Mumbai, 15/10; For close to four decades, the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena maintained a distance from the socialist parties – but in a significant political development in Maharashtra on Sunday, Uddhav Thackeray forged a sort of alliance with them . The alliance is also important in the view of the civic bodies polls next year…
Gaza, 15/10: The Israeli army said it’s making preparations for “significant ground operations” in Gaza, a week after Hamas militants struck southern Israel in one of the worst attacks in the country’s history. The next phase of the war can include a coordinated land, sea and air assault, the Israel Defense Forces said in a…
Hyderabad, 15/10: Raising social security pension amounts, increasing financial assistance given under the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ investment support scheme for farmers and providing LPG cylinders at Rs 400 each are some of the promises made by the ruling BRS for the upcoming assembly elections. Releasing the party manifesto for the November 30 assembly polls, BRS chief…
Kabul, 15/10: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey said, more than a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages, reported AP.
Islamabad, 15/10: Amid a sea of blue India tamed Pakistan by seven wickets to extend their winning streak against their neighbours in World Cup to 8-0 here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. The support for India in a packed stadium was as lopsided as the result was with India chasing down Pakistan’s 191…
Paris, 15/10: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday deployed up to 7,000 soldiers for increased security patrols, as bomb alerts forced the evacuation of the Louvre museum a day after a teacher was killed in an Islamist attack. France was put on its highest security alert on Friday after a 20-year-old man fatally stabbed…
Ahmedabad, 14/10: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in match no 12 of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Having won the toss and electing to bowl first, India bowled out their arch-rivals for 191 runs. For the hosts, skipper Rohit Sharma was the top-scorer with his 86…
Raipur, 14/10: The Congress’ first list of candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls will be released on Sunday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said. Assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17, while votes will be counted on December 3. “Tomorrow the first list of candidates of our party will be…
New Delhi, 14/10: Air India and SpiceJet will operate one flight each to Tel Aviv on Saturday to bring back Indians amid escalating tensions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to officials. These chartered flights will be operated under Operation Ajay, which the government has launched to facilitate the return of those…
Rampur, 14/0: A local court in Rampur has sentenced 24 security personnel including two from the CRPF to 10 years of imprisonment for supplying arms and ammunition to criminals, Naxalites and terrorists in 2010. Special Judge EC Act Vijay Kumar held them guilty on Thursday, and delivered the judgement on Friday. All 24 have been…
