27-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies DOHA/ NEW DELHI: Eight former officers of the Indian Navy have been handed death penalty in Qatar following allegations of spying for Israel, sources said. Calling the judgement “shocking”, the foreign ministry said it would not comment much on the case given the “confidential nature …

27-10-2023 GAZA CITY: The family of an Al Jazeera news reporter has been killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza, the network has confirmed. Wael Al-Dahdouh’s wife, teenage son and young daughter were all killed at a refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, Al Jazeera said in a …

27-10-2023 BEIJING: China’s youngest-ever crew of astronauts has taken off on a six-month mission to its space station, in a growing space program that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030. The crew of the Shenzhou-17 lifted off on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite …

27-10-2023 MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned that Israel’s war in Gaza could spread well beyond the Middle East, saying it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people in the Palestinian enclave are being punished for other people’s crimes. “Our task today, our main task, is to …

27-10-2023 NEW YORK: More than 114 million people are estimated to be displaced worldwide, a record number that speaks to the “international community’s failure to solve conflicts,” the United Nations has said. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have …

27-10-2023 DOHA: Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday that negotiations the Gulf Arab state is leading to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are progressing and he is hopeful there will soon be a breakthrough. Qatar’s foreign ministry urged de-escalation and warned that an Israeli ground …

27-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The United Nations issued a stark warning Thursday that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive. “People are left with nothing but impossible choices. Nowhere is safe in Gaza,” Lynne Hastings, U.N. humanitarian …

New Delhi Oct 26:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot for questioning in a case related to alleged violation of the foreign exchange law FEMA. Vaibhav Gehlot has been asked to depose before the ED’s office either in Jaipur or in New Delhi …

Maharashtra”oct 26 (PMI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth around 7,500 crore rupees at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Mr Modi launched development work in sectors like health, rail, road, and oil and gas. Addressing the gathering, the Prime …

Hyderabad’Oct 26 : Governors, Union ministers, State ministers and leaders from various political parties were part of the cultural event ‘Alai Balai’ (Dasara Milan programme) organised by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya here on Wednesday. Governors of Mizoram and Jharkhand K Hari Babu and C P Radhakrishnan respectively, Union Ministers G …