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Hamas Sought Iran's Help For Israel Attack, Planned 9/11 Style Bombing: Report
- Oct 13, 2024 15:51 pm IST
- Written by: Samiran Mishra
On October 7, 2023, Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, launched a devastating and unprecedented attack on Israel. The scale and brutality of the assault left more than 1,200 people dead, and hundreds taken hostage.
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"Champion Of India-Israel Friendship": Netanyahu Condoles Ratan Tata's Death
- Oct 13, 2024 00:43 am IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu wrote to Narendra Modi today condoling the death of industrialist and global icon Ratan Tata. He said many people in his country are mourning Mr Tata's death.
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Narendra Modi The "Change-Maker We Need": Former UK PM In Memoir
- Oct 12, 2024 21:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
- (with inputs from PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been written about fondly by former British PM Boris Johnson in his memoir 'Unleashed' which will be available in bookstores in the UK in a few days.
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"Systematic Pattern Of Desecration": India On Bangladesh Durga Puja Attack
- Oct 12, 2024 19:07 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
India has written to Bangladesh's interim government today expressing "serious concern" over multiple attacks on temples, shrines and puja mandaps or pandals. The attacks include incidents of desecration, vandalism, robbery and defacement.
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South Korea Sent Drones To Scatter Anti-North Korea Leaflets, Says Pyongyang
- Oct 12, 2024 17:13 pm IST
- Reuters
North Korea accused South Korea on Friday of sending drones to scatter a "huge number" of anti-North leaflets over its capital Pyongyang, in what it called a political and military provocation that could lead to armed conflict.
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China Investigates Foxconn Employees For Bribery And Embezzlement
- Oct 12, 2024 16:51 pm IST
- Reuters
China's government said on Friday that employees of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest iPhone assembler, are being investigated for suspected taking of bribes and embezzlement, after Taiwan reported their detention.
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Putin, Iran's Pezeshkian Strengthen Economic Ties, Eye Strategic Partnership
- Oct 12, 2024 16:23 pm IST
- Reuters
Russia's Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday in Turkmenistan, where the two leaders hailed their countries growing economic ties and similar views on world affairs.
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Atomic Bomb Survivors, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Warn Of Nuclear War Risk
- Oct 12, 2024 15:57 pm IST
- Reuters
Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize emphasised on Saturday the present risk from nuclear weapons and renewed their call to abolish nuclear weapons.
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Don't Help Israel, Or Else...: Iran's Big Warning To Oil-Rich Allies Of US
- Oct 12, 2024 10:03 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Iran has issued a stark warning to its Arab neighbours and US allies in the Gulf, threatening severe retaliation if their territories or airspace are used to aid Israel in any potential attacks on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Israel Marks Jewish Holiday Amid Multi-Front War For First Time Since 1973
- Oct 12, 2024 07:15 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
The Day of Atonement arrived on Friday evening under the shadow of intense fighting on multiple fronts, marking the first time Israel has found itself at war during this religious festival since 1973.
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Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Oct 12, 2024 01:04 am IST
- Reuters
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them.
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Europe To Impose Sanctions Over Iranian Ballistic Missile Transfer To Russia
- Oct 12, 2024 00:09 am IST
- Reuters
The European Union is expected to impose sanctions on Monday on people and organisations linked to Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia, two European diplomats and a high-ranking EU official said on Friday.
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In Pics: Rare Celestial Lights Seen In Ladakh After Intense Solar Storms
- Oct 11, 2024 23:48 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
Rare celestial lights are seen at Leh in Ladakh as the Sun is in an active phase, throwing out charged particles towards Earth in the form of an intense solar storm.
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Noel Tata Takes Over From Ratan Tata. Know The Tata Family Ancestry And History
- Oct 11, 2024 17:24 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Founded in 1868, Tatas have become one of largest and most diverse global conglomerates. It is a name heard in almost every home in India and tens of millions overseas.
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Nuclear Weapons Don't Bring Peace, Warns Nobel-Winning Atomic Bomb Survivor
- Oct 11, 2024 15:37 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Nuclear weapons never bring peace, said the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki that won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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20 Killed, 8 Injured After Armed Men Open Fire At Pakistani Coal Miners
- Oct 11, 2024 09:43 am IST
- Press Trust of India
At least 20 miners were killed and eight others were injured early Friday when unidentified armed men attacked their coal mines in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
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At ASEAN-India Summit, PM Modi Proposes 10-Point Plan To Strengthen Group
- Oct 11, 2024 00:34 am IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
PM Modi today attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit in Laos. At the summit, PM Modi also announced a 10-point plan to strengthen ASEAN-India comprehensive partnership and asserted that ties with the regional grouping were critical for Asia's future.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
- Oct 11, 2024 00:11 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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With Focus On 'Act East' Policy, PM Modi Meets Top Asian Leaders In Laos
- Oct 10, 2024 19:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
- (with inputs from PTI)
Giving impetus to India's 'Act East' policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a series of meetings in Laos, which is where the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits are being held.
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Nobel Prize In Literature Goes To South Korean Author Han Kang
- Oct 10, 2024 16:32 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Nobel Prize 2024: South Korean writer Han Kang, was awarded 2024 the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."