Palestine Issues
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India backs UNGA resolution allowing Palestine Prez to address session via video after visa denial
World | Sep 19, 2025, 11:51 PM ISTThe 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution titled 'Participation by the State of Palestine' during its 80th session, with 145 nations voting in favour, five against and six abstentions. The US and Israel opposed the measure, while India was among those supporting it.
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Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu's big hint at Donald Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
World | Feb 17, 2025, 12:33 PM ISTIsrael-Hamas war: This week marks 500 days of the war between Israel and Hamas. Netanyahu has signalled readiness to resume the fighting after the ceasefire's current phase, though it could be a death sentence for the remaining hostages.
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MIT suspends PhD student Prahlad Iyengar over pro-Palestine essay | Details here
World | Dec 11, 2024, 10:56 AM ISTPrahlad Iyengar has been suspended till January 2026 by MIT which could potentially disrupt his academic career, last year he was suspended during pro-Palestine protests.
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'Israel will wipe out Hamas from Earth as world eliminated ISIS': PM Netanyahu's stern message
World | Oct 12, 2023, 12:20 PM ISTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas beheaded soldiers and raped women in their attack on Israel, and he vowed that Israel would “crush and destroy” the militant group. Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a “dead man.”
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Indian national from Kerala injured in airstrike in Israel while on video call with husband
World | Oct 09, 2023, 12:30 PM ISTSheeja Anand, a 41-year-old woman from Kerala, was employed as a caretaker in Israel's Ashkelon city, was reportedly injured in an airstrike on Saturday. However, the woman fortunately reported safe in the airstrike.
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Israel retaliates with air strikes on Gaza following rocket firings; 10 Palestinians killed by Israe
World | Jan 27, 2023, 11:49 PM ISTGaza militants then fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes overnight — but the exchange was limited, following a familiar pattern that allows both sides to respond without leading to a major flare-up.
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Why Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal's Death on The Nile got banned in Kuwait
Hollywood | Feb 09, 2022, 07:31 AM ISTGal Gadot's upcoming film Death On The Nile, a whodunnit based on 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie's novel, is set to release on February 11. But it has been banned in Kuwait over the actress' support of the Israeli army.
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Kashmir Police puts 21 Pro-Palestine protestors behind bars
India | May 16, 2021, 08:32 AM ISTPolice in Indian-controlled Kashmir said Saturday that 21 people were arrested for disturbing public order by expressing solidarity with Palestinians
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Palestine issue top priority of Islamic world: Rouhani at OIC meet
World | Jan 16, 2018, 05:02 PM ISTAfter the collapse of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, the issue of Palestine has regained its importance for the Muslims, Xinhua quoted Rouhani as saying.
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Resolving Kashmir, Palestine issues vital for peace: Gen Raheel Sharif
World | Dec 05, 2014, 08:21 AM ISTKarachi: Equating Kashmir issue with that of Palestine, Pakistan's powerful Army Chief Raheel Sharif has said resolution of such disputes was necessary for maintaining regional peace and stability."Sometimes security of the whole region can be