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Schools, shops shut in northern Israel t...

Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire

Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire **Northern Israel Gripped by Protest as Ceasefire Takes Hold** **Residents Express Discontent Over Lebanon Truce with Widespread Closures** Northern Israel experienced significant disruption today as a 10-day ceasefire... read more »

Doctors plaint flags in Kerala lapses af...

Doctors plaint flags in Kerala lapses after newborn death in home delivery

Doctors plaint flags in Kerala lapses after newborn death in home delivery **Maternal Health Advocate Cites Systemic Deficiencies Following Infant Demise** A prominent figure in maternal and child health advocacy has brought to light what she terms significant systemic shortcomings within... read more »

Ashok Kharat remanded to police custody ...

Ashok Kharat remanded to police custody till April 23

Ashok Kharat remanded to police custody till April 23 **Prominent Citizen Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Serious Allegations** A significant development in a criminal investigation has seen Ashok Kharat, a figure of some local prominence, remanded to police custody. The decision, handed down by the... read more »

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Rahul to a...

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Rahul to address election campaign meetings i...

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Rahul to address election campaign meetings in Southern districts ## Southern Sojourn: Naidu Intensifies NDA Campaign in Tamil Nadu Ahead of 2026 Polls **Chennai, India** – In a strategic maneuver to bolster the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) electoral... read more »

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Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Shari...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and... read more »

Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an e...

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near...

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

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Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a constitutional crisis, media reports said here Monday. The... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal...

Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him... read more »

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OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company

OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company **Leadership Shift at OpenAI: Kevin Weil Departs, AI Science Unit Integrated** **San Francisco, CA** – In a notable leadership... read more »

Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated

Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated **Constitutional Amendment Fails to Garner Required Support for Delimitation Process** **Parliamentary Vote Underscores... read more »

EWS can't seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC,ST, OBC: Delhi High Court

EWS can't seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC,ST, OBC: Delhi High Court ## Delhi High Court Upholds Differential Age and Attempt Relaxations for EWS Candidates **New Delhi**... read more »

Mob attacks Assam forest range office over alleged land encroachment, several injured

Mob attacks Assam forest range office over alleged land encroachment, several injured ## Forest Office Under Siege: Land Dispute Sparks Violent Clashes in Assam **Bongaigaon, Assam** –... read more »

BCCI fines Rajasthan Royals manager Bhinder 1 lakh for PMOA proto...

BCCI fines Rajasthan Royals manager Bhinder 1 lakh for PMOA protocol breach, issues warning ## Rajasthan Royals Official Penalized for Dugout Protocol Violation **Jaipur, India** – The Board of... read more »