Kolkata: A special court in Kolkata, on Monday will pronounce the sentence for civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The woman’s body was found in the hospital premises in Kolkata in August 2024. The … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel reserves the right to resume fighting Hamas if its ceasefire-for-hostages deal with the militant group falls apart and that it would have US backing in doing so. In a televised address made hours before the ceasefire is set to begin Sunday morning, Netanyahu praised … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel is set to release 735 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of the Isreal Hamas ceasefire deal, the Israeli Ministry of Justice announced on Saturday, January 18 This initial phase, set to commence on Sunday, January 19 and span 42 days, will see Israel gradually release the prisoners as well as 1,167 residents … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel’s security Cabinet on Friday, January 17, recommended approval of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. Mediators Qatar and the US announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but … Read more
Gaza: Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced on Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. Qatar negotiates ceasefire The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises … Read more
Saudi Arabia is set to introduce a mandatory pre-verification of professional and academic qualifications of Indian nationals for all work visa applications, effective from Tuesday, January 14. This initiative, initially proposed six months ago for 19 professions, including electricians, plumbers, welders, and HVAC mechanics, will now extend to all work visa applicants. Under the new … Read more
BJP candidate for the Kalkaji constituency Ramesh Bidhuri (right) and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi (left) New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday, January 8, dubbed former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri‘s controversial reference to her cheeks as “ridiculous”, and said important issues should be discussed during the Delhi Assembly polls instead of such irrelevant … Read more
New Delhi: The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation, One Election will be held here on Wednesday. The JPC is mandated to review the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aim to align elections at the national and state … Read more
Lucknow: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” in India and appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it. Rushdie’s book has returned to Indian bookshelves, 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1988. Currently, ‘The Satanic … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel’s negotiation team involved in the Gaza ceasefire talks will return to the country from Qatar for “internal consultations” after “meaningful” talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. The team, which includes senior officials from the Mossad, Shin Bet security agency, and the Israel Defense Forces, has been engaged in a … Read more
