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A visitor poses for photos at the “Belt and Road” summit in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2023. As the BRI marks 10 years, China has pushed back against criticism of the plan, particularly with regard to projects leaving countries with debt. | Photo Credit: REUTERS India is likely to skip China’s third summit marking…
Special flights and other arrangements are being put in place to bring back Indians from Israel New Delhi: India has launched Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of citizens from Israel amid a full-blown war with the Hamas group in Gaza. There are 18,000 Indians in Israel. “Special charter flights and other arrangements are being…
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Palestinians carry a casualty on rubble in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel bombed Gaza overnight ahead of a potential ground assault against Hamas while U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the Palestinian militant group’s surprise attack as “sheer evil” and issued a…
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Israel is pounding Gaza with fiercest air strikes Geneva: Eleven workers with the UN Palestinian refugee agency have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip since Saturday, and five members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent have also been killed in the conflict, the organisations said on Wednesday. “We are…
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Oct. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP As Israel kept bombing Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict. The veteran right-wing leader was joined by the…
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The count of people affected by the natural calamity stood at 87,300. (File) Gangtok: The count in the Sikkim flash flood has increased to 37, while 78 people remain missing six days after the deluge was triggered by a cloudburst, officials said on Wednesday. Pakyong district accounted for the largest number of fatalities at 24,…
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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on Oct. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the United States will provide a new $200 million military assistance package for Ukraine, as opposition from…
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Bhagwant Mann said the opposition leaders should not forget the “sins” of their ancestors (File) Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday hit back at opposition leaders for questioning his government on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, and alleged their “ancestors sowed thorns” for the state by indulging in the “unpardonable crime” of constructing…
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A female teacher of a private school was arrested for beating up a four-year-old girl. (Representational) Surat: A female teacher of a private school was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating up a four-year-old girl studying in the pre-primary section of the institute in Gujarat’s Surat city, said police. The teacher, Jashodaben Khokharia, was arrested…
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Hamas’ attack on Israel has killed over 1,200 people Washington: The United States has collected intelligence showing that key Iranian leaders were surprised by the unprecedented attacks on Israel by Palestinian group Hamas in Israel, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing American officials. The White House did not immediately respond to a request…
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