Operation Ajay: Second batch of Indians gather to board return flight from Israel
Indian passengers on Friday night gathered at the airport to board flight back to India from Tel Aviv under ‘Operation Ajay’ launched amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. After safely evacuating 212 Indian nationals from Israel, Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv facilitated more flights to bring second batch of Indian passengers. The passengers […]
Teacher stabbed to death in attack at French school
ARRAS: A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in north-eastern France, with prosecutors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. The attack in the town of Arras comes with France, which has large Jewish and Muslim populations, on high alert […]
Union Min urges Indians in Israel to stay safe, contact Indian Embassy if needed
Kochi: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday urged the Indians stranded in Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian group Hamas, to stay safe and to contact the Indian embassy there if they require any assistance. Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan said the Indian embassy has already issued an […]
Russia eyes return to UN rights body despite Ukraine war
UNITED NATIONS: Russia, which was ousted from the UN Human Rights Council after its forces invaded Ukraine, will attempt a return to the body on Tuesday — an uncertain move that will provide a gauge of its international support. The UN General Assembly will vote that day to elect 15 new members to the Geneva-based […]
Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for prisoner swap deal
CAIRO: US President Joe Biden called Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to thank him for Doha’s mediation that resulted in the release of a number of Americans from Iran, the Amiri Diwan and the White House said on Tuesday. Last month, with Doha’s mediation, Iran freed five Americans as part of a prisoner […]
Teen guns down 2 in Bangkok shopping mall
BANGKOK: A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after a shooting at a packed Bangkok mall that left two people dead and five wounded, and sent hundreds of panicked shoppers running in terror into the streets. Witnesses spoken about chaotic scenes as shots rang out at the upmarket Siam Paragon mall in the heart of […]
TMC leaders fly by air, workers by bus, BJP alleges after TMC workers bus accident
After the Trinamool Congress workers bus met with an accident, politics is flying thick and fast between the BJP and the TMC with the saffron party leaders accusing the TMC leaders of resorting to air travel and leaving the poor workers in the lurch making them travel in the buses a distance nothing less than […]
Anti-govt rally draws ‘1 million’ people in Poland
WARSAW: Around a million people gathered on Sunday at a rally in Warsaw to protest against Poland’s conservative government two weeks ahead of a key general election. Called by opposition leader and former premier Donald Tusk, the “Million Hearts March” sought to mobilise the electorate ahead of the vote. “This is absolutely the biggest demonstration […]
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 […]