Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military offensive in Rafah will last “a matter of weeks, not months, not years,” stressing the need to destroy four Hamas battalions in the southern Gaza city. Netanyahu was interviewed by a US news channel yesterday. He noted that the United States and Israel have a
President Droupadi Murmu greeted people on the occasion of Sikkim Statehood Day. In a social media post, President Murmu said that Sikkim is blessed with sublime natural beauty manifested by snow-laden peaks, dense forests and waterfalls. She further added, people of Sikkim have made significant contributions to the country’s development through sustainable lifestyle and hard
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has removed Cuba from the State Department’s short list of countries that it deems less than fully cooperative against violent groups. In a statement, the State Department said Mr Blinken had found that Cuban and US law enforcement were again working together on counterterrorism and other efforts. The State
In Mumbai, the death toll in the Ghatkopar billboard collapse tragedy rose to 16 yesterday as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials recovered two more bodies from a car stuck at the accident site. A 120 x 120-foot hoarding had fallen on a petrol pump at Chheda Nagar in Ghatkopar on Monday evening due
In Madhya Pradesh, eight people were killed and one injured in a collision between two vehicles in Indore district late last night. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Rupesh Kumar Dwivedi, a jeep collided with an unidentified vehicle on the Indore-Ahmedabad National Highway. In this accident, eight people have been confirmed dead, while another person
In Tamil Nadu, four persons were killed when three vehicles were involved in an accident early this morning at Madurantakam in Chengalpet district. The incident happened at the Chennai Trichy Highway when a private bus hit a lorry which was going ahead. In the melee, a Government bus which was running behind the private bus
In the fifth phase, 13 constituencies in Maharashtra including Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai South will go to polls. There are 264 candidates in fray. Prominent candidates whose fate will be decided are Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Minister Bharati Pawar, Maharashtra
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China this morning for a two-day official visit. This is his first trip abroad since he began his fifth term in office. Mr. Putin was welcomed by Chinese officials as he stepped off the boarding ramp. Russia’s presidential office said Mr. Putin will hold summit talks with his Chinese
Odisha is witnessing a high voltage campaign for the remaining three phases of both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections with top leaders of BJP, Congress and BJD on the campaign trail. BJP President JP Nadda will hold a roadshow at Bhubaneswar today besides addressing two mega rallies in Sundergarh and Bargarh Lok Sabha constituencies. BJD
A fresh spell of heat wave is very likely to commence over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh from today. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that hot and humid weather is likely to prevail today over the Eastern and North-eastern region of India. IMD said, the maximum temperature will rise by about 3 to