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Congress's overconfidence cost us: Team Uddhav Thackeray on Maharashtra decimation | Jaishankar meets PM Modi amid concerns over attack on Hindus in Bangladesh | Mamata Banerjee backs Modi govt's stand on arrest of Hindu monk in Bangladesh | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after Wayanad victory in poll debut | India welcomes Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, hopes this will lead to peace | No bribery charges against Gautam Adani and his nephew in US indictment, claims Adani Green | Wrestler Bajrang Punia banned for four years over violation of anti-doping rules | Bangladesh: Lawyer dies during clash over arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das outside Chittagong court | Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect, halts 13-month conflict | Eknath Shinde resigns as Maharashtra CM amid suspense over top post

Pakistan: Two criminals snatch handbag of British diplomat's wife in Islamabad

Oct 02, 2024, at 10:46 pm

Two suspected street criminals snatched the handbag of the wife of a British diplomat in Islamabad city of Pakistan.

Middle-East tension: India directs citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iran

Oct 02, 2024, at 09:59 pm

The Indian government on Wednesday advised its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran amid the growing escalation of tension in the Middle East area.

Iran made a big mistake: warns Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu after Tehran launches missiles

Oct 02, 2024, at 01:57 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned that Iran made “a big mistake” by firing 181 missiles towards Israel, media reports said.

Iran fires over 100 missiles at Israel, IDF says threat over for now and vows to retaliate

Oct 02, 2024, at 06:18 am

In a sharp escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, Iran launched a massive missile attack firing as many as 100 projectiles on Israel Tuesday to retaliate the killing of Hezbollah chief in Beirut, media reports said.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue vandalised in Canada

Oct 02, 2024, at 12:08 am

In a distressing act of vandalism, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji’s statue in Brampton, Canada, was defaced by Hosaam Hamdan, a Palestinian protester, alongside other Islamic extremists.

Pakistan:20 labourers abducted by armed men

Oct 02, 2024, at 12:04 am

At least 20 labourers were abducted by armed men in the Musakhel region of Pakistan.

RED FM radio journalist stabbed in Calgary for speaking against Khalistani extremism

Oct 01, 2024, at 10:48 pm

RED FM radio journalist stabbed in Calgary for speaking against Khalistani extremism

Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket leaves three dead

Oct 01, 2024, at 04:05 pm

At least three people died and 15 others were injured in a knife attack incident at a supermarket in China's Shanghai city, media reports said.

Israel-Hezbollah crisis: IDF launches ground operation in south Lebanon amid escalating Middle East tension

Oct 01, 2024, at 02:15 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has launched limited raids in south Lebanon against Hezbollah and its infrastructure that are located close to the northern border.

Middle East conflict: Israel confirms elimination of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit's commander

Oct 01, 2024, at 07:19 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the killing of the commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit during an airstrike in Beirut.

Pakistan: Nine cops injured after roadside blast hits their vehicle

Oct 01, 2024, at 06:59 am

At least nine Pakistani policemen were injured after a roadside blast hit their vehicle in Bajaur on Saturday.

Nepal flood: Indian government working on safe evacuation of citizens

Oct 01, 2024, at 06:48 am

The Indian government on Monday said it is coordinating with the Nepali government to ensure the safe evacuation of its nationals currently stranded in the flood-hit neighbouring country.

Israel informs US it is conducting limited operations focussed on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, says State Department spokesperson Miller

Oct 01, 2024, at 06:25 am

The Israeli government has informed the USA that it is conducting limited operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon which is located close to the border, a top State Department official said.

Canadian Museum of History to house memorial monument on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Oct 01, 2024, at 06:09 am

An Indian Residential School Memorial Monument, towering six-metre, would be unveiled on Monday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Gatineau, Que, starting at 6 p.m.

Several lifesaving drugs remain missing from Pakistani markets

Oct 01, 2024, at 12:05 am

The health system in Pakistan is facing a tough challenge with a significant number of essential and lifesaving drugs remaining missing from the markets across the country.

IDF confirms Hamas leader Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin killed in airstrike 

Sep 30, 2024, at 09:56 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed top Hamas leader in Lebanon  Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed during an airstrike in Tyre city.

Middle East Conflict: Palestinian armed group says three members killed in Israeli airstrike

Sep 30, 2024, at 02:44 pm

At least three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members died in an airstrike conducted by Israel in Beirut's Kola region on Monday.

Suspected armed terrorists kill seven labourers in Pakistan

Sep 30, 2024, at 02:06 pm

Armed terrorists stormed into an under-construction building in Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panj­gur town in Pakistan on Saturday when they killed seven labourers, media reports said.

Saudi Arabia promotes ‘appeasement and development’ in the Middle East and beyond, says Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud at UNGA

Sep 30, 2024, at 02:02 pm

The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia highlighted the country’s work to support peace efforts in the region and beyond in his address to the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

World needs UN since challenges mount across the globe: Egyptian leader

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:50 pm

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said it is time to “ring the alarm bells” as the international system is currently showing its structural shortcomings that come from ineffectiveness, double standards and inequality at a time of occupation, hunger, terrorism and injustice. Sketching out a path forward, he first stressed that there is no alternative to the multilateral system.

Turkish social media influencer Kubra Aykut dies after falling from fifth floor of apartment in Istanbul, authorities suspect suicide

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:46 pm

A Turkish social media influencer, who had gained attention after marrying herself, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a luxury apartment building in Istanbul city.

Australian police seize around 50 kg of illicit drugs at Sydney Airport within 48 hours

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:32 pm

Two foreign nationals have been charged over two unrelated drug importations, with 27kg of cocaine and 21kg of methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of $28.7 million seized at Sydney Airport in the space of 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP)  said on Sunday.

IDF says top Hezbollah leader Nabil Qaouk eliminated during an airstrike in Beirut

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:29 pm

The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s death: Joe Biden calls Israel’s action a 'measure of justice'

Sep 30, 2024, at 07:03 am

Iran has called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over Israel's military actions in Lebanon and the broader region.

Pakistan: Suspected terrorists gun down labourers in Panjgur

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:51 am

Armed terrorists stormed into an under-construction building in Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panj­gur town in Pakistan on Saturday when they killed seven labourers, media reports said.

Iranian spy revealed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s location before Israeli airstrike: Report

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:45 am

An Iranian informant allegedly tipped off Israeli authorities about Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's whereabouts, leading to his death in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.

Israel says senior Hezbollah commander Nabil Qaouk eliminated during airstrike in Beirut

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:39 am

The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.

‘There is nowhere in Iran or Middle East, Israel can’t reach’: Netanyahu’s stark warning to Khamenei’s regime

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:08 am

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran, stating, "There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of the long arm of Israel…whoever beats us, we will beat them."

UNGA: Sergey Lavrov says Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless

Sep 29, 2024, at 06:17 am

Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO alliance to keep aiding Kyiv will prove to be a “suicidal escapade”, Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

South Africa: 17 people killed in mass shooting, manhunt underway

Sep 29, 2024, at 06:13 am

A manhunt is currently underway after 17 people, including women, were killed in a mass shooting incident at a village in South Africa on Saturday, media reports said.