Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back Saturday against growing international calls for a cease-fire, saying Israel's battle to crush Gaza's ruling Hamas militants will continue with “full force.” A cease-fire would be possible only if all 239 hostages held by militants...
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to clear, blue skies and abundant sunshine Saturday, marking a welcome relief from the suffocating haze that persisted for around two weeks. At 7 am, the capital's air quality index (AQI) stood at 219, which is a marked improvement compared...
Bhubaneswar: A passenger bus on its way from Kolkata to Odisha’s Paradip caught fire Friday night near Kharagpur in West Bengal. While the number of passengers travelling aboard the ill-fated vehicle could not be ascertained, a local source suggested that as many as 36 people...
New Delhi: The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha Thursday recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from the House over the cash-for-query charge against her. But her expulsion may not take place immediately, according to an expert. Former secretary general of the Lok...
Guna (MP)/Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday tore into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his population control remarks, saying he did not even feel ashamed for using "derogatory" language against women, even as the JD(U) leader apologised for the comments that sparked a huge...
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI)...
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the coastal enclave one month into a conflict that has claimed...
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former Odisha Assembly speaker Maheswar Mohanty died at a private hospital here Tuesday. Mohanty, who was also a former minister, was 67. He is survived by his wife and two sons. He was admitted to the hospital November 1 after...
New Delhi: Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced Monday that the odd-even car rationing scheme will be enforced in Delhi from November 13 to 20 as a measure to combat air pollution. Rai also said that to safeguard the health of schoolchildren, the government has decided...
Gaza: As the raging Israel-Hamas war continued for the 29th day Monday, the overall death toll in the Gaza Strip has increased to 9,770, including 4,008 children and 2,550 women, the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave said in its latest update. According to the...
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