Month: January 2025

Man Arrested For Killing His Driver In Maharashtra’s Palghar: Cops

January 15, 2025 admin

Police arrested a 49-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Palghar district for allegedly murdering his driver. Palghar: Police on Wednesday arrested a 49-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Palghar district for allegedly murdering his driver, an official said. The body of the 42-year-old victim, Prabhukumar Lotan Jha, was found in the Tungareshwar area limits on Tuesday. Acting on inputs,…

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Netanyahu thanks Trump, Biden for help with Gaza hostage deal: PM office

January 15, 2025 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to thank them for helping to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza, his office said. LIVE: Qatar PM confirms Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hostage deal “The…

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Netanyahu Thanks Trump, Biden For Help With Gaza Hostage Deal

January 15, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to thank them for helping to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza, his office said. “The prime minister thanked President-elect Trump for his help in advancing the release of the hostages,” Netanyahu’s office…

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After Ceasefire, War-Ruined Gaza’s Future Unclear

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Jerusalem: Once a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas takes effect, part of the focus will shift to the monumental task of rebuilding and governing the war-battered Gaza Strip. Israel vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for its October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in Israeli history. The militant movement emerges from the war, the…

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Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza. File | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle…

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Israel Hails Gaza Ceasefire Deal

January 15, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in a televised statement on Wednesday that a ceasefire and hostage-release deal announced between Israel and Hamas was the “right move” to bring all the captives home. “As the president of the state of Israel, I say in the clearest terms: This is the right move. This is an…

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‘Imperative’ Gaza ceasefire removes aid obstacles: UN chief Antonio Guterres

January 15, 2025 admin

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while speaking about the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal outside the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it was “imperative” the newly struck Gaza ceasefire removes obstacles to…

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Trump’s Secretary Of State Pick Goes Ballistic Over China’s Global Ascent

January 15, 2025 admin

Washington DC: The United States’ incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who keeps a hawkish eye on Beijing, has used the choicest of adjectives to describe China’s ascent to global superpower status. Without mincing his words, Mr Rubio, who will give new direction to the US’ foreign policy outlook, called China a liar, a cheat,…

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Qatari PM says Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on January 19. Israel says details in flux

January 15, 2025 admin

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that will pause the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clear the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, the site of weeks of painstaking…

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Supreme Court Orders Separate Toilets For Trans People, Specially Abled In All Courts

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the construction and availability of separate toilet facilities for males, females, people with disabilities, and transgender persons in all court premises and tribunals across the country. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said that “toilets/washrooms/restrooms are not merely a matter of convenience, but a…

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