Polling in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina (reserved), Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit seats was held on Friday. Addressing an election rally in support of BJP candidate Hema Malini here in Vrindavan, Shah said, «Let me tell you the result of the first phase, don't tell it to anyone, I will tell you — Congress, SP have been wiped out in the first phase.» Earlier in the day in an election meeting in Meerut, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the atmosphere had changed in the state and that people had rejected the BJP after the first day of polling.

Taipei's defence ministry said it had detected 21 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island since 8:15 am (0015 GMT) on Saturday, a month before Taiwan's May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te. «17 aircraft (of the 21) crossed the median line and its extension, entered our northern, central, and southwestern (air defence identification zone), and joined PLA vessels for joint combat patrol,» it said in a statement posted on X around 11:30 am. Taiwan's armed forces «are monitoring the activities with our joint surveillance systems, and have dispatched appropriate assets to respond accordingly.»

Mint had reported that OVL is in talks with its Venezuelan partner PdVSA to secure oil cargoes for settling the long pending dues to the ONGC arm. In response to a query, an OVL spokesperson said: "Our legal and marketing teams are working on the issue," adding the company would revert after a clear picture emerges. Queries sent to the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas and Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay US$50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.

Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology

violence marred voting in Cooch Behar in West Bengal, with violent incidents being reported from Sitai, Dinhata, Bhetaguri and other parts of the constituency. Despite ECI keeping a close watch, BJP and Trinamool workers clashed with each other and «bombs were recovered from BJP block president's house».

Africa and Global South will be integral parts of the G7summit that the Italian city Fasanowill host on June 13-15.

Generative AI is advancing so quickly that the latest chatbots available today could be out of date tomorrow

The Biden administration has finalized rules that would restrict new oil and gas leasing and development in portions of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska that are considered particularly sensitive as the Arctic continues to warm

Small to mid-size farms across the U.S. are struggling to battle inflation, which is cutting their profits and creating a barrier for those new to the industry.

Sharad Pawar said nobody was discussing the issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya any more, suggesting that the ruling BJP may not get any political benefit from it in the current Lok Sabha elections.

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s foremost opposition leader, in a Siberian gulag on February 16th. The next day Ukraine’s army withdrew from the town of Avdiivka, handing Mr Putin his first military victory in almost a year. America’s Congress, meanwhile, showed no sign of passing a bill to dispense more military aid to Ukraine, which is starved of ammunition and therefore likely to suffer more setbacks on the battlefield.

Iran-Israel war LIVE Updates In a seperate event, Biden again repeated the story of his uncle in response to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's 2020 remark that "suckers and losers" perish in battle. However, Biden's comments does not match to the US government's record of missing persons.

e suicide bombing incident that took place in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, said police, adding that the attacker detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying the workers. Local police chief Arshad Awan said said the vehicle was heading to an industrial area where five Japanese nationals worked at Pakistan Suzuki Motors, The Associated Press reported. Police escorting the Japanese returned fire after coming under attack, killing an accomplice of the suicide bomber whose remains were found from the scene of the attack.

The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho