- Middle East
Hamas criticises new Gaza ceasefire proposal as favouring Netanyahu’s conditions
Gaza: Hamas has criticised the new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, presented in Doha last week, as catering to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conditions, particularly his refusal to agree to a permanent…
- India
Kolkata doctor had multiple injuries, all inflicted before death
Kolkata: The post-mortem report of the woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped and murdered on August 9, has suggested that the body had…
- Middle East
EAM Jaishankar interacts with Indian community in Kuwait
Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who paid an official visit to Kuwait on Sunday, met prominent members of the Indian community there as well as representatives of various professional…
- World
Blinken in Tel Aviv as ceasefire talks hits roadblock
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Israel President Issac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday. He arrived here late Sunday night…
- Kashmir
After 52 days & over five lakh pilgrims, Amarnath Yatra concludes today
Srinagar: After it continued smoothly and peacefully during the last 52 days with nearly five lakh Yatris having ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine, the annual Amarnath Yatra will conclude on Monday. ‘Chhari…
- India
Concept of lateral entry was introduced during UPA rule: Union Minister
New Delhi: While the opposition parties are criticising the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) recent notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through ‘lateral entry’, claiming that it undermines the…
- Andhra Pradesh
4 AP employees suspended for burning files related to Polavaram project
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday suspended four employees in connection with the burning of documents related to the Polavaram project. Taking serious note of the incident that occurred at the Polavaram…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 40,099: Health authorities
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip hit 40,099, Gaza-based health authorities said on Sunday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 25…
- World
5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Ibaraki
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred on Monday at 0:50…
- Telangana
Telangana CM, Governor greet women on Raksha Bandhan
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Sunday extended warm greetings to women on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The Chief Minister hoped that the Rakhi…
- World
Bangladesh’s interim govt plans national elections soon after reforms
Dhaka: Chief Adviser to the Bangladeshi interim government Muhammad Yunus has said a free, fair and participatory election will be arranged as soon as possible after bringing necessary reforms in the state…
- Business
Israel sees sharp decline in GDP growth in Q2
Jerusalem: Growth figures issued on Sunday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics indicated a deep fall in the state’s economy following a sharp rise in the first quarter. Israel’s GDP rose in…
- India
Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal dies of heart attack
Chennai: Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Rakesh Pal has died of a massive cardiac arrest here on Sunday. Sources in the ICG told IANS that he was in INS Adyar…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: 187 killed, 333 injured in monsoon rains & flash floods
Islamabad: Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported. Ninety-six children…
- India
Rajnath releases Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark M. Karunanidhi’s birth centenary
Chennai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday released a commemorative Rs 100 coin to mark the birth centenary of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. M. Karunanidhi was a…
