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What India can learn from Israel’s desalination and water management technologies

Israel sources 25% of its drinking water from desalination plants. Since 2005, country has produced 585 mn cubic metres of water a year through desalination & recycled 90% of its wastewater.

5 dead including children after Israel strikes southern Lebanon

Lebanese PM Salam, in a post on X, described the attack as a 'blatant crime against civilians and a message of intimidation aimed at our people returning to their villages in the south.'

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, state media says

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from state media on Wednesday that identified him as Babak Shahbazi. Entangled in a decades-long shadow war

US close to finalising defence deal with Qatar after Israel’s strike in Doha

The attack in Doha was especially sensitive as Qatar is a close US ally and home to the biggest American military base in the Middle East.

‘Scandalous’: UN enquiry commission says Israel committing genocide in Gaza, holds govt responsible

Israel accused the commission of bias and refused to cooperate. President Isaac Herzog, named in the report, condemned its findings, saying it ‘misinterpreted’ his words.

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives in Jerusalem

Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City and forced thousands of people from their homes, Palestinian officials said.

Nothing will deter our mediation role — Qatari PM after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Doha

Doha, along with Cairo and Washington, has been a key mediator between Israel and Hamas during the war in Gaza. PM al-Thani criticized Netanyahu for practicing "state terrorism".

Israeli air force strikes deep inside Qatar targeting Hamas leadership including top negotiator

Those attacked have ‘led the terrorist organisation’s activities for years & are directly responsible for 7 October massacre,' IDF & Israel Security Agency Shin Bet say in statement.

2 shooters open fire at Jerusalem bus stop killing 5, leaving 11 injured

Israeli PM's office said PM Netanyahu was holding a 'situation assessment' with security officials. It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting & why.

Was Israel’s attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? What the laws say

Even if it were argued that the hospital was a lawful target due to its being used by Hamas fighters, the collateral damage would have been vast, violating the rule on proportionality.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.