26-03-2024 CAIRO GAZA CITY: In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometers along a desert road near a crossing point from Israel into the Gaza Strip. On the same day, another line of trucks, some 1.5 kilometers long, sometimes two or three across, was backed up near a …

26-03-2024 SYDNEY: Australia’s government will support a minimum wage increase in line with inflation this year as low-income families continue to grapple with costs of living, although the rise would be smaller as inflation eased. In a submission to the Fair Work Commission’s 2023-24 Annual Wage Review to be unveiled …

26-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A billionaire industrialist and a former Indian Air Force chief on Sunday became the latest prominent figures, including a judge and an ambassador, to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in recent weeks as it seeks to widen its lead over the opposition. …

26-03-2024 LONDON: Britain’s King Charles is “frustrated” by the pace of his recuperation from cancer, his nephew Peter Phillips said on Sunday, becoming the first member of the royal family to speak in detail about how the monarch was faring. The insight into the king’s mindset comes after Kate, Britain’s …

26-03-2024 JERUSALEM: A member of Israel’s war cabinet said on Sunday he would quit the national emergency government should proposed legislation that continues to exempt ultra-Orthodox Jews from mandatory military service be passed into law. “The nation cannot accept it, the Knesset (parliament) must not vote for it, and my …

26-03-2024 MOSCOW: Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. All were charged with committing an act of terrorism. The Islamic State group, or IS, …

New Delhi’25 March 2024: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed confidence in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returning for a third term after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Kiren Rijiju said that the blueprint to make ‘Viksit Bharat’ in the next 25 years is ready adding that it will be implemented …

New Delhi ’25 March 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah conveyed his greetings to the people on the festival of colours, Holi, wishing happiness, prosperity, harmony and new energy in everyone’s life. “Best wishes to all the countrymen for the great festival of colours and joy, Holi. May this festival …

Vrindavan’ (u p]25 March 2024 : On the BJP ticket again from Mathura in the ensuing seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Monday immersed in Holi celebrations with party workers in Vrindavan.a All smiles and basking in festive spirit as she braced media persons, the yesteryear screen icon …

25-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose for the fourth straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 642.292 billion in the week ending on March 15, as per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). During the week, the …