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February 28, 2025 3:33 PM

Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to conflict with Turkey

Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the re...

February 28, 2025 1:18 PM

Farming For the Future: Modi government’s progressive outlook

Earlier this week, the 19th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was released to the farmers. Over 11 Crore farmers have been registered under this programme, with over 25 per cent being female beneficiaries. The total disbu...

February 28, 2025 10:09 AM

Trump dodges plea from Britain’s Starmer for Ukraine security guarantee

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia, brushing aside a plea from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a commitment of U.S. military support. Starmer, who...

February 27, 2025 7:47 PM

Russian and US teams meet in Istanbul for talks on mending relations

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine. The Kreml...

February 27, 2025 3:28 PM

Hamas says it’s ready for more ceasefire talks after prisoner exchange

Militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire in Gaza after several hundred Palestinians were released from Israeli jails overnight in return for the bodies of four Israeli hostages. It was the ...

February 27, 2025 12:54 PM

Padmashree Moirangthem Muktamani Devi’s shoe business, inspiring people to focus on their strength and not weakness

Moirangthem Muktamani Devi from Kakching, Manipur, was raised by her widowed mother. She married when she was only seventeen and had four children. Thereafter, the family faced financial hardships. She started working in paddy fields by day and sold ...

February 27, 2025 3:29 PM

Trump orders more layoffs, Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more large-scale layoffs of workers, while the president let downsizing czar Elon Musktake a star role at his first cabinet meeting and discuss his ambiti...

February 27, 2025 9:57 AM

Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Volodymyr Zelenskiy would visit Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals, while the Ukrainian leader said the success of the deal would hinge on those talks and continued U.S. aid. Under the d...

February 27, 2025 3:30 PM

Hamas hands over bodies of four hostages, Israel frees Palestinian prisoners

Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came i...

February 26, 2025 5:46 PM

Maha Kumbh: Sea of devotees arrive at Triveni Sangam for final ‘snan’ on Maha Shivaratri

Devotees from across the country gathered in large numbers at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday for the final 'Snan' of the Maha Kumbh, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Drone visuals captu...

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