Tel Aviv, Israel ,8/8— Israeli leaders early Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of the Gaza Strip, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two years in uncharted territory. After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of…
New York/Washington, 8/8: The imposition of an additional 25 per cent duty on India is a “national security issue” associated with New Delhi’s “abject refusal to stop buying Russian oil”, White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro has said. Last week, US President Donald Trump had announced 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on India that came…
Sau Paulo, 8/8: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva dialed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and both the countries agreed to enhancing cooperation in trade, technology, energy, defence, agriculture, health and people-to-people ties. This comes a day after US President Donald Trump imposed additional 25 percent tariffs on India, taking the total to…
Islamabad, 7/8: Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is expected to visit the US this week for consultations with top American officials, his second trip to Washington since the four-day conflict with India, a media report said on Thursday. In June, Munir travelled to the US on a rare five-day trip during which he attended a…
New Delhi, 7/8: NSA Ajit Doval Meets Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu In Moscow during which he mentioned about finalisation of dates for Russian President’s visit to India Strengthening ties with India is of ‘paramount importance for Russia’ — Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu Soigu hails ‘strong, time-tested ties of friendship’ with India…
Jammu, 7/8: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 15 injured when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a nallah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place around 10:30 am in the Kadwa area when the personnel were returning…
New Delhi, 7/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in China on August 31 and September 1, even as uncertainty looms large over President Donald Trump’s visit to India for the summit of the Quad, given the stress in ties. Modi was expected to host Trump and other leaders…
New Delhi, 7/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma, indicted by an in-house inquiry report over the cash discovery row, questioning the validity of actions initiated against him, including the recommendation for his removal. Holding that the in-house procedure enjoyed legal sanctity and is not a parallel or…
New Delhi, 7/8: India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) informed employees that it will roll-out wage hikes for about 80 per cent of workforce, covering mid to junior levels. The wage hikes comes at a time when TCS is set to lay off about 12,000 employees this year. The wage hikes will…
New Delhi, 7/8: The Election Commission issued a notification on Thursday for the September 9 election to the vice president’s post, kickstarting the nomination process. According to the notification, August 21 is the last date for filing nominations, while the documents will be scrutinised on August 22. August 25 is the last date to withdraw…
