Sir — The six-time gold medalist in boxing, M.C. Mary Kom, has shown, once again, that excelling in sports has little to do with one’s gender. The idea that men are “stronger” and more capable...

President Donald Trump plans to keep US troops in Iraq to monitor and maintain pressure on neighbouring Iran, committing to a US military presence in the region’s war zones even as he moves to withd...

The rise in geo-political tensions left its mark on global oil, equity, bullion and currency markets with Brent crude jumping more than $3 and the rupee sliding 42 paise on Friday after a US air strik...

There was an undercurrent of tension in Aurangzeb’s court when news arrived of the arrival of an envoy from Iran. “The news that a Persian mission was coming caused a flutter in the Mughal Court. ...

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched six ballistic missiles early on Monday toward eastern Syria, targeting militants it blamed for an attack on a military parade in Iran last month whil...

Iran fired a Shahab-3 medium-range missile on Wednesday, a US military official said, playing it down by saying that it did not pose a threat to American or other western shipping or military bases in...

As the Iranian crisis threatens to boil over, it would seem that the former British ambassador to the United States of America may not have been too far out in dismissing Donald Trump as “diplomatic...

Three Iranian vessels tried to block a tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz but backed off when confronted by a Royal Navy warship, the British government said on Thursday, raising the stakes i...

Iran announced on Sunday it would shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, a major breach likely to draw a tougher reaction from US President Donald Trump ...

More Iranians are using social media to vent anger at what they see as the corruption and extravagance of a privileged few, while the majority struggles to get by in an economy facing tighter US sanct...