West Bank

In Video, Bengal Minister Threatens To Slap Banker For Technical Failure

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 16, 2017

In a widely-shared video, a minister in West Bengal can be seen threatening and verbally abusing the staff at a bank for alleged mismanagement. The video shows Rabindra Nath Ghosh, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, threatening to slap a bank staffer inside the office of Union Bank of India in north Bengal's Cooch Behar district.

He Was Once Netanyahu's Housekeeper. Now He's On A Mission To Bring Him Down.

World News | Loveday Morris, Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Thursday August 31, 2017

Meni Naftali is not tall, but he's easy to spot among the hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a shopping mall chanting raucously for their prime minister to be jailed.

Bank Strike On August 22 To Protest Against Proposed Reforms

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 17, 2017

The government is ushering in privatisation and consolidation in the Indian banking sector in the garb of reforms, says West Bengal convenor of UFBU Siddhartha Khan.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Condemns Palestinian Stabbing Attack

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday July 23, 2017

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a Palestinian knife attack in a West Bank settlement that claimed the lives of three members of an Israeli family.

Israeli Forces Raid Home Of Palestinian Attacker, Arrest Brother

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 22, 2017

Israeli security forces on Saturday raided the home of the Palestinian attacker who stabbed to death three Israelis and restricted movement for Palestinians from his West Bank village, the military said.

6 Dead In Worst Israeli-Palestinian Bloodshed In Years

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 22, 2017

Six people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, prompted by new security Israeli measures at Jerusalem's holiest site.

Israeli 'Counter-Terrorism Boot Camp' A Tourist Attraction In Occupied West Bank

World News | Reuters | Monday July 17, 2017

Taking in the scene of a simulated fruit market in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, a group of tourists ponders whether a poster-size figure of an Arab man holding a cellphone is a threat and should be shot.

2 Palestinians Shot Dead By Israeli Army In Jenin Clashes: Medics

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 12, 2017

Two Palestinian men were shot dead during clashes with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank early Wednesday, Palestinian medical and security sources said.

Asaduddin Owaisi Slams PM Modi Over Skipping Palestine During Israel Visit

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 3, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting Palestine during his forthcoming visit to Israel would "strengthen the occupation of West Bank and Gaza" by the Jewish State, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said here today.

Poor Will Suffer If Aadhaar Made Mandatory Unilaterally: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday June 16, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the centre for making Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts and carrying out financial transactions above Rs 50,000. Ms Banerjee, who also heads the Trinamool Congress, in a series of tweets claimed that the poor and marginalised section of society will be the "worst sufferers" of the ...

Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas In Bethlehem

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 23, 2017

US President Donald Trump arrived for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as they seek ways to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

No Lavish Sword Dance, But Trump's Jerusalem Visit Won't Be Short Of Grandeur Or Security

World News | William Booth, The Washington Post | Monday May 22, 2017

President Donald Trump is to land at Tel Aviv airport on Monday and spend two days in Jerusalem with a side visit to Bethlehem in the West Bank. The Israelis and the Palestinians are scrambling to roll out the red carpet - but, seriously, it will be hard to beat the Saudi royals, who staged a sword dance for/with Trump and hosted the first family i...

Bank Staff Shot, Rs 19 Lakh Snatched In Delhi's Rohini

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 20, 2017

In a daring daylight robbery, two armed motorcycle-borne assailants escaped with over Rs 19 lakh from a cash van on Friday after shooting at one of the bank staff who had come to refill an ATM in west Delhi, police said.

Ready To Meet Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu As Part Of Donald Trump's Peace Efforts: Palestine's Mahmud Abbas

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 9, 2017

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said today that Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready to meet Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of the US president's peace efforts.

As Israeli Settlement Growth Slows, Some Drift Away

World News | Reuters | Monday April 3, 2017

After five years, Batsheva Reback couldn't take living in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank any longer.

Israel Set To Approve First New Settlement In 20 Years

World News | Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Friday March 31, 2017

Israel's government on Thursday appeared set to approve the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, despite fierce opposition from the Palestinians and a recent request from the White House to hold back on settlement activity.

Delhi Businessman Detained With Old Currency Worth Rs 4.23 Crore

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 30, 2017

A businessman in west Delhi has been detained with old currency worth Rs 4.23 crore, police said. The man was detained on Tuesday by the crime branch of Delhi police. He informed the police that two people, who claimed to be working with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), had promised to convert his demonetised currency into legal money.

6 Arrested In Kolkata For Allegedly Running Fake Company, Cheating Bank

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 24, 2017

Six people including an employee of a private bank were arrested from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly running a fake company and fraudulently withdrawing large amount from the bank, police said on Thursday.

McDonald's Rejects Data Leak Of Its Customers In India

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 18, 2017

"We would like to inform our users that our website and app does not store any sensitive financial data of the users like credit card details, wallets passwords or bank account information," an official spokesperson of McDonald's India (West & South) said.

US Warned Israel Against Annexing West Bank: Minister Avigdor Lieberman

World News | Agency France Press | Monday March 6, 2017

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with President Donald Trump's administration.

Iraq PM Announces Launch Of Operation On West Mosul: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 19, 2017

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.

Arab League Accuses Israel Of Palestinian Land Theft

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 7, 2017

The Arab League accused Israel on Tuesday of "stealing the land" of Palestinians after the Israeli parliament passed a law legalising dozens of Jewish outposts in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Forces Brace For Evacuation Of West Bank Outpost

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday February 1, 2017

Israeli forces and West Bank settlers are bracing for the looming evacuation of a settlement outpost slated for demolition.

Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu To Speak As Israel Moves On Settlements

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 23, 2017

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak Sunday for the first time since his inauguration, with Israel already taking advantage of his support by pushing through settlement plans.

Mamata Banerjee Compares PM Narendra Modi To Ravana, Mocks CBI

Kolkata News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday January 12, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets once again on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban decision and addressed protesters right outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Kolkata. In her latest no-holds-barred offensive, she compared the PM to Ravana.

Donald Trump Says UN Just A Club For People To 'Have A Good Time'

World News | Associated Press | Tuesday December 27, 2016

Days after the United Nations voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Donald Trump questioned its effectiveness Monday, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time."

Rs 1 Crore In New Notes Seized In Raids In Kolkata, Bengal Districts

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday December 20, 2016

Around Rs 1 crore in new currency was seized by the Income Tax department after raids in Kolkata and other districts of West Bengal on Monday.

45-Year-Old Man Standing In ATM Queue Dies Of Heart Attack In West Bengal

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday December 4, 2016

A 45-year-old man died in West Bengal on Saturday morning while standing in a queue at a State Bank of India ATM. According to witnesses, the man suddenly collapsed and was declared dead at a nearby hospital.

Halt Settlement Vote Until Donald Trump Takes Office: Israeli Defence Minister

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 3, 2016

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman says a parliamentary vote to legalise Jewish settler homes in the West Bank should be put on hold until Donald Trump becomes US president.

Dare PM Narendra Modi To Declare Bank Account Details: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 29, 2016

Charging the Prime Minister with flouting the constitutional rights of people by bringing in demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who today took her protest to Uttar Pradesh, dared him to declare his bank account details before seeking information from other BJP leaders.