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Israel meets war, Khan Yunis attacked

11 Jan 2024 16:53 PM IST

The Israel Defense Forces stated that it pressed its Gaza offensive with overnight military operations in southern and central Gaza. In the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, soldiers witnessed three armed terrorists emerging from a building and directed an air strike, eliminating the terror squad with eliminating two terrorists

Global Passport Rankings Revealed: India Secures 80th Place, While 6 Nations Share the Top Spot

11 Jan 2024 12:33 PM IST

The latest Henley Passport Index has unveiled the world’s most powerful passports for the beginning of 2024, with France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain jointly claiming the top position. These passports grant visa-free entry to an impressive 194 global destinations, according to data from the International Air Transport Association

US-Indian satellite to track frozen surfaces in ice- and snow-covered areas of the planet

11 Jan 2024 12:33 PM IST

This year, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the US space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will collaborate to launch the radar satellite NISAR, which will measure some important Earth vital signs, such as the health of wetlands, ground deformation caused by volcanoes, and the dynamics

France’s Macron, PM Attal shape fresh cabinet, reshuffle on cards

11 Jan 2024 10:31 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron, along with his newly appointed Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, collaborated on Wednesday to assemble a cabinet. This comes a day after Macron chose the 34-year-old, media-savvy ally to inject fresh energy into his second term. Attal has promised to be bold and fast to help the

US hit by massive winter storm, power outages precede harsh freeze

11 Jan 2024 10:30 AM IST

A substantial winter storm, traversing the eastern half of the United States on Tuesday, resulted in power disruptions for over 418,000 homes and businesses across 12 states. This outage occurred in anticipation of an approaching harsh freeze expected to envelop the region starting this weekend. The hardest hit states so

US, UK forces thwart 21 Houthi drones, missiles in Red Sea

11 Jan 2024 10:29 AM IST

Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group’s 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera. CENTCOM said that two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile were

Ecuador gunmen storm TV studio in escalating wave of violence

11 Jan 2024 10:28 AM IST

Amid a surge of violence across Ecuador, armed individuals with explosives forcefully entered a TV station during a live broadcast. In response, President Daniel Noboa designated 22 gangs as terrorist organizations, initiating military efforts to apprehend them. Police arrested the 13 men who burst into TC’s studio during a live

Court questions Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution

11 Jan 2024 10:27 AM IST

Reports indicated that United States federal appeals panel has expressed deep scepticism over Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 elections, raising the potentially extreme implications of absolute presidential immunity. The Republican leader’s lawyers argued that his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed because he

Maldives, China sign 21 pacts after Muizzu-Xi meet amid India tensions

11 Jan 2024 10:26 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu after which the two countries signed 20 key agreements and elevated their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. The two heads of state announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative

‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041, says newly-elected PM Sheikh Hasina

11 Jan 2024 10:25 AM IST

The advancement of Bangladesh is now unstoppable with the re-election of Awami League to power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday, and pledged to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041 as outlined in the party’s election manifesto. In her first speech, three days after her party won the general

FIR filed in Islamabad against protestors for raising anti-government slogans

11 Jan 2024 10:24 AM IST

Over a thousand participants of a rally held in solidarity with Baloch protesters in Islamabad were named in an FIR (First Information Report) on Tuesday, the newspaper reported. According to the formal complaint (FIR) filed by SHO Mehboob Elahi of the Sharafi Goth Police Station, the gathering was held without

800 women languishing in Afghan prisons

11 Jan 2024 10:24 AM IST

As the Taliban’s atrocities on women in Afghanistan continue in various forms, including suppression of their basic rights, a news channel report has highlighted how out of around 19000 people who are currently held under prisons in Afghanistan, at least 800 are women. According to the deputy head of the