CAIRO: Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday in its breakthrough cease-fire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the famine stricken territory. “In a few hours, we…
Colombo: India on Sunday launched the second stage of Phase IV of its housing project in Sri Lanka’s central hill town of Bandarawela, strengthening development ties between the two neighbours. The Indian housing project is a major development assistance initiative by the Indian government to build 65,000 houses in the island nation. The multi-phase program…
Puducherry: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for a Rs 436 crore, four-km elevated corridor linking the Indira Gandhi Square and the Rajiv Gandhi Square here on Monday during his visit to the Union Territory, officials said. Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will dedicate to the nation three national highway…
Visakhapatnam: Skipper Alyssa Healy unfurled a hundred touched with genius and grit as Australia achieved the highest-ever successful run chase in women’s ODI to register a three-wicket win over India in their World Cup match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Healy (142, 107 ball, 21×4, 3×6) toyed with the Indian bowlers as the seven-time champions ended…
The ongoing visit of Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India has clearly unsettled Pakistan’s fragile establishment. Even as the Afghan Minister continues his week-long engagement in New Delhi — now in its fifth day since his arrival on Thursday — Islamabad has responded in the only way it knows: by lashing out at…
The forefathers of Aurva, rising like ancient flame from the unseen realms, addressed the young sage with grave compassion: “O child of the Bhrigu line, we have beheld the dread of thy penance and the terrible brilliance of its blaze that makes the worlds tremble. Restrain thy wrath, that it may remain without master. Know…
Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is a sacred and ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located on the serene Devaragudde Hill in Moodubelle village in Kaup Taluk near Udupi in Karnataka. The temple is built on a small hill known as Devaragudde, which means “Hill of the Gods.” The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva,…
New Delhi: A big contingent of 222 athletes will represent India in the third Youth Asian Games in Manama, Bahrain, from October 22 to 31. India’s total contingent now stands at 357, including more than 100 support staff and other officials. Olympic medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will be the chef de mission of the Indian…
New Delhi: Putting to rest a controversy over the absence of women journalists at his media interaction two days back, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday said there was no intention behind it. Muttaqi said this during a second press conference in three days in New Delhi that was attended by several women…
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for asking female boarders not to venture out at night following the alleged gangrape of a medical student, and demanded her resignation, calling her a “blot on womanhood”. The party accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of “victim shaming and blaming”…
