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 …

25-03-2024 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Multiple explosions have hit Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine has been placed on alert as Russia launched a wave of air strikes. The region of Lviv bordering Poland was also targeted and one of the cruise missiles entered Polish airspace, the country’s armed forces said. The …

25-03-2024 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: The United States has made a “bridging proposal” for the number of jailed Palestinians to be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas in any new Gaza truce, an Israeli official briefed on the Qatar-hosted talks said on Saturday. An Israeli delegation led …

25-03-2024 QUEENSLAND/ MELBOURNE: Outside an Australian community centre, local election candidates make last-ditch efforts to win over people who are filing into the makeshift polling station. Most voters are too pre-occupied trying to dodge the flyer-thrusting politicians to notice a clue that this is not your ordinary campaign for a …

25-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: Famed Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, on a hunger strike to bring autonomy to the Himalayan region of Ladakh, said on Saturday he was weak as his fast stretches into its 18th day but he would continue for three more days as planned …

25-03-2024 TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel risked further global isolation if it went ahead with plans for a ground assault on the Palestinian city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Blinken met one to one with Netanyahu during a …

25-03-2024 TUNIS: The Tunisia public prosecutor detained prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb on Friday on suspicion of insulting a public official, which the journalists union said was aimed at silencing the voices of journalists. The detention of Boughalleb, who has been a critic of President Kais Saied, reinforces activists’ fears that …

25-03-2024 JERUSALEM/ RAFAH: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “It is time to silence the guns,” he said, speaking from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the enclave. He also called on Israel to give “total, unfettered” access …