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India-Oman looking at early conclusion of CEPA
Bilateral trade between the two nations has doubled from USD 5.4 billion in 2020-21 to USD 12.3 billion in 2022-23.
Communications blackout, spiralling hunger add to misery as conflict enters 11th week
The Gaza Strip is facing dire humanitarian conditions after more than two months of the war, with displaced people forced to squeeze into shelters mainly in the south.
Stop the fight and start negotiations: Families of Israel hostages
Around 250 people were taken hostage during Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf dies aged 86
Sheikh Nawaf's reign, though not the shortest in Kuwait's history, was notable for issuing numerous amnesties, earning him the title "emir of pardons."
Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
The deaths were announced as a US envoy tried to persuade the Israelis to scale back their campaign sooner rather than later.
US homeless soar by 12% to highest reported, rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.
Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to celebrate European Union candidate status
Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine applied to join the 27-nation bloc after the Kremlin unleashed its all-out war on Ukraine last year.
UK court finds Mirror Group newspapers guilty of hacking Prince Harry’s phone
The court found that Mirror had invaded the Duke of Sussex's privacy by using unlawful information gathering to produce 15 of the 33 newspaper articles examined at trial.
Police headquarters, checkpost come under attack in Pakistan; 5 law enforcement officials killed
A terrorist blew himself up at the main entrance of the police office and residence block and the others stormed in. The attack was claimed by a new militant group, Ansarul Jihad.
515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
Slippery tracks prompted automatic braking on the leading train. A train following from behind was on a descending section and went into a skid and was unable to brake in time.
Israel parliament passes new wartime budget
Of the additional funds, 17 billion shekels are earmarked for supporting Israel's war effort.
With death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas
In Kenya, floods have killed at least 170 and displaced more than 600,000 since the onset of heavy rains in November, according to the Red Cross.
Pope Francis has ‘already prepared’ his tomb in a Rome basilica
He has made more than 100 visits to the fifth-century basilica, where he prays in front of a venerated image of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.
Russian President Putin says ‘there will be no peace’ in Ukraine until his goals are…
He reiterated that Moscow's goals in Ukraine — "de-Nazification, de-militarization and a neutral status" of Ukraine — remain unchanged.
‘Dangerous to democracy’: Ro Khanna slams Vivek Ramaswamy after Iowa town hall
Khanna said Vivek's town hall was an "exercise in bombastic rhetoric" that offered "zero solutions to the real issues" that Americans demand action on.
Beginning of end of fossil fuel era: 198 countries agree to ‘transition away’ from them
After overnight 'hard' bargains that reportedly went on till 4 am, COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake (GST).
ZF to make transmissions in Coimbatore
The plant, together with the main hub in Germany, will support the production capacity needed for the future market growth in the global construction equipment market, the company said.
Bihar to get investments worth Rs 40,000 crore from ‘Bihar Business Connect 2023’ summit
Over 600 investors from within the country and abroad are taking part in the two-day global summit organised for the first time in Patna.
Rishi Sunak warned he is ‘dead man walking’ as Tory rebels threaten to sink his Rwanda…
Dozens of Tories defied Sunak by refusing to back emergency legislation, which passed by 313 votes to 269.
May 9 violence: Pakistan Supreme Court allows trial of civilians by military courts
On October 23, a five-member SC bench had prohibited civilians being tried in military courts for their alleged role in attacks on army installations after the arrest of Khan on May 9