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Interstellar comet's home traced to cold corner of Milky Way

Florida, April 24 -- The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers re... Read More


Clearing Hormuz mines could take 6 mths: Report

Washington, April 24 -- A Pentagon assessment said it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington Post report... Read More


Hormuz traffic grinds to halt after Iran seizes ships

dubai, April 24 -- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz ground to a halt on Thursday after Iran fired on commercial ships and said it had seized at least two vessels - a first in nearly eight weeks of... Read More


Iran shows off its control over strait

DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 24 -- Iran sho-wed off its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Wa... Read More


10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack

Quetta, April 24 -- A group of militants killed at least 10 people at a copper and gold mining project in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday, the latest violence ... Read More


Turkey votes to ban social media for under-15s

Ankara, April 24 -- The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, state media agency Anadolu reported, the latest country to ... Read More


US fires navy sec in another wartime shakeup at Pentagon

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks a... Read More


US says no deadline for Iran proposal amid talks standoff

washington, April 24 -- The US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides blocking the waterway to gain... Read More


UP feels the heat, power demand surges past 27,000 mw before peak summer

Lucknow, April 24 -- With the mercury soaring across Uttar Pradesh, the state's peak power demand crossed 27,000 mw (megawatt) on Tuesday night at least a month before the usual summer high, signallin... Read More


Moradabad man bludgeons wife to death over gym dispute

MEERUT, April 24 -- A scrap trader allegedly killed his wife following ongoing disputes over her visiting a gym in the Katghar police station area of Moradabad district. He later tried to portray the ... Read More