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Jerusalem: Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group as negotiations over ending the war in the Gaza Strip appears stalemated before a new military offensive there. Black smoke rose over the skyline...

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,600 crore for flood-hit Punjab as he reviewed the situation and damage in the state, battling its worst deluge since 1988. Modi announced the assistance for the border state in addition to the...

Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore for rain-affected Himachal Pradesh. Modi, who took stock of the flood and landslides situation in the state, also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead...

Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to form a consortium of bilateral and multilateral partners to finance a $7 billion railway project, along with a four-year action plan (2025-29) for the second phase of the CPEC initiative. Pakistan and China recently launched the second phase...

New York: The BRICS alliance will not last since the member nations 'all hate each other', White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said, likening their trade practices to 'vampires' exploiting the United States. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded...

Kathmandu: Violent student-led anti-government protests continued in Nepal for the second day Tuesday, defying curbs on public gatherings, as demonstrators demanded the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and vandalised residences of several political leaders. The protesters, under the banner of Gen Z,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the escalating situation in Nepal following large-scale protests led by the country's Gen Z population. The MEA said in an advisory this morning, also advised Indian nationals in Nepal to exercise...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived at the New Parliament Building in New Delhi to cast their votes for the Vice Presidential election Tuesday. The election is witnessing the contest...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote for the Vice-Presidential election at the New Parliament Building in New Delhi Tuesday. Soon after casting the vote, PM Modi posted on the social media platform X: "Voted in the 2025 Vice President election." Other parliamentarians...

Mumbai: The Indian benchmark indices opened higher Tuesday, with Nifty IT index leading the rally with 1.7 per cent surge in the early trade. At 9.23 am, Sensex was up 355 points or 0.44 per cent, at 81,142 and Nifty was up 99 points or...