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The colourful and vibrant festival of Holi is being celebrated across the country. As one of the most important Hindu festivals in India, Holi marks the end of winter and is a two-day-long festivity. This year, Holi is being celebrated on March 25 and Holika Dahan was celebrated a day before. Here are the LIVE…
Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union elections Around 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel won three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) won one post. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad lost all the posts by a…
Hamas has sought to parlay any deal into an end to the fighting (File) Israel signalled openness on Sunday to allowing the return of Palestinians displaced from the northern Gaza Strip as part of truce talks, an apparent accommodation of a core Hamas demand. The warring sides have stepped up negotiations, mediated by Qatar and…
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Al Shifa is one of the few healthcare facilities even partially operational in north Gaza (File) Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, and Israel said it had captured 480 Hamas operatives in continued clashes at Gaza’s main Al Shifa hospital….
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French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute “a war crime”. In a telephone call between the two leaders, Mr. Macron also “strongly condemned” Israel’s announcement Friday…
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Staghorn corals seen in the waters off Man Nai Island, near Rayong province, Thailand, February 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Climate change is the most serious environmental problem facing the world today. One of the main reasons for this is the global warming caused by the extraction of coal and oil, which have been…
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The church in northern Gaza is a short drive from Al-Shifa hospital The faithful walked slowly in a procession past the stone facade of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Palm Sunday, gathering to pray for peace as war raged around them. Holy Family Church’s tranquil courtyard, filled with dozens of children and older people, belied…
Macron urged Israel to immediately open all crossing points into Gaza. (File) French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute “a war crime”. In a telephone call between the two leaders, Macron also “strongly condemned” Israel’s…
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Safeguarding the future of UK’s nuclear deterrent is critical, said Rishi Sunak (File) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday announce £200 million ($252 million) of public investment to boost the UK’s nuclear deterrent programme and its civil nuclear industry, which the government says will support 40,000 expected new jobs. The government will partner with…
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DC’s Abhishek Porel plays a shot during the IPL T20 Match against Punjab Kings at the Maharaha Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab, on March 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Moorthy RV Their campaign was not off to the best of starts with an injury to their lead pacer and the team guilty of…