Israel reopens Gaza crossings after two weeks
GAZA CITY: Israel reopened crossing points with Gaza Strip on Thursday, allowing thousands of Palestinian workers to get to their jobs in Israel and the occupied West Bank, after nearly two weeks of closure prompted by protests along the border. Around 18,000 Gazans have permits from Israeli authorities to work outside the blockaded enclave, providing […]
Govt Working On Policy To Make National Highways Pothole Free By Year-End: Gadkari
The Government is working on a policy to ensure that there are no potholes on national highways by year-end and construction of roads on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode is being preferred as such projects are maintained in a better manner, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. With an aim to make the national highways free […]
Girl student stabbed to death on way to school in London as knife crime continues
After a 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed on her way to school on Wednesday, London police said that they had detained a youngster, igniting new concerns about the severity of knife crime in the UK. Around 8.30 am (0730 GMT), emergency personnel, including an air ambulance, were summoned to the site in Croydon, south London, […]
CRPF to give security cover to CBI teams in Manipur
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be providing security to the team of Central Bureau of Investigation which is visiting the violence hit areas in Manipur. “Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been given charge of security of CBI teams visiting various locations in Manipur for investigation purposes and collection of evidence,” a senior official […]
Swedish police open arson case after mosque fire
Swedish police said on Tuesday that they were investigating whether a fire that reduced a mosque to rubble the previous day in central Sweden was arson. “The investigation into the fire is continuing. Police will question witnesses and verify whether there were security cameras in the area,” the police said in a statement on their […]
Congress like ‘rusted iron’ which promoted corruption, appeasement politics: Modi
Bhopal: With an eye on the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tore into Congress equating the party with “rusted iron” which he said would push MP back into the BIMARU category if given an opportunity again. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’, the prime minister said the […]
Kosovo calls upon Serbia to hand over escaped gunmen after shootout
MITROVICA: Kosovo called on Serbia on Monday to hand over ethnic Serb gunmen it said had escaped after a shootout with Kosovar police that killed four people in the restive north of the country, aggravating tensions between Pristina and Belgrade. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves into […]
Eleven students injured after school van overturns in Bihar’s Bagaha
At least 11 students were injured after a school van overturned and fell in a pit in Bagaha city in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Monday. The van belonged to the JP Public School Ram Nagar. Three of the students suffered critical injuries. The victims were admitted to Ram Nagar government hospital, and health department […]
Italian PM admits she hoped to do ‘better’ on migration
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she had hoped to do “better” on controlling irregular migration, which has surged since her far-right party won historic elections a year ago. “Clearly we hoped for better on immigration, where we worked so hard,” she said in an interview marking the win, broadcast late on Saturday […]
Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM
Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said on Thursday. A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the coastal city after the Mediterranean Storm Daniel lashed the area on September 10. It razed entire neighbourhoods, […]