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Cairo: Hamas released seven hostages Monday, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire that paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip. There was no immediate word on the condition of those freed. Hamas has said...

Cairo: Hamas Monday published list of over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners it said will be released in Israel-Hamas war ceasefire. The release comes after the militant group offered a list of the 20 living hostages it would release as part of the deal. The International Committee...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said that female boarders, especially those from outside the state, should follow hostel rules and not venture out late at night. Banerjee made the averment after a student of a private medical college in Durgapur, hailing from...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A second-year student from Odisha was allegedly gang-raped outside a private medical college in West Burdwan district's Durgapur Friday night, police said Saturday. A case has been registered against several people in connection with the incident, though no arrests have been made so far....

Tel Aviv: A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon local time, the Israeli military said Friday, adding that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines. The announcement came hours after Israel's Cabinet approved President Donald Trump's...

New Delhi: The US Embassy and Consulates in India issued a clarifying statement Friday, asserting that a recent amendment to an American Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract involving Pakistan does not include deliveries of new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Instead, the modification is limited...

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated US President Donald Trump on the success of the “historic” Gaza peace deal during a phone conversation that also reviewed the progress of ongoing India-US trade negotiations, officials said. PM Modi also spoke to Trump about the “good...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma owner has been arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police with the help of Chennai police in the wee hours of Thursday, in connection with the adulterated cough syrup case, a police official said. Teams from the Madhya Pradesh police and...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that "chances of war with India are real" and claimed that his country would achieve even bigger success in the case of any armed conflict in future. Asif made the remarks in an interview with Samaa TV...

Shimla: At least 15 passengers were killed as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district Tuesday evening, officials said. The accident took place in Bhalughat area in Jhandutta assembly segment, they said, adding the...