Jerusalem: In a historic address to the Knesset, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described the Gaza Peace Initiative as a path for just and durable peace in the entire region, even as he delivered a powerful message of solidarity to Israel, asserting that terrorism anywhere threatens peace everywhere. Modi said that, like Israel, India has a consistent...

Phulbani: A wanted Maoist leader allegedly killed his commander, Anwesh, who was carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, for intending to surrender before the Odisha Police, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police in Kandhamal district on Wednesday exhumed the decomposed body of Anwesh, alias Renu, at Pakari reserve forest area under Daringbadi...

Colombo: Rachin Ravindra claimed 4/27 as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 61 runs in their Group 2 Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup Wednesday. With the win, New Zealand took a big step towards the semifinals. Sri Lanka was knocked out, though they still have one match to play. Chasing 169, Sri Lanka made...

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New Delhi: Union minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader and his party are compromised and spreading falsehood to destabilise the country's progress at the behest of anti-India forces. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Goyal also alleged that Gandhi and the Congress are playing...

Colombo: Maheesh Theekshana's brilliant triple strike threatened to derail New Zealand before skipper Mitchell Santner and Cole McConchie staged a superb recovery act to lift them to 168for 7 in their must-win T20 World Cup Super Eights clash Wednesday. New Zealand lost four wickets for nine runs between 9.3 and 12.1 overs as Theekshana turned the contest...

Berhampur: The children belonging to the Saura tribal community in Odisha's Gajapati district will now get pre-school education in their own language, officials said Wednesday. The Gajapati administration has rolled out a programme - Aame Padhibaa Aama Bhasare (we will learn in our own language) - for this purpose, they said. The initiative will cover 30 anganwadi...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed electoral authorities in West Bengal to ensure the submission of pending verification documents by 5 p.m. February 26 to judicial officers overseeing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant clarified that a Madhyamik (Class 10) admit card may...

New Delhi: The first meeting of the joint committee of Parliament set up to examine the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, which seeks to establish a single higher education regulator, will be held Thursday. According to the schedule shared with the members, the committee will be briefed by the Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education)...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it has been more than 24 hours since he challenged the PM to scrap the India-US interim trade deal and once again, he (Modi)has "quietly slipped off to Israel". In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "Narendra 'Surrender' Modi,...