Month: March 2024

Himanta Sarma Warns Congress MP Of Legal Action Over Poll Bonds Charge

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Himanta Sarma Warns Congress MP Of Legal Action Over Poll Bonds Charge

The Congress MP hit back at the chief minister by saying he welcomes any move to prosecute him. Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday threatened legal action against Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi over his social media posts alleging corruption by the BJP through electoral bonds. The Congress MP from Nagaon shared a…

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Netanyahu okays plan for operation in Gaza’s packed Rafah

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Netanyahu okays plan for operation in Gaza’s packed Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on March 15 he had approved the military’s plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza’s population has sought refuge. Mr. Netanyahu “approved the plans for action in Rafah,” his office said in a statement,…

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Biden backs Schumer after U.S. Senator calls for new elections in Israel

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Biden backs Schumer after U.S. Senator calls for new elections in Israel

President Joe Biden expressed support on March 15 for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza. Mr Schumer, a Jewish Democrat from New York, sent tremors…

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First Aid Boat Unloads In Gaza As Hamas Proposes New 6-Week Truce In War

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First Aid Boat Unloads In Gaza As Hamas Proposes New 6-Week Truce In War

Israel said it was sending a delegation to Qatar for a new round of negotiations Gaza: A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza Friday as Hamas proposed a new six-week truce in the war. AFP footage showed the Open Arms, which…

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Hamas, Houthis Hold Rare Meet To Discuss Their Actions Against Israel: Report

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Hamas, Houthis Hold Rare Meet To Discuss Their Actions Against Israel: Report

Israel’s retaliatory campaign against Hamas has killed at least 31,490 people in Gaza (File) Palestinian Territories: Senior figures from Hamas and Yemen’s Huthi rebels held a rare meeting to discuss coordinating their actions against Israel, Palestinian factional sources told AFP on Friday. Hamas and the Houthis belong to the “axis of resistance”, a collection of…

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Facebook Parent Meta Wins Brazilian Court Order Overturning Ruling To Stop Using Its Name

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Facebook Parent Meta Wins Brazilian Court Order Overturning Ruling To Stop Using Its Name

US Meta, formerly called Facebook, changed its name in 2021 (Representational) Brasilia, Brazil: Facebook-parent Meta on Friday won a Brazilian court order overturning a previous ruling that barred it from using the name in the South American country, due to confusion with another company. Mark Zuckerberg’s tech company was in late February ordered to stop…

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North Korea’s Kim Rides In Car Given By Putin As He Oversees Air Drills

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North Korea’s Kim Rides In Car Given By Putin As He Oversees Air Drills

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly rode in a car given to him by Russian President Vladimir Putin in “clear proof” of the strengthening friendship between the two countries, state media reported on Saturday. Pyongyang and Moscow have forged closer ties since Kim met Putin in Russia in September and vowed to deepen…

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Ex US Vice President Mike Pence Says Won’t Back Trump For President In 2024

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Ex US Vice President Mike Pence Says Won’t Back Trump For President In 2024

Pence was one of Trump’s early rivals in the primary contest ahead of the 2024 election (File) Washington: Former US Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he would not be backing Donald Trump as his old boss runs for a second term in the White House. “It should come as no surprise that I will…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Presented Plan For Possible Coup, Say Ex Commanders

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Presented Plan For Possible Coup, Say Ex Commanders

Bolsonaro has denied attempting a coup in the days after his election defeat (File) Brasilia, Brazil: The former commanders of Brazil’s Army and Air Force told police investigators that President Jair Bolsonaro summoned them twice to meetings to discuss a possible coup d’état after his election defeat in 2022, according to their testimonies released on…

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