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'Rahul Baba plane will crash once again in Maharashtra': Amit Shah takes dig at Congress ahead of polls | Fire breaks out at a south Kolkata market, no casualties reported | Taliban govt appoints Afghan student Ikramuddin Kamil as envoy in Mumbai | 'Executive can't become judge and demolish house of accused': Supreme Court on bulldozer justice | TMC leader shot dead as violence mars bypolls in Bengal's North 24 Parganas | Jharkhand in first phase of assembly elections today; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra faces bypoll contest from Wayanad | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sexual abuse scandal involving Church of England | Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE, announces Donald Trump | Ryanair flight en route to Manchester makes emergency landing at London airport after passenger dies midair | Manipur: 3 children, 3 women missing following Jiribam encounter which killed 10 suspected Kuki militants

Washington Post loses over 2 lakh subscribers after Bezos blocked Kamala Harris' endorsement in US Prez polls

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Washington D.C./IBNS: The Washington Post has lost over 2,00,000 subscribers after it refused to endorse Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris in the United States' Presidential elections, media reports said.

Temporary appointment, reacts Israel's Defence Minister after Naim Qassem named as Hezbollah's new secretary general

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Israel's Defence Minister  Yoav Gallant has reacted to the appointment of Naim Qassem as Hezbollah's new secretary general as a 'temporary appointment'.

Amid ongoing war with Ukraine, Russia begins nuclear drill; calls it 'most difficult phase'

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Moscow/IBNS: Acting on President Vladimir Putin's orders, Russia's nuclear forces on Tuesday began a special drill exercise amid its ongoing war with Ukraine, media reports said.

Five die unknown gunmen open fire on dam construction workers in Pakistan

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least five people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a dam construction site in Panjgur’s Paroom district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to rage.

Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new secretary-general

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Hezbollah group has named Naim Qassem as its new secretary-general, days after Hassan Nasrallah was eliminated by Israel, media reports said.

UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Top UN officials continued to line up on Tuesday to defend the irreplaceable role of the global body’s agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, insisting that if implemented, the Israeli parliament’s decision to ban it would only deepen suffering in Gaza.

World Uyghur Congress: Activist Rushan Abbas appointed as new chairperson

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

World Uyghur Congress, a body that fights for the Uyghur community and their rights, has elected a new leadership during the recently held General Assembly.

Uzbekistan parties supporting President Mirziyoyev win parliamentary elections as country undergoes reforms

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Tashkent/IBNS: Parties supporting Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the parliament seats in the Central Asian nation undergoing political reforms, according to official results released on Monday.

Bangladesh interim govt plans to convert former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace to revolution museum

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to convert ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace into a museum to mark the July-August uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government.

China: Five people, including three minors, injured in knife attack in Beijing

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least five people, including three minors, were injured in a stabbing incident in China's capital Beijing city on Monday.

Israel's recent strikes on Iran damaged two secretive military bases: Reports

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Israel's recent strikes on Iran damaged two secret military bases in the country, media reports said citing satellite photos.

Middle East conflict: Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike that targeted school

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least nine Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, media reports said.

Human rights advocates discuss the need to ban Pakistan from Commonwealth for human rights abuse and blasphemy laws

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Several human rights advocates have said Pakistan should be banned from the commonwealth for misusing blasphemy law and persecution of religious minorities in the country.

Antonio Guterres expresses shock over death and destruction in north Gaza

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on Sunday.

Pakistani textile exporters complain decision to slash gas supply to power plants

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has slammed the government's decision to discontinue gas supply to the  Captive Power Plants (CPPs) from Jan 1.

Pakistan: Patient dies in hospital after he was not transported to Peshawar due to road closure

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

A patient died in a Pakistani hospital after he could not be transported to Peshawar city due to the closure of roads in Kurram.

Amid family tensions, UK's Prince William shares childhood memory with estranged brother Prince Harry in documentary

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

London: In a rare mention, UK’s Prince William shared a childhood memory involving his estranged brother Prince Harry, who ditched ties with his royal connections to live in the US with his wife Meghan Markle and two children, media reports said.

Pakistan: Large number of teachers boycott assessment test fearing failure

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

A large number of teachers in Pakistan's Punjab region boycotted the Training Need Assessment (TNA) test which was held on Saturday, fearing failure in the examination.

Pakistan: Balochistan National Party Mengal announces series of protests against atrocities committed against people

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M) leader Agha Hassan Baloch has announced a series of protests against the atrocities committed against people of the Pakistani region.

Middle East Crisis: IDF confirms top Hezbollah commander eliminated during air strike

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday confirmed Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil Area commander Ahmed Jafar Maatouk has been eliminated.

Canada: Four Indian-origin people die after Tesla catches fire in road mishap

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least four Indo-Canadian people died after the Tesla car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a divider close to Toronto city in Canada recently, police said.

Israel: Truck rams into people in Tel Aviv bus stop, 33 injured

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least 33 people were wounded in a suspected terror attack after a truck rammed a bus stop in Israel's Tel Aviv city on Sunday.

Pakistan: Suicide blast on a checkpost in North Waziristan leaves eight dead

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least eight people, including four policemen and two security officials, died after a suicide bomb blast rocked a joint police and security forces checkpoint in the Eidak area of North Waziristan district on Saturday, media reports said.

UN's atomic energy watchdog confirms Iran's nuclear programme remained unaffected by Israel's air strike

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief  Rafael Grossi has confirmed that Iran's nuclear programme remained unaffected by Israel's recently conducted deadly airstrike.

Road mishap in Mexico leaves 24 dead

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

At least 24 people died and five others were injured after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer early Saturday in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, media reports said.

Trump supporter Elon Musk worked in US illegally while on student visa: Report

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Elon Musk worked in the U.S. without proper authorization while on a student visa when he co-founded Zip2, leaving Stanford to start his entrepreneurial journey, according to The Washington Post, which cited former colleagues, court records, and company documents.

Iran vows retaliation after Israel conducts 'precise strikes' on military facilities

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Avenging the October 1 attack, Israel struck back at Iran conducting "precise strikes" on military facilities in Tehran and nearby provinces on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Christian community member claims his house was illegally occupied by land-grabbing mafia

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

A Christian community member has asked the government to take notice of the alleged illegal occupation of his occupational home by a land-grabbing mafia, media reports said.

Nepal: New hospital building built with the Indian govt's financial assistance inaugurated

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:00 pm

The Hospital Building of Galyang City Hospital in Nepal's Galyang Municipality, built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the total project cost of NRs.40.13 million under‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’, was jointly inaugurated on Friday.