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Monthly Archives: December 2023

Congress edge in Chhattisgarh, Telangana; BJP ahead in Rajasthan; close call in MP, Mizoram:...

NEW DELHI: Most exit polls on Thursday predicted a Congress lead in Chhattisgarh and Telangana and a BJP edge in Rajasthan while...

Kerala Governor Khan names Prof Bijoy Nandan as new Kannur University Vice-Chancellor

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday decided to appoint Prof S Bijoy Nandan as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University, following...

Rising ambitions on climate action must see matching progress on climate finance: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ensuring requisite climate financing and technological transfer to developing countries, asserting that it...

Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement

MOSCOW: Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay...

Indo-Pacific meet by Oz, Indian missions in UK

LONDON: Leading strategic and policy experts from India, Australia and the UK came together here Thursday to explore practical ideas to strengthen...

Israel intercepts rocket as gunfire, explosions in north Gaza reported

GAZA: Israel's military said it intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza early on Friday while Hamas-affiliated media reported sounds of gunfire and...

Pakistan Cabinet okays ex-PM Imran’s jail trial in cipher case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Cabinet on Thursday approved the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case after the special...

Gaza truce extended by a day in last-minute deal

TEL AVIV: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire for the seventh day, while mediators pressed...

More Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners are released under truce

GAZA: Eight Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza strip on Thursday as part of a temporary cease-fire deal...