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India expressed grave concern over the worsening situation in Gaza. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday discussed the worsening security and humanitarian situation in West Asia. Both leaders expressed their concern over the increase in terrorism, violence, and civilian casualties in the area, largely owing to the…
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Economists feel a prolonged conflict in West Asia could push crude oil prices beyond India’s comfort zone. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: The Indian economy, measured in terms of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as Gross Value-Added (GVA), grew 7.8% between April and June (first quarter or Q1) this…
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Benjamin Netanyahu said this is the second stage of a war whose goals are clear (File) Tel Aviv, Israel: Israel’s war on Gaza militants will be “long and difficult”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Saturday as Hamas demanded the release of all Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages it seized three weeks ago. The…
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Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on October 28 there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die if Israel presses a major ground offensive in Gaza. Israel’s army relentlessly hammered the territory on…
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PM Modi was one of the first world leaders to condemn Hamas’ surprise attack as an act of terror. Mumbai: Launching a salvo against the BJP government at the Centre amid the Israel-Hamas war, NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he had never seen such confusion in the Indian government on the Palestine-Gaza issue. …
New Delhi: A political slugfest has broken out after India abstained from a vote at the UN General Assembly calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in the war between Israel and Hamas. While the Congress has expressed shock over India not lending support to the resolution, the government has reiterated that the draft resolution had…
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Did Israeli military admit to attacking Gaza hospital? The October 17 airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has become the latest flashpoint in the Israel-Hamas war. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza blamed Israel for the attack, prompting widespread protests against Israel in the region. Israel, however, denied involvement in the attack and pinned the…
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The story so far: The Biden administration on October 20 sought emergency assistance from the U.S. Congress amounting to $14.3 billion in aid to Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza Strip. In an address to the nation, U.S. President Joe Biden declared his support for Israel [and Ukraine as well, against Russia]…
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Israel Defence Forces conducted overnight ground operation in the Gaza Strip Tel Aviv: The head of Hamas’ aerial unit, Issam Abu Rukbeh, was killed in an overnight airstrike, as confirmed by the Israel Defence Forces and Shin Bet security services. Abu Rukbeh was responsible for overseeing Hamas’ drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, paragliders, aerial detection systems,…
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Protesters are arrested and led away by law enforcement at Grand Central Terminal during a rally calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 27, 2023, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York city’s famed Grand Central Terminal during the evening rush hour…