BEIRUT, JERUSALEM: Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city of Haifa and Hamas vowed to rise again as Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon, a year after the devastating Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis held ceremonies and protests on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 […]
MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday that it still had an emergency hotline with the United States and the NATO military alliance to deflate crises as nuclear risks rise amid the gravest confrontation between Moscow and West since the depths of the Cold War. The 2-1/2-year-old Ukraine war is entering what Russian officials say is its […]
Muizzu says words can’t do justice to its beauty AGRA: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in India on a four-day bilateral visit, went to see the Taj Mahal with First Lady Sajidha Mohamed. “It is tough to describe this mausoleum’s beauty as words simply cannot do it justice. This mesmerising intricacy and attention to […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government has announced the formation of a nine-member commission to review and evaluate the country’s constitution, and recommend necessary reforms. Under the leadership of prominent Bangladeshi-American professor Ali Riaz, the Constitution Reform Commission will submit its report to the government within 90 days, the state-run BSS news agency reported. The commission was […]
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme in a pilot phase for the country’s youth. The scheme aims to provide students with internship opportunities to address youth unemployment. Through this scheme, PM envisions to provide internships to 1 crore young people over the next five years. As of […]
NEW DELHI: With the BJP racing ahead in Haryana as per the early trends, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the “biggest lesson” of the poll results is that one should never be “overconfident” in the elections. The BJP looks forward to a comfortable win in Haryana, leading in 50 of the 90 assembly […]
CHANDIGARH: Olympic wrestler and Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday won her maiden election, defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar from Julana assembly seat in Haryana, according to the Election Commission. “This was a people’s battle, and they’ve won and I was just a face. I am thankful to all the love and respect […]
CHANDIGARH: As the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Haryana Assembly election result trends, the BJP leaders on Tuesday attributed the saffron party’s impressive show in the polls to leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reacting to the election result trends, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the party is confident that […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday hear a plea that seeks to allow climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar or any other suitable location in the national capital. The plea was mentioned for an urgent hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice […]
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he will support any chief ministerial candidate announced by allies Congress or NCP (SP) to “save” Maharashtra. Addressing an event, former chief minister Thackeray also accused the Maharashtra government of setting fake narratives in the state through advertisements, ahead of the assembly polls which are […]