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September 20, 2024 4:17 PM

Israel and Hezbollah trade fire after heaviest airstrikes yet

U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel's military ...

September 20, 2024 4:19 PM

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope that Saturday's presidential election will improve their lot by much. Tamils form 12...

September 20, 2024 3:51 PM

Congress insults India on foreign land: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke out against the Congress party, highlighting remarks made by its leaders during foreign visits as being disrespectful to the nation. Addressing the National PM Vishwakarma Programme in Wardha, Maharashtra,...

September 20, 2024 7:06 PM

IND vs BAN, 1st Test Day 2: India end Day 2 at 81/3, lead Bangladesh by 308 runs

A fine performance by Indian pacers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, helped the hosts secure a tight advantage at the end of Day Two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday. At the end of Day Two, India was at 81/3, with Shubman Gill (...

September 20, 2024 3:36 PM

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 14 people across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in tank and air strikes on north and central areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as tanks advanced further into northwest Rafah near the border with Egypt. The unrelenting fighting between t...

September 20, 2024 4:38 PM

Gaganyaan to be launched by end of this year, says ISRO chief

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said on Friday that India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, is on track for launch by the end of this year. "Gaganyaan is ready for launch. We are making efforts to launch it ...

September 20, 2024 2:16 PM

Dolphins dying again in Amazon lake made shallow by drought

The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying up in the worst drought on record. Researchers recovered the dead animal on Wednesday and measured water temperatures that ...

September 20, 2024 12:22 PM

Quad nations committed to Indo-Pacific peace, says Australian PM Albanese ahead of summit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday ahead of the highly anticipated Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) summit, set to take place on September 21 in Delaware. The summit will bring together leaders from f...

September 20, 2024 11:51 AM

Piyush Goyal to attend ASEAN-India economic meetings in Lao PDR

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, is in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) to participate in two key economic summits—the 21st ASEAN-India Economic Ministers (AEM-India) Meeting and the 12th East Asia Summit E...

September 20, 2024 2:03 PM

Biden, ‘Quad’ leaders to talk maritime security as China tensions grow

Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency. Biden he...

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