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International court finds Switzerland guilty of human rights violation in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women

Strasbourg , April 9 (ANI): An international court based in France made a groundbreaking decision on Tuesday, asserting that Switzerland's failure to adequately confront...

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s jail security measures cost Rs 1.2 million monthly

Islamabad , April 9 (ANI): The monthly bill of security provisions for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan at Adiala Jail are whopping over Rs...

Israeli seaborne missile defence system used for first time

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel for the first time used a seaborne missile defence system to shoot down a drone approaching from the Red Sea that had set off sirens in the port city of Eilat, the

Swiss climate policy shortcomings violated human rights, top court rules

By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Christian Levaux STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) -Europe's top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its

Explainer-What is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas against Israel?

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hostilities between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel have rumbled on in parallel to the Gaza war for more than six months, fuelling concern about the risk of a wider conflict between

Netanyahu says Israel will eliminate Hamas’ brigades, including in Rafah

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will complete the elimination of Hamas' brigades, including in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and nothing will prevent this, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on

EAM Jaishankar discusses semiconductors, green growth with Belgium’s top diplomat

New Delhi , April 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Secretary-General of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Theodora Gentzis discussed strengthening...

Pakistan issues 2,843 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi celebrations

New Delhi , April 9 (ANI): Pakistan has issued 2,843 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India, allowing them to participate in the annual Baisakhi...

Chaos of Gaza war forces Christians to bury dead in Muslim cemeteries

By Mohammed Salem GAZA (Reuters) - Too frightened to travel on dangerous roads that lead to their graveyards in Gaza, Palestinian Christians are lowering their loved ones into the ground in Muslim

Siemens’s Snabe open to extending his stay as chairman past 2025

By Alexander Hübner MUNICH (Reuters) -Siemens Chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe is open to extending his stint at the German engineering and technology company after his term expires next year, he told

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Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?