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New Delhi: The mysterious death of a 33-year-old Indian seafarer in Venezuela has taken a shocking turn after a post-mortem conducted in Uttar Pradesh found that all of his major internal organs were missing. Rakesh Chauhan, a resident of Deoria district, had travelled to Venezuela in November 2025 as a crew member on a merchant navy ship. His family was informed in May that he had died, with the company initially claiming that the cause was cardiac arrest. However, after his body was brought back to India, fresh questions emerged over the circumstances of his death. Second post-mortem raises…

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is “getting along very well with Iran” and that recent diplomatic meetings held in Qatar have shown encouraging progress. Speaking to reporters before boarding a Qatar-provided Air Force One aircraft for a trip to North Dakota, Trump said the talks with Iran were heading in a constructive direction, especially on the issue of nuclear development. “The denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well. They’ve had very good meetings, and we’ll see,” Trump said while addressing the media. He added that while tensions between the two countries have existed…

New Delhi: After seven decades as a state owned airline in Pakistan, PIA has finally been sold to private players at a whopping cost of PKR 13,500 crores. The bid was put forward in the widely publicised auction and was broadcast live by the government. This marked the second attempt to privatise the PIA by the government. Arif Habib Limited (AHL), a Karachi-based securities brokerage, led the winning consortium in the auction, which included AKD Group Holdings Limited, fertiliser manufacturer Fatima Fertiliser, private school network City Schools, and real estate firm Lake City Holdings Limited. FFC (Fauji Fertilisers Corporation), a…

Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has dismissed Iran’s public denial of ongoing peace negotiations with Washington, describing Tehran’s stance as a “Persian negotiating tactic” while asserting that the United States remains in a strong position irrespective of the outcome of the talks.  Speaking on The Michael Knowles Show, Vance said technical-level discussions between the US and Iran were continuing despite Tehran's repeated claims that no peace talks were underway. According to him, these discussions are building on negotiations that have already taken place. "There were scheduled talks, really technical talks, building on the negotiation that we've already had. Those…