New Delhi: A day after protesters stormed the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala, Delhi Police Tuesday stepped up security around the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri here, according to officials. "The security has been increased and extra police personnel have been deployed all around the commission....
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to terrorist group Hamas that the hostages taken by it be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be "hell to pay" in the Middle East for those responsible. Writing on Truth...
Gaza/Jerusalem: Hamas has announced that 33 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip have been killed, with some others still missing, due to Israeli military operations. A video posted Monday by Hamas included footage of past Israeli attacks on areas in Gaza where Israeli hostages...
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed Tuesday in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Officials said that one terrorist has been killed so far in the ongoing anti-terrorist operation by the security forces in the upper reaches of the...
Jerusalem: The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days. The military said Monday that two projectiles...
New Delhi: India Monday described as "deeply regrettable" an incident of breach of the premises of Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala by a group of people protesting against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in the neighbouring country. The Ministry of External...
Chandigarh: The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht Monday pronounced 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal for the "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, directing him to perform as a 'sewadar' and clean utensils...
Mumbai: The name of the Maharashtra Chief Minister will be announced Wednesday, a day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government, after the BJP elects its legislature party leader, a senior functionary said Monday. The BJP Monday named Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Conakry (Guinea): Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday. Authorities are investigating to establish those responsible for the stampede Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a...
New Delhi: The government Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil prices. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary tabled a notification in Rajya Sabha...
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