Israeli forces opened fire toward residents of southern Lebanon for a second straight day on Monday as people pressed on with attempts to return to their homes along the border, a day after at least two dozen people were killed and scores injured in Israeli attacks, Lebanese officials said. The Israeli fire on Sunday was…
Army personnel pose for a picture with the National Flag along the Line of Control (LoC) amid sub-zero temperatures ahead of Republic Day, in Kupwara on Friday. (ANI) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards for 93 personnel from the armed forces and central armed police forces on the eve of Republic Day. These…
WASHINGTON: Like most presidents, Donald Trump faces an economy that seldom bends to political ambitions. The Republican has promised strong growth, high tariffs, income tax cuts and booming oilfields. But despite the solid job market and low 4.1% unemployment rate, he has to contend with headwinds like inflation, a budget deficit, increased tensions over trade,…
Israel’s military on Thursday pressed ahead with its offensive in and around Jenin, a city known as a center of militant opposition to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, killing two men in a nearby village who were wanted for the murder of three Israelis. The men, identified on Thursday as Mohamad Nazzal and…
CPM leader Prakash Karat (File photo) NEW DELHI: CPM leader Prakash Karan on Friday stressed on the need for a robust political and ideological fight against forces trying to “subvert the secular democratic fabric of India.” Speaking at the inauguration of the first phase of the Jyoti Basu Centre for Social Studies and Research, Karat…
NEW DELHI: Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests along the Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, Deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma confirmed.The operation involved joint forces, including the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), and the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) jungle warfare unit (CoBRA). Superintendent…
Two prominent labor groups are joining forces in an attempt to expand union membership and protect members’ interests as they face the likelihood of a less union-friendly federal government under Donald J. Trump. The Service Employees International Union, which represents nearly two million workers in industries like home health care and janitorial services, said on…
Two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Palestinian Fatah party and the Palestinian Health Ministry. Palestinian media said Israeli forces opened fire on the home of a 37-year-old man in a town south of Jenin. The Health Ministry said the 17-year-old…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah didn’t take field when Australia came for the chase on Day 3 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In his absence, Mohammed Siraj opened the attack for India. India were dismissed for 157 in their second innings, setting Australia a 162-run…
GUWAHATI: At least 40 people were wounded Tuesday during a confrontation between central security forces and women protesters in Kangpokpi district of Manipur after an attempt to dismantle what residents described as “community bunkers” in the Saibol-Twiching area.Forces have dismantled four such structures in Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts since Saturday.According to security sources, the…