The sounds of celebration replaced those of explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile cease-fire came into effect after 470 days of war, allowing some hostages to return home to Israel and displaced Palestinians to search for what was left of their homes. Under the terms of the laboriously reached deal, fighting…
As a truce took hold on Sunday in Gaza, potentially ending the longest and deadliest war in a century of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, two men used the same metaphor to describe how they felt. “The weight on my chest has lifted,” said Ziad Obeid, a Gazan civil servant displaced several times during the war. “We have…
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside mutual animosity to achieve a mutual goal. The two presidents directed their advisers to work together to push Israel and Hamas over the finish line…
MUMBAI: For the first time since the Women’s Premier League began, the BCCI is planning to stage the third edition of the tournament at four venues — Mumbai, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Vadodara.“WPL-3 is likely to be held at four venues – Mumbai, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Vadodara – each of which will stage the tournament in…
NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘one nation, one election’ bills is scheduled for Wednesday, with the primary focus on introducing the members to the two key bills.The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha on December 17 after a heated debate. The JPC, chaired by BJP’s P P…
BENGALURU: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met PM Narendra Modi on Monday and expressed his appreciation for his leadership and commitment towards positioning India as AI-first, whilst ensuring appropriate guardrails for a secure digital future.“Thank you, PM Narendra Modi ji, for your leadership. Excited to build on our commitment to making India AI-first and work together…
Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s star batter Steve Smith will have to wait another day to reach the coveted 10,000-run milestone in Test cricket, as he fell for just four runs in the second innings of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Smith, needing just five runs to become the…
Donald Trump is expected to hold a big Washington rally the day before he’s sworn in as the nation’s 47th president. The victory rally, as it’s being billed, will be held at the Capitol One Arena in the District of Columbia on January 19. Trump has always preferred rally-style events where he can freewheel and…
NEW DELHI: Amid West Asia tensions, India and Iran will hold another round of foreign office consultations here this week. The two sides are expected to review the entire gamut of bilateral relationship, including connectivity projects such as Chabahar port, political engagements, trade & economic matters, cultural exchanges, people-to-people ties, agriculture cooperation, and capacity building…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by former judge of Punjab and Haryana HC Nawab Singh will hold further talks with the agitating farmers on Jan 3 and an invitation has been sent to them for a virtual meeting.The court had in Sept constituted the independent and neutral panel to hold talks with…