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Israel-Hamas war may start all over again in March as Netanyahu faces mounting pressure: Here's why
World | Feb 02, 2025, 04:55 PM ISTNetanyahu has been facing severe criticism in Israel soon after the Gaza ceasefire started to take effect. The announcement of the ceasefire comes with several far-right governing partners threatening to leave, while some of the top generals have already resigned from their posts.
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Netanyahu to become first foreign leader to meet Trump at White House after he returned to office
World | Feb 02, 2025, 04:11 PM ISTNetanyahu is under mounting pressure from far-right coalition partners to restart the war in Gaza. Notably, if mediators, including the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, fail to broker a deal, the war may return as early as March in the Middle East.
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How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes | Explained
World | Feb 01, 2025, 06:45 PM ISTThere are two essential elements in a black box, which is actually not black. The elements are the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder. The recorders are key elements which help in investigating what went wrong.
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Budget 2025: India's foreign aid to Maldives goes up, this neighbour retains top spot
World | Feb 01, 2025, 06:15 PM ISTBhutan has got the maximum allocation of foreign aid as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget on February 1. The budget for Maldives has also gone up.
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Pope Francis stumbles while walking, avoids falling; audience applauds 'Viva il Papa'
World | Feb 01, 2025, 04:40 PM ISTWhile entering the Vatican auditorium on Saturday, Pope Francis stumbled as the handle of his walking stick snapped. However, he recovered and avoided falling with the audience applauding “Viva il Papa”
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Gaza ceasefire update: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees two hostages
World | Feb 01, 2025, 04:05 PM ISTAs part of the fourth round of hostage releases agreed upon in the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel on Saturday began freeing Palestinian prisoners. This comes after Hamas released two hostages, Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon.
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PM Modi hails Union Budget as 'force multiplier', says 'it will fulfill dreams of people'
India | Feb 01, 2025, 03:00 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Budget 2025 as a 'force multiplier', saying that the budget will fulfill dreams of people. Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget on the floor of the Lok Sabha, in which she made crucial announcements.
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Full text of Union Budget 2025 speech: Key announcements, policy changes, and other details inside
Budget | Feb 01, 2025, 01:33 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented her eighth consecutive budget. She made some crucial announcements, which included tax exemptions, special impetus on research and development, and creation of additional infrastructure in the years to come.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers one of the shortest Budget speeches in history
Budget | Feb 01, 2025, 02:04 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered one of the shortest budget speeches on Saturday, which lasted for 75 minutes. Notably, she holds the record of delivering the longest budget speech of two hours and forty minutes in 2020.
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Navin Chawla, former chief election commissioner, passes away at 79
India | Feb 01, 2025, 02:05 PM ISTNavin Chawla, who served as the election commissioner (EC) between 2005 and 2009, and then chief election commissioner from April 2009 to July 2010, passed away on Saturday at an age of 79.
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Foreign delegates from 77 countries to visit Mahakumbh today, UP CM conducts aerial survey of mela
World | Feb 01, 2025, 12:01 PM ISTMahakumbh 2025: The MEA in its weekly media presser on Friday said that the foreign delegates will visit the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Saturday. The delegation includes 118 diplomats, including the Heads of Mission, their spouses, and diplomats from 77 countries.
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Is it DeepSeek vs ChatGPT? US Congressional houses issue warnings against Chinese AI chatbot: Report
World | Feb 01, 2025, 11:28 AM ISTThe US Congressional offices have started to issue warnings to their employees against utilising Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek. Earlier on Thursday, the data protection authority in Italy blocked access to the Chinese AI tool.
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Rishi Sunak, former British PM, attends Jaipur Literature Festival with father-in-law Narayan Murthy
World | Feb 01, 2025, 02:18 PM ISTSunak, former British PM and a member of Parliament for Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire, attended the Jaipur Literature Festival with his father-in-law Narayan Murthy.
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MEA slams UK report listing Hindu nationalism as extremist ideology: 'Should not be falsely equated'
World | Jan 31, 2025, 06:56 PM ISTThe MEA spokesperson on Friday responded to a question pertaining to a report in UK calling Hindu nationalism as a new 'threat of extremism'. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "it should not be condoned and falsely equated."
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MEA on PM Modi's possible US visit: 'Specific dates would be announced at the appropriate time'
World | Jan 31, 2025, 06:53 PM ISTMEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said that PM Modi's visit to the US will deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. He added that specific dates will be announced at appropriate time.
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We are landing in..: Final words of Indian immigrants' daughter before deadly midair collision in US
World | Jan 31, 2025, 04:31 PM ISTBefore landing, Asra Hussain Raza, one of the 67 victims of the deadly midair collision in the US, texted her husband that the landing will take place in 20 minutes. Her husband Hamaad says this was the last thing he heard from her.
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Kerala: Bangladeshi nationals, working in guise of migrant workers from West Bengal, nabbed in Kochi
India | Jan 31, 2025, 03:31 PM ISTA joint operation carried out by Ernakulam rural police and the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) saw the arrest of 27 Bangladeshi nationals, who were illegally staying in Kerala. The police said that they obtained Aadhaar cards and other documents through agents before coming to Kochi.
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India will conduct 'out of syllabus' policy: Jaishankar's response to question on Trump | Watch
World | Jan 31, 2025, 02:39 PM ISTEAM Jaishankar described US President Donald Trump as an 'American nationalist', saying India will conduct 'out of syllabus' foreign policy in its national interest. He also acknowledged that US President's policies could bring significant changes to the global world order.
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Michelle Obama issues statement amid divorce rumours: 'Barack and I...'
World | Jan 31, 2025, 02:53 PM ISTFormer first lady Michelle Obama in a heartfelt post on Instagram said that The Obama Presidential Center will pay tribute to Hadiya Pendleton, a talented honour roll student whose death in 2013 shocked the nation.
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Who is Shubhanshu Shukla, Indian astronaut to pilot private spacecraft Axiom-4, do yoga in space
World | Jan 31, 2025, 12:48 PM ISTIndian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma. He was selected for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS).