- Middle East
Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon despite ceasefire: Report
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek area, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said. The official National News Agency said…
- India
Over 68 hrs on, 3-yr-old still stuck in borewell; rat miners roped in Raj
Jaipur: Over 68 hours on, rescue efforts are underway to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 700-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. A 160-foot-deep pit was being dug to…
- Middle East
Ambush in Syria kills 14 interim govt officers
Damascus: Fourteen officers from Syria’s interim Ministry of Interior were killed and ten others injured in a “treacherous ambush” in the northwestern province of Tartus on Wednesday, the interim government’s Interior Minister…
- Business
Indian share market opens in green, Nifty above 23,800
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened higher on Thursday as buying was seen in the PSU bank, auto, financial service and metal sectors on Nifty. At around 9:37 am, Sensex was trading…
- Bollywood
Kartik Aaryan bags Karan Johar’s next after their Dostana fallout
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar has announced his next project, “Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri,” with Kartik Aaryan in the lead role. On Christmas, KJo took to his Instagram to…
- India
Outrage expressed over renewed sale of Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India
Lucknow: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” in India and appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it.…
- News
Andhra CM Naidu meets PM Modi, seeks special financial assistance
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some Central ministers including Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Wednesday, seeking special financial assistance…
- Hyderabad
Tollywood representatives to meet CM Revanth Reddy today
Hyderabad: In a move to repair strained ties with the Telangana government in the wake of row over stampede at a theatre during premier show of Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’, representatives of…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Houthis
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Houthi forces in Yemen would face consequences similar to those experienced by other anti-Israel groups. “The Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the…
- Middle East
Israeli defence minister vows to maintain military control over Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israeli forces will remain in Gaza and maintain “security control” over the Palestinian territory, raising concerns that the latest round of ceasefire talks…
- Middle East
Israel, Hamas blame each other for Gaza ceasefire delay
Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas exchanged accusations on Wednesday, each blaming the other for delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal. In a press statement, Hamas said the talks in Doha, mediated by…
- Chennai
One held for rape of Anna University student inside campus in Chennai
Chennai: A 37-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the rape of a female student here inside the campus of Anna University in the early hours on Wednesday, an…
- Middle East
Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, says army
Jerusalem: Israel’s air defence systems on Wednesday intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, the Israeli military said in a statement. The projectile “was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said.Sirens…
- Middle East
UN Chief alarmed by spreading famine crisis in Sudan
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the rapidly worsening food security situation in Sudan and calls for the parties to facilitate access to humanitarian assistance, his spokesperson said in…
- Middle East
Turkey to support Syria in rebuilding energy, transport infrastructure
Ankara: Turkey announced plans to assist Syria in rebuilding key energy and transportation infrastructure. “A delegation from the energy ministry will visit Syria as soon as possible to examine the electricity and…
