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“This extreme government are refusing ceasefire”: Palestinian envoy Adnan Alhaija targets Israel

New Delhi , October 1 (ANI): Adnan Abu Alhaija, the Palestinian Ambassador to India, expressed skepticism about achieving a ceasefire with Israel under the...

Syrian air defences intercept ‘hostile targets’ over vicinity of Damascus

(Reuters) - Syrian air defences intercepted "hostile targets" over the vicinity of Damascus, following an explosion that was heard in the capital, state media said early on Tuesday. (Reporting by

Biden to keep target of accepting 125,000 refugees next year, memo says

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden will keep the administration's target of accepting 125,000 refugees next year, according to a memo delivered to the U.S. State Department on Monday. (Reporting By

Israeli military has begun ‘limited’ raids against Hezbollah targets in border area of southern Lebanon

(Reuters) - Israeli military had begun limited, localized and targeted raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area of southern Lebanon, it said in a statement early on Tuesday. (Reporting by

Tibetan Youth Congress organises cycle rally against cultural genocide in Tibet by China

New Delhi , October 1 (ANI): The Tibetan Youth Congress recently organised a cycle rally to raise awareness about the cultural genocide in Tibet...

North Korea criticises US deployment of nuclear assets in South Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's defence ministry denounced the United States' deployment of nuclear strategic assets in South Korea, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday, as Seoul was gearing up for a

Putin orders conscription of 133,000 servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia's autumn draft that starts Oct. 1 and goes until the end of the year, according to a Kremlin

EAM Jaishankar meets US Commerce Secy Raimondo; discusses semiconductors, critical minerals

Washington DC , October 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Monday. The meeting focused...

Rocket attack targets military base hosting US forces in Baghdad, military sources say

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least two Katyusha rockets were fired at a military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad International Airport, two Iraqi military officials told Reuters early on Tuesday. Air

New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - As the Swiss National Bank's new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the central bank's handling of the Credit Suisse crash and its

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Dear Indian women, leave your fundamental rights at the wedding altar

How have we arrived in 2024, where summarily divorcing your wife can land you in jail, but sexually assaulting her will not?

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?