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Daughters of Sindhi activist Hidayat Lohar arrested after brutal baton charge by Pak law enforcement agencies

Larkana , March 17 (ANI): Pakistan's way of suppressing the voices of dissent violently was once again demonstrated, after the law enforcement agencies of...

Ukrainian drones have hit 12 Russian oil refineries, Kyiv source says

KYIV (Reuters) -Long-range Ukrainian attack drones launched by the SBU domestic security service have hit 12 Russian oil refineries during the war so far, a Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters

Netanyahu says Israel to press on with assault as truce talks to resume

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed international pressure on Sunday and said he would keep on with the military

‘Noon against Putin’: Thousands of Russians turn out to fulfil Navalny’s ‘last wish’

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of people turned up at polling stations across Russia on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful

Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election but thousands join noon protest

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a landslide

Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power, Russia says

(Reuters) -Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia that sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, took aim at Moscow and disrupted electricity supplies in border areas, Russia said on

Decision to have PTI-backed candidates join SIC was of Imran Khan: Hamid Raza

Islamabad , March 17 (ANI): Sahibzada Hamid Raza, the chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), stated that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was...

Aid reaches northern Gaza as Israel and Hamas consider truce talks

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Trucks of flour have reached northern Gaza for distribution to areas that have had no aid in four months, Palestinian media reported on Sunday, with famine

Germany’s Scholz say Rafah assault would make regional peace ‘very difficult’

By Sarah Marsh AQABA, Jordan (Reuters) - The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah would make regional peace "very difficult", German

Navalny’s widow takes part in ‘noon against Putin’ protest in Berlin, activists say

BERLIN (Reuters) - Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, took part in a noon protest against President Vladimir Putin on Sunday in Berlin. Navalny spokeswoman Kira

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How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Complex network of India’s existing air defence capabilities & the way forward

Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.