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December 19, 2024 11:25 AM

Indian embassy secures release of 28 Tamil Nadu fishermen in Bahrain

Twenty-eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district have returned home following successful diplomatic efforts that led to their early release from detention in Bahrain. The fishermen, who were arrested in September 2024 for allege...

December 19, 2024 11:01 AM

India, China agree on resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, river cooperation, Nathula border trade

Following the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives, India and China reaffirmed their commitment to promote the resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation and Nathula border trade. During the meeting, both sides agre...

December 18, 2024 7:46 PM

France’s highest court upholds Sarkozy’s corruption conviction

The Cour de Cassation, France's highest court, upheld on Wednesday former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for corruption and influence peddling. Sarkozy had appealed against the 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling, in which ...

December 18, 2024 5:39 PM

Russian foreign ministry says Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones

Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had repeatedly dropped white phosphorus munitions from drones in September, but Kyiv denied it had used such weapons and said it was Moscow which had used prohibited chemical substances on the battlefield. Russi...

December 18, 2024 4:31 PM

Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Kirillov, who was chief of Russi...

December 18, 2024 4:07 PM

Bangladesh: 3 killed, over 100 injured in clash over control of Ijtema ground; BGB deployed

Two people were killed and over 100 injured in a violent clash between two groups over the control of Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi Gazipur, Bangladesh early on Wednesday. The clash erupted between the followers of Tablighi Jamaat's Maulana Zubayer A...

December 18, 2024 3:35 PM

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 3:40 PM

What options does PM Trudeau face in Canada’s leadership crisis?

Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under increasing pressure to quit after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned over a policy clash on Monday, setting up one of the worst crises of his nine years in power. Here are some potenti...

December 18, 2024 1:06 PM

Fed expected to combine interest rate cut with hawkish 2025 outlook

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower borrowing costs on Wednesday in what some observers are calling a "hawkish cut" set to be delivered alongside policymakers' updated interest rate outlooks and economic forecasts covering the first months 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...

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