Gaza, 23/11: A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will start on Friday at 7 am (0500 GMT), with a the first batch of hostages to be released at 4 pm, a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The truce would include a comprehensive ceasefire in both the north and south of…
New Delhi, 23/11: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a ‘jaib katra’ (pick-pocket) and ‘panauti’ (bad omen), asking him to explain within two days how his comments are not in violation of the model Code of conduct. The action came…
New Delhi, 23/11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked actor Prakash Raj to appear before it for questioning in connection with a ponzi scam-linked money laundering case involving Pranav Jewellers. Prakash Raj is the brand ambassador of the jewellery and he is summoned to establish whether he has any links to the ponzi scheme and…
Kolkata, 23/11: India would have won the cricket World Cup if the final match was played in Kolkata or Mumbai, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Thursday. Addressing party workers at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here, she alleged that attempts were being to ‘saffronise’ the country’s cricket team. “They are trying to paint…
New Delhi, 23/11: Terming deepfakes as a new threat to democracy, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the government will come up with new regulations soon to tackle deepfakes. The minister, who met social media platforms on the deepfake issue on Thursday, said that companies have agreed on the need for clear actionable…
Gaza, 23/11: The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel’s national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday. Israel and Hamas had agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days,…
Chandigarh, 23/11: A police constable was killed while two others sustained injuries when a group of ‘Nihangs’ opened fire at them in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place when the policemen went to arrest some Nihangs (Sikhs armed with traditional weapons) in Sultanpur Lodhi in a case registered against them,…
