Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday alleged that the United States was displaying “hooliganism” against Iran and accused it of taking “irrational” actions that undermine the sovereignty of nations. Inaugurating the first phase of a government-constructed township for landslide survivors here, the chief minister also criticised Israel, describing it as a “rogue nation” and...

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday announced that a new interim leadership council has formally begun functioning. This comes after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes.In a recorded video statement broadcast on state television, Pezeshkian said, “The interim leadership council started its work. We will continue with all...

File photo of Satish Jarkiholi. Photo: Special Arrangement “I believe that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete a five-year term. No one has ever said that he will leave his post after two and a half years or three years. I think he will continue,’’ Satish Jarkiholi, PWD Minister and Congress leader, said in Bagalkot on...