Jerusalem: Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take military control of Gaza City as part of a five-point aim primarily to “disarm” Hamas, a decision that triggered fears of further escalation in the nearly two-year war in the enclave. The controversial decision to take control of Gaza City came amid…
London: The Ashes is still over three months away, but pace legend Glenn McGrath is out with his much-awaited prediction for the upcoming edition — a 5-0 sweep for Australia. The feisty showdown is slated to begin in Perth on November 21, and McGrath believes England will find it “pretty tough” to battle past the likes…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deleted its observation in which it criticised Allahabad High Court udge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, making it clear that its intention was not to embarrass or cast aspersions on him. A bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan reiterated…
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that fanaticism creates anger and hatred, which lead to fights and wars. Speaking at a function during his visit to a Shiva temple in Nagpur city on Thursday, he said that the basic cause of all problems in the world lies in five or six…
New York: The US “got involved directly” when India and Pakistan “went to war”, and President Donald Trump was able to deliver peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed. Since May 10, Trump has repeated his claim many times that he “helped settle” the tensions between India and Pakistan…
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India later this year, confirmed National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday. His visit comes at a time when India is facing constant pressure from the United States (US) for buying Russian oil and has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products, barring a few…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of trade negotiations with India until the issue of tariffs is resolved. “No, not until we get it resolved,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday in response to a question on whether he expects increased trade negotiations with India since he has…
New Delhi: Asserting that a “paradigm shift” in warfare strategy is taking place in the contemporary theatre of war, a parliamentary panel on defence has recommended that “urgent and coordinated” efforts by all stakeholders may be made to achieve excellence in hybrid and modern war tactics. The Committee, in its report presented in Lok Sabha…
Srinagar: Three security force personnel were injured in a fresh gunfight on Thursday as the anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district entered the seventh day, the longest so far this year, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat visited the operation area to take stock of the situation. Army’s Northern Commander…
New Delhi: In a show of unity, top INDIA bloc leaders held a dinner meeting at the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and vowed to fight the electoral rolls’ revision in Bihar as well as what they described as the “vote chori model” of the BJP-Election Commission. This was the first physical…
