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Heavy fighting near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for ceasefire

Gaza: Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials...

Blinken urges New Delhi to cooperate with Ottawa’s probe into Nijjar killing

India flags concerns over pro-Khalistani activities in Canada New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called on India to cooperate with an...

US-China summit next week in San Fransico Bay area

Washington: US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at a summit of Pacific Rim nations in the San...

India, US hold 2+2 dialogue; focus on expanding strategic ties, West Asia situation

New Delhi: India and the US on Friday held wide-ranging talks to expand their global strategic partnership by shoring up engagement in areas of...

China says Dalai Lama’s successor should be from within the country

Projects Tibet as a gateway to South Asia Beijing: China on Friday asserted that any successor to 88-year-old Dalai Lama should be from within the...

US Defence Secretary arrives in India for ‘2+2’ dialogue

New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in the national capital on Thursday and he was welcomed at the airport by his Indian...

India, US to review Israel-Hamas conflict, Ukraine war at ‘2+2’ dialogue on Friday

New Delhi: India and the US will discuss bilateral cooperation in defence and other key areas apart from taking stock of the global developments,...

Arab leaders to meet on Nov 12 to discuss Israel’s bombardment on Gaza

Riyadh: Following a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called a “extraordinary meeting” of the Organization...

Israel pushes thousands of detained cross-border workers into war-torn Gaza

Gaza Strip: Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza, previously working in Israel and the occupied West Bank and then detained by Israel, are being pushed...

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate key rail link, 2 other projects

Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail...

Education sector emerges as most targetted sector for cyber attacks in Apr-Jun: Study

New Delhi: The education sector has emerged as the most targeted industry for cyber attacks, accounting for more than 7 lakh detected threats in...

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched ballistic missiles, drones at Israel

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they launched a “large number” of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israel and warned of more attacks to come. Israel...

Myanmar seeking to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh

Yangon: Myanmar officials have met with Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh to discuss their repatriation to Myanmar. The officials travelled to Bangladesh on Tuesday to...

Elon Musk extends Starlink connectivity to Gaza, says will support aid organisations

New Delhi: Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will provide connectivity to humanitarian groups in Gaza, the billionaire entrepreneur announced...

Gaza facing a total collapse: UN chief

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern at the humanitarian system in Gaza, saying it is facing a total collapse with...

US, China discuss potential meeting between Biden, Xi

Washington: President Joe Biden has emphasised that the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines...

Jashn-e-Rekhta goes global with first Urdu festival in London

London: Jashn-e-Rekhta, one of the world’s largest Urdu language, literary and cultural festivals, being held annually in New Delhi for eight years, will make...

US strikes Iran-linked targets in Syria

‘Action not linked to Israel-Hamas war’ Washington: As Middle East continues to be in a tumultuous situation due to the war in Gaza Strip between...

Sikhs in New York City call for protection after recent hate crime attacks

New York: The Sikh community in New York City has demanded protection following two apparent hate crimes in the city, one of them fatal. The...

Connectivity steps should respect sovereignty of all nations: Jaishankar takes dig at China’s BRI

Bishkek: In a veiled criticism of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said such initiatives should...

Israel-Hamas war- Sent 38 tons of humanitarian goods to Palestinian people: India at UNSC

New York: Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) to the United Nations, Ambassador R. Ravindra on Wednesday emphasized New Delhi’s...

West Bengal teacher among top 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize 2023

London: Deep Narayan Nayak, a teacher from West Bengal, was on Wednesday announced as a top 10 finalist from across 130 countries in the...

Hamas releases two Israeli women hostages

Tel Aviv: Hamas has released two elderly Israeli women, who were held hostage by the Palestinian militant group during the October 7 surprise attacks. An...

Chinese Foreign Minister to visit US from Oct 26-28

Washington: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the US on Thursday for a three-day visit and hold talks with Secretary of State Antony...

Vladimir Putin allegedly ‘suffers cardiac arrest’: Report

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly suffered a “cardiac arrest” and was found lying on the floor in his private Moscow apartment, a media...

Sri Lankan Cabinet approves free tourist visas for visitors from India, six other countries

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the policy to issue free tourist visas to travellers from India and six other countries, Foreign Minister...

In a first, Kashmiri doctor represents India at World Congress on Reproductive Medicine and IVF in USA

Srinagar: In a moment of immense pride for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Syed Sajjad Hussain, a prominent medico in the...

Sikh man, assaulted in New York, dies of injuries

New York: A 66-year-old Sikh man died of his head injuries after being assaulted after a minor car accident, the second attack against a...

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts

Gaza Strip; Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the...

World leaders attend Cairo peace summit to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Hamas war

Cairo: Leaders and top officials from more than a dozen countries have gathered in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for a conference to discuss ways...

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