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Hamas’ armed wing says Israeli airstrike killed two hostages in Rafah

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said on Friday that two Israeli hostages held in Gaza were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Rafah a few days ago. The group, in a video posted

Food supplies in southern Gaza at risk, says UN official

By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) - Supplies of food to southern Gaza are at risk after Israel extended its military operations and those displaced by the offensive there face a public health crisis, a senior

PoJK: Pallandri protests demand release of Kashmiri activists

Pallandri , June 14 (ANI): The region of Pallandri in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) witnessed a significant protest organised by activists of the...

Indian Ocean Rim Association States share best practices for developing cruise tourism at conference

New Delhi , June 14 (ANI): The two-day India-IORA Cruse Tourism Conference was held in New Delhi on June 13 and 14.Officials and experts...

PM Modi participates in G7 Outreach Session on AI, energy, Africa

Apulia , June 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking part in the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) Outreach Session on Artificial Intelligence,...

EU leaders to stress defence and competitiveness as strategic goals

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will urge policymakers at summit in two weeks' time to increase defence spending, boost economic competitiveness and prepare for the bloc's enlargement,

Sri Lanka to send parliamentary team to discuss mercenaries in Russia

Colombo, Jun 14 (PTI) A Sri Lankan parliamentary delegation will visit Russia for a two-day visit from June 26 to discuss the repatriation...

Child stabbed in Finland, police suspect man with far-right sympathies

HELSINKI (Reuters) - A man with far-right sympathies is suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack in which a 12-year-old child was seriously wounded at a shopping centre in the northern Finnish city

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern Israel, the military said as an

US says it and Turkey are sanctioning ISIS-linked human-smuggling group

(Reuters) - The United States and Turkey are working together to crack down on a human smuggling network linked to the Islamic State militant movement, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday.

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?