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    Will Iran and the US sign an MoU? Hope persists despite hurdles

    Vivek Katju
    13 Jun 2026 8:30 PM IST

    Reports suggest Tehran and Washington are nearing a deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pave the way for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and sanctions relief

    US-Iran conflict MOU to be signed
    Opinion
    Graphic showing competing claims over industrial investments in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
    Business

    Is Tamil Nadu losing investments to Andhra? Here are facts behind project claims

    13 Jun 2026 8:41 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee
    Analysis

    As TMC crumbles, what's next for Mamata and the state forces she fought over the years?

    13 Jun 2026 6:50 PM IST
    Kerala monsoon
    India

    Amid El Nino concerns, North Atlantic ‘cold blob’ complicates India’s monsoon outlook

    13 Jun 2026 6:05 PM IST
    Umar Khalid (Left) Sharjeel Imam

    Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam file fresh bail pleas in Delhi riots case

    13 Jun 2026 7:42 PM IST
    Aavin shortage, Tamil Nadu

    Aavin denies Green Magic Milk discontinuation, says supply continues uninterrupted

    13 Jun 2026 7:30 PM IST
    Jaishankar and Rubio

    Jaishankar raises death of three Indian mariners with Rubio, slams US strikes

    13 Jun 2026 7:20 PM IST
    TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay

    Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s meeting with BJP minister fuels fresh TMC revolt buzz

    13 Jun 2026 7:09 PM IST
    Vipin Kumar worker in Romania

    Indian awarded honorary Romanian citizenship for saving 5-year-old girl from frozen lake

    13 Jun 2026 6:51 PM IST
    England football team

    Theft at FIFA World Cup leaves England with just one football to train with

    13 Jun 2026 6:09 PM IST
    CJP faces rivals

    CJP’s Tamil call for Bengaluru protest sparks backlash, forces clarification

    13 Jun 2026 6:00 PM IST
    US Iran deal

    Pakistan says US, Iran may sign deal in 24 hrs; what’s in the ‘Islamabad Agreement’?

    13 Jun 2026 5:31 PM IST
    KEM Hospital MBBS student Sejal Pawar

    Cadaver remark row: KEM Hospital sends student Sejal on 15-day forced leave

    13 Jun 2026 5:22 PM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam to stop Aadhaar issuance for adults to curb illegal immigration, says CM Himanta

    13 Jun 2026 5:10 PM IST
    Kalyan Banerjee

    ‘Abhishek is like my son’: Kalyan Banerjee strikes conciliatory note

    The Federal
    13 Jun 2026 4:25 PM IST

    On Friday, Abhishek had described Kalyan as an elder who had "brought him up" politically and therefore had every right to criticise him

    AFSPA law in northeast India

    Govt says AFSPA will go from the Northeast. It has been going, bit by bit, since 2022

    13 Jun 2026 4:00 PM IST
    TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee rejects merger speculations with Congress, slams party rebels

    TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee rejects merger speculations with Congress, slams party rebels

    13 Jun 2026 3:42 PM IST
    Aashirwad Sooryavanshi

    Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 10-year-old brother Aashirwad smashes 103

    13 Jun 2026 2:54 PM IST
    Pranit More apologises again over ‘Rs 370 biryani’ row, says he made a ‘big mistake’

    Pranit More apologises again over ‘Rs 370 biryani’ row, says he made a ‘big mistake’

    13 Jun 2026 2:04 PM IST
    Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan

    Nipah patient stable, all contact tests negative: Kerala Health Minister

    13 Jun 2026 1:48 PM IST
    TMC’s double coup and Mamata’s silence: Martyrs’ Day will be her last test

    TMC’s double coup and Mamata’s silence: Martyrs’ Day will be her last test

    13 Jun 2026 1:43 PM IST
    IIT Kanpur

    After IIT Kanpur job offer, whiz kid Nisarga Adhikary says no plans to study further

    13 Jun 2026 1:11 PM IST
    Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei

    Anthropic to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 globally after US govt export curbs

    13 Jun 2026 12:57 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal

    Kejriwal claims Punjab Assembly polls may be advanced to November 2026, backs Mann

    13 Jun 2026 12:08 PM IST
    IAF AN 32

    Five IAF personnel killed as AN-32 transport aircraft crashes at Assam's Jorhat airbase

    13 Jun 2026 11:57 AM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan and Rahul Gandhi

    Pinarayi Vijayan hits back at Rahul Gandhi, alleges his politics benefits BJP

    13 Jun 2026 11:25 AM IST
    PM Modi leaves for visit to France and Slovakia

    Modi begins France, Slovakia tour; G7 Summit in focus

    13 Jun 2026 11:18 AM IST
    US striker Folarin Balogun

    Folarin Balogun’s 2-goal debut electrifies crowd as US beats Paraguay 4-1 in opening match

    13 Jun 2026 10:59 AM IST
    fire broke out at South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad building

    Sabotage or accident?: Fire in Kolkata that destroyed over 4,000 EVMs sparks questions

    13 Jun 2026 10:11 AM IST
    Tree-lined 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, facing demolition for the proposed elevated corridor project.

    Bengaluru flyover plan sparks uproar over greenery loss and opacity

    13 Jun 2026 10:00 AM IST
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