The Israeli army said on Sunday it had retrieved the body of Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, following a targeted operation last month. Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade, was also found dead at the scene along with a number…
The Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday. Pinta’s body was held by a Palestinian militant group called the Mujahedeen Brigades, and was retrieved from the area of Rafah in…
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian academic and visiting scholar at Georgetown University, who was released from immigration detention after a court order, said his “whole body was chained” and that he “even missed my shadow” during his incarceration. Suri, who had been held at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas since March, was released from…
In the past century or so, it was the first time that remains of St. Teresa of Jesus—popularly referred to as St. Teresa of Avila—were being displayed for people to see. The ceremony at the Basilica of the Annunciation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel located in Alba de Tormes, in Salamanca province, of Spain,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the first review of its $7 billion loan program with Pakistan, unlocking a $1 billion cash tranche for the cash-strapped country, the Pakistani government announced on Friday. In a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude and optimism over the IMF’s decision, calling it a…
The recent uptick in Basmati rice prices is driven by increased international demand and not linked to geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, according to the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA).AIREA President Satish Goel clarified that the export prices of Basmati varieties 1509 and 1718 have seen a slight rise since March due to…
Doctors in the US have successfully re-attached a woman’s skull to her spine after she was left “internally decapitated” following a football accident, The Sun reported. Megan King, 35, from Illinois, sustained the injury in 2005 after a fall during a football game when she was just 16. She was left with a condition where…
Manipur’s Meitei and Kuki communities have been locked in ethnic conflict since May 2023 (File photo) NEW DELHI: Centre on Saturday held the first structured talks with representatives of Manipur’s Meitei and Kuki communities, locked in ethnic conflict since May 2023, in an effort to bring full normalcy and lasting peace to the state.A six-member…
A Myanmar Muslim organisation says more than 700 worshippers were killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country at Friday prayer time during the holy month of Ramadan. Tun Kyi, a member of the steering committee of the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network, said Monday that some 60 mosques were damaged or destroyed when the…
Prayagraj: Allahabad HC bar association Saturday suspended its strike on the fifth day against transfer of Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma, who is facing probe into recovery of alleged unaccounted cash at his official premises, until inquiry report against him is released, reports Rajesh Kumar Pandey. However, it decided to boycott the oath ceremony of…