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foreign policy today affects every citizen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that if India had not been clear on the Russia-Ukraine war, petrol price would have gone up. Highlighting the pressure and the problems India faced, Jaishankar said, «Look at one example. We had this pressure on Russia and Ukraine. We were clear. Suppose we had not been clear. Suppose we had said. Sorry. Sorry. You are saying it very strongly. We will not do what we did. Your petrol price would have gone up by Rs 20 because of that.» «We take a stand on foreign policy for average citizens,» he said during an interactive session in Odisha's Cuttack.

Al Jazeera on Sunday condemned as «criminal» a move by the Israeli government to ban the broadcaster from operating over its coverage of the Gaza war. «We condemn and denounce this criminal act by Israel that violates the human right to access information,» Al Jazeera said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, in Arabic.

Star Wars: Tales of The Empire" has left fans reeling with questions about the fate of Barriss Offee, voiced by Meredith Salenger. Spoiler alert: The following analysis contains significant spoilers for Episodes 4, 5, and 6 of the series.

Secularism means respect for all religions and it does not mean that you deny your own religion or are somehow not proud of your culture and heritage, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday, clarifying what he means by the concept. His remarks came during an interactive session in Odisha's Cuttack while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid Lok Sabha elections. On being asked how secularism can be incorporated in the country's foreign policy, EAM Jaishankar explained, «Now first of all let us be very clear what we mean by secularism. Secularism means respect for all religions. Secularism does not mean. that you deny your own religion or you are somehow not proud of your culture and heritage. Today's Bharat there are history, culture, and traditions.»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government has voted unanimously to shutter the offices of the Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera in Israel

Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer’s deadly wildfire

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday

Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera. Netanyahu announced the decision on X, formerly Twitter, but details on the implications of the step on the channel, when it would go into effect or whether it was permanent or temporary shuttered were not immediately clear.

Manipur's Koutruk village. Their objective: Keep residents safe from the warring factions of Meitei and Kuki, two communities that have been in conflict since last year. These youngsters, mostly in their late 20s and early 30s, identify themselves as volunteers and say they have taken up the responsibility to keep their own safe as security forces «could not do enough to protect us». Kotruk in the Imphal Valley is one of the many villages in the state that is «protected» by groups which go by the names «Village Volunteers», «Village Volunteer Force», «Village Defence Force» and «Village Protection Force». These groups, officials say, are not associated with any security agency or the armed forces.

'Don't read too much into it…': Rajnath Singh on PM's 'mangalsutra' remark "We will not have to use force to take PoK as people would say that we must be merged with India. Such demands are now coming," he said. The defence minister asserted that "PoK was, is, and will remain ours".

truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to end the war in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of «personally hindering» an agreement. Negotiators seeking to halt the devastating seven-month war have proposed a 40-day pause in the fighting and an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, according to details released by Britain.

Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape of American life in ways wholly distinct from the other.

Godzilla Minus One is streaming online on Amazon Prime. Though, this is in Japan and not in the US. Ever since the film won many Academy Awards, even beating some Hollywood flicks, such as Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1, the US audience is keen to catch this movie. Online Streaming in the US

sci-fi film ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ is out giving us a sneak-peak into the storyline, characters and more. The setting of the show has been done in such a way that it takes us back to a century prior to the Star War trilogy, which is known as the ‘High Republic’. The show promises to be a treat to all those Star War enthusiasts. Here are some of the details regarding the new show. Storyline

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett revealed that he dumped Berkshire Hathaway's entire Paramount stake at a loss.

Star Wars Day. You must have waved your light sabres and greeted each other with the traditional line, ‘May the Fourth be with you.’ But the card-holding Jedis among you will know that today, May 5, is when you greet each other with ‘Revenge of the Fifth!’ Because as Phuket-based German AI artist Oliver Huber knows, it’s today that production of an unfinished George Lucas meets — Manmohan Desai space opera-Bollywood cult classic started production. As Huber writes, ‘What most people don’t know: In 1974, Indian Bollywood director Rajat Kumar started filming ‘Antriksh Ke Veer’ (Space Heroes). Sadly, the project was shelved due to budget constraints. The script was later sold to an American guy called George for 500 rupees.’ Huber is custodian to iconic images from the never-released cult classic. There’s the Harrison Ford-resembling swashbuckling Hari Solan, captain of the ramshackle space freighter Millennial Fantoosh trying out some inner peace in a loud satsang. Hari’s ‘mardangi moustache’ makes him the bumbling action veer of this film. There’s Lokesh Saiwalker, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mark Hamill from Star Wars – wielding, no, not a light sabre, but a cricket bat as he tackles the Dark Side. Darth Gabbar is seen frolicking with the village belles, while Princess Leela – the resemblance to Carrie Fisher is uncanny – is the garrulous, spunky ladki burning up the kitchen in a benarasi in one image, and nursing a hangover by having more daaru in another.

Sir Alexander Fleming returned to his lab in St. Mary’s Hospital in London, a big surprise was waiting. He found a blue-green mould growing in one of the petri dishes. Intrigued, his mind went probing on the cause of contamination. Soon Fleming realised he had stumbled upon a discovery that would be hailed as one of the world’s biggest medical breakthroughs. By sheer serendipity, Fleming found the mould had destroyed colonies of staphylococcal bacteria around it. Penicillin — the nemesis for the deadliest bacterial infections — was born. Gruelling work followed. In 1945, Fleming along with his legendary team of researchers Ernst Chain and Sir Howard Florey were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine. As World War II unleashed deaths and miseries, a miracle weapon armed doctors against life-threatening bacterial infections. Until then, minor cuts or bruises carried risks of deaths. Penicillin saved lives of soldiers grievously injured during the war. An article in Science Museum describes the quick build-up to make the drug. It says such was its demand that scientists used every conceivable object — from bed pans to bathtubs — to store volumes of broth for the fermentation process. Gallons of mould broth were needed to get a fingernail of penicillin, says the article. With time, as scientists developed better methods of extraction, it spawned dozens of producers across Europe and the US.

Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow's «desperation». TASS reported that the Russian Interior Ministry database showed Zelenskiy was on a wanted list but gave no further details.

Fortnite enthusiasts, get ready for another thrilling Marvel crossover as the popular game collaborates with Loki, the god of mischief. Here's a sneak peek at the upcoming Loki and Sylvie Laufeydottir cosmetics rumored to hit the Fortnite item shop soon, as per a Dexerto report.

Star Wars Day on May the 4th, fans worldwide can rejoice in the festivities with a myriad of special offers and discounts from renowned retailers. From LEGO sets to Funko collectibles, there's something for every Star Wars enthusiast to explore. Here's a glimpse of the exclusive deals available as per media reports: Amazon's Galactic Extravaganza

Mahatma Gandhi's message on freedom of the press, UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis called on member states to reaffirm their commitment to protecting journalists and media workers worldwide. In a post on X on World Press Freedom Day, marked on May 3, Francis said attacks on press freedom undermine democracy. In the face of misinformation, disinformation, and the environmental crisis, society needs the independence, expertise, and integrity of a free media more than ever. «In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, 'freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.' On #WorldPressFreedomDay, let's reaffirm our commitment to protecting journalists and media workers worldwide,» he said.