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Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill 16 people

The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 16 Palestinians overnight. On Tuesday...

December 18, 2024 3:17 PM

PM Modi charges Congress with insulting Dr. Ambedkar, highlights government’s efforts to honour his legacy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly defended Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, charging the Congress party with insulting and failing to empower the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) commu...

December 18, 2024 3:25 PM

China ready to strengthen trust, bring relations back to track: Chinese Ambassador to India

Ahead of the meeting on Wednesday between the Special Representatives of India and China to address the boundary dispute, Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, reiterated Beijing's readiness to cooperate with New Delhi in implementing the agreemen...

December 18, 2024 3:41 PM

Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were torture...

December 18, 2024 2:23 PM

India’s digital health push: Over 71 crore Ayushman Bharat Health accounts created

More than 71.16 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) as of December 10, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, informed the Rajya Sabha on Tu...

December 18, 2024 2:01 PM

INS Nirdeshak to be commissioned in Visakhapatnam

The Indian Navy is set to welcome its newest vessel, INS Nirdeshak, in a commissioning ceremony on Wednesday at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The event will be presided over by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. According to the Minis...

December 18, 2024 12:31 PM

Regulating OTTs comes under preview of I&B ministry, concerns of Telecom Service Providers have been raised: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The regulation of over-the-top (OTT) platforms falls under the jurisdiction of the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said in an interview with ANI. Scindia also said that one of th...

December 18, 2024 12:05 PM

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake visits Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS in Delhi

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on a three-day visit to India, on Tuesday visited a Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, Delhi to gain insights into the country's quality and affordable medicine distribution system. In a post on X, Mi...

December 18, 2024 11:35 AM

Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket fails minutes after liftoff

Japan's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's first company to deliver a satellite to space. It is the latest in a ...

December 18, 2024 12:37 PM

Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal

An agreement to halt the 14-month-old war in Gaza and free hostages held in the Palestinian enclave could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday. The U.S. administration, join...

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