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Israeli forces recover bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, leaving behind 50 hostages yet to be found

On 7 October, 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas killed 1200 people and took 251 hostages, according to official Israeli sources.

Head of Palestine Corps who ‘financed & armed’ Hamas killed in Iran’s Qom, says Israel

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Saeed Izadi financed and armed Hamas during the October 7 attacks, describing the commander’s killing as a ‘major achievement for Israeli intelligence and the air force’.

Hamas says Iran ‘paying the price’ for supporting Gaza militants

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said Iran, its strategic ally, was "paying the price" for supporting militant groups in Gaza in their decades-long struggle against Israel, after

Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar eliminated by Israeli forces, claims PM Netanyahu

Mohammad Sinwar had been the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month and Netanyahu said on May 21 that it was likely he had been killed.

‘Hamas Out’: Protests erupt in northern Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians decry militant group

"Out, out, out, Hamas get out," chanted those seen in one of the posts published on X, apparently from the Beit Lahiya region of Gaza on Tuesday. It showed people marching down a dusty street between war-damaged buildings.

Indian scholar self-deports after US revokes visa alleging support for Hamas

Ranjani Srinivasan, Indian national & a doctoral student at Columbia University, was involved in activities supporting Haas, a terrorist organisation, said the US Department of State press release.

Israel, Hamas ready for next ceasefire talks, mediators push to extend 42-day truce

Hamas is engaging in ceasefire talks with Egyptian mediators who have been facilitating the talks with officials from Qatar. They aim to proceed to the next stage of the deal.

US holds unprecedented talks with Hamas, warns of ‘hell to pay’ on non-compliance on hostage issue

Breaking a diplomatic taboo on negotiating with 'terrorist groups', White House has given authority to hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler to negotiate with Hamas.

Hamas releases three hostages amid ceasefire talks, frail condition shocks Israelis

In exchange for the three hostages, Israel is set to release 183 Palestinian prisoners, including 18 serving life sentences and 111 detained in Gaza during the war, said Hamas.

Iran’s leader Khamenei meets Hamas acting chief, two other leaders of Palestinian outfit

The Iranian state media reported the meeting held Thursday but gave no details on what its agenda or outcome was.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.