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Blast heard, smoke seen in southwest Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli strike early Monday hit an upper floor of an apartment building in the Kola district of Beirut, Reuters witnesses said, making it the first Israeli strike within Beirut’s

Israel: New Hope leader Gideon Saar reunites with Netanyahu’s government

Tel Aviv , September 30 (ANI): In a significant move, Gideon Saar, leader of the New Hope party, on Sunday, rejoined Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israel strikes Yemen port, keeps up Lebanon assault

By Emily Rose and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday and mounted further airstrikes in Lebanon, expanding its confrontation with Iran's

US conducts precision strikes in Syria, kills 37 terrorists

Washington DC , September 30 (ANI): The US on Sunday conducted precision strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including high-ranking leaders from ISIS.In...

Moldovan minister urges voters to shun ‘thieves’ after cash offered in EU referendum

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - A senior government minister urged Moldovans on Sunday to shun "thieves, fugitives and bandits" after an exiled pro-Russian business magnate pledged to pay

US changes tack on Haiti peacekeeping push amid China, Russia opposition

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has dropped a push for the U.N. Security Council to ask for a plan to transform a security mission helping fight armed gangs in Haiti into a formal U.N.

Arab world split in reactions to killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

By Jaidaa Taha CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's killing of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was met with silence by many Sunni-led states across the region, showcasing the split between populations

Russian prime minister to attend Eurasian meeting after Iran visit

(Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will attend a meeting in Armenia on Tuesday of the Eurasian Economic Forum, the government said on Sunday, referring to a body within the framework

Far right wins Austria election, boosting European right-wing surge

By Francois Murphy and Dave Graham VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, preliminary results showed, illustrating

US President Biden to speak with Israeli PM Netanyahu following Nasrallah’s death

Washington DC , September 30 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is set to engage in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

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Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?