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Kolkata: The fast-unto-death protest of six junior doctors at Esplanade in Kolkata, over the rape and murder of their colleague in the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, entered the third day Monday. On Sunday night, one more junior doctor joined the other six who...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone conversation about the Middle East situation after the latter criticised the French leader's call for an arms embargo on Israel. A statement from the Elysee Palace noted that the two leaders...

Paris: Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Sunday's events follow massive rallies that took place Saturday in several European cities, including London, Berlin,...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Sunday stated that the United Nations (UN) is like an "old company" that is "occupying space in the market" without adapting to the changing global landscape. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, Jaishankar stressed that the UN...

New Delhi: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu arrived in New Delhi late Sunday afternoon on a five-day state visit - his first since assuming office - at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu. During the visit, he is scheduled to hold high-level meetings with President Murmu,...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Sunday sat on a fast at the Ladakh Bhawan where he was staying, after the protesters were denied permission to stage the stir for Ladakh's Sixth Schedule status at Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk, in a brief interaction with media before...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will Monday hear the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots here in February 2020. The bail pleas by other co-accused in the case...

Chandigarh: A local Aam Aadmi Party leader was shot at in Punjab's Fazilka district with the ruling party and MLA Jagdeep Kamboj accusing a leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal of opening the fire. The incident took place following an altercation between Aam Aadmi Party...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, who in a recent radio interview called for halting the supply of weapons to Israel for its operations in Gaza, saying all ‘civilized’ countries should be standing firmly by Israel's side as it...

New York: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump made a defiant appearance with techno entrepreneur Elon Musk at the site of the failed assassination calling it a ‘hallowed place’ where he said he was saved by providential intervention. With elections exactly a month away, Trump, standing...