Washington: President Joe Biden has said Palestinian militant group Hamas, which attacked Israel and killed over 1,000 people, is worse than al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks, as he reaffirmed that the US stands with the Jewish state. At least 27 American citizens have died and 14 remain unaccounted for as a result of…
United Nations: Israel’s ultimatum that over one million people in northern Gaza should relocate within 24 hours is “extremely dangerous” and “simply not possible”, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, asserting that “even wars have rules.” UN officials in Gaza on Thursday were informed by their liaison officers in the Israeli military that the entire…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ferry service between India and Sri Lanka will enhance connectivity, promote trade, and reinforce the longstanding bonds between the two countries. In his message delivered virtually during the flag-off event of the ferry service from India’s Nagapattinam to Sri Lanka, he said that during the recent…
New Delhi: The speakers of parliaments of G20 countries Friday pledged to utilise their legislative, budgetary, and oversight functions to play their part in combating terrorism and violent extremism. In a joint statement adopted at the Parliament-20 Summit here, they also condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations, including those on the basis of xenophobia,…
Jerusalem: The second batch of 235 Indian nationals, including two infants, wishing to leave Israel were safely evacuated on Friday, a day after 212 Indians were flown out amid the country’s raging conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. India launched ‘Operation Ajay’ on Thursday to facilitate the return of those who wish to return…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said justice to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which were “politically motivated”, started being delivered only after the Narendra Modi government assumed office in 2014. Addressing a programme of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee here, Shah said 300 cases related to the 1984…
Panaji: For years, imported whiskies have been considered a status symbol in India. But the Indian and global palate is changing. Super-premium Indian whiskies are the new toast to whisky lovers globally and Three Monkeys Indian Single-malt whisky distilled by Dr. Mohan Krishna-led Cheers group is in the forefront. The Indian whisky market is very…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday targeted the Modi government after India slipped to 111th rank in the Global Hunger Index (GHI), asking whether 74 percent of Indians are not able to afford a healthy diet due to backbreaking price rise. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge cited data from the National Health and Family Survey 2019-2021…
New Delhi: The CAG on Friday denied any malfeasance in the transfer of auditors connected with reports that unearthed alleged irregularities in the Centre’s flagship Bharatmala and Ayushman Bharat schemes, saying transfers and postings are a matter of administrative convenience, and attaching ulterior motives to these is highly presumptuous. In a statement, the Comptroller and Auditor…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is promoting the participation of women in every sector with almost 50 percent of the elected representatives in local self-government institutions being women. The recent law on granting one-third reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will further enrich the country’s parliamentary…
