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Beirut: Lebanon's Hezbollah group confirmed Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day. A statement said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.” Hezbollah vowed to “continue the holy war against the...

Jerusalem: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Saturday announced that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had been eliminated following a deadly strike on the headquarters of the Lebanese militant group in the southern suburbs of Beirut late Friday. It also confirmed that, along with Nasrallah, several other...

Amaravati: Opposition YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has cancelled his planned trip to the Tirupati Lord Venkateshwara Temple, sources close to him said Friday. His much hyped Tirumala tour was announced as part of the YSRCP's call for prayers in temples to atone for...

United Nations: While most of the leaders speaking at the General Assembly’s high-level meeting have called for reforming the Security Council, three countries, specifically, said that India should get a permanent seat. The Council, struggling to tackle major security and peace issues, highlights the need...

Beijing: China and India were able to "reduce differences" and build "some consensus" on disengaging troops from friction points to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to maintain dialogue to reach a resolution acceptable to both sides at an "early date", the Chinese...

Tel Aviv: The office of Benjamin Netanyahu said the cease-fire called on by the United States, France and other allies is only a proposal, and that the Israeli prime minister, who is on a flight en route to the United States for the United Nations...

Mumbai: A Mumbai Court has found Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut guilty in a 2022 defamation case filed by Medha K. Somaiya -- wife of ex- Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya -- and awarded him 15 days jail plus a fine of Rs...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli army chief said Wednesday that the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon. Addressing troops on the northern border, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said the latest Israeli airstrikes were designed to ”prepare the ground for...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday closed suo motu proceedings initiated over alleged objectionable comments made by a Karnataka High Court judge during court proceedings. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted that Karnataka High Court judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda, who had...

Bhubaneswar: Nursing staff of state-run hospitals and healthcare centres in Odisha announced a two-day agitation from Wednesday over their 10-point demand that includes regularisation of contractual workers and scrapping of outsourcing. Odisha Nursing Employees' Association (ONEA) president Suchismita Dash said they have raised their demands...