Category: International

Moscow, March 23 At least 40 people were shot dead and over 100 injured as three to five unidentified gunmen, clad in body armour and armed with assault rifles, began shooting indiscriminately in a Moscow mall on Friday and set a concert hall there afire, reports said. The toll in the Krokus City Mall massacre

Moscow, March 23 The European Union’s proposal to increase tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain imports is an example of unfair trade practice, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The European Commission submitted a proposal earlier on Friday to raise tariffs on cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus, Xinhua news agency reported. “The

Kiev, March 23 Visiting chair of the NATO Military Committee, Robert Bauer, said the alliance is prepared for a possible war with Russia, a media outlet reported. “Are we ready? The answer is yes! This is our main task to be ready. If it happens today, we will have to fight with available means,” Bauer

Ramallah, March 23 The Palestinian Presidency has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to seize 8,000 dunams (8 square km) of Palestinian land as part of its efforts to hinder the establishment of a Palestinian state. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson of the presidency, said on Friday in a statement published by the Palestinian news agency that

Moscow, March 23 More than 60 people were killed in Friday’s terrorist attack in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) as quoted by media reports. “It has been initially confirmed that more than 60 people died as a result of the terrorist attack. Unfortunately, the number of victims may

Gaza, March 21 The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,923, with 74,096 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 162 others, the Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement. Palestinian sources

Tel Aviv, March 21 US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will visit Israel on Friday and meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders. Blinken will also be meeting senior Egyptian and Saudi leaders on Thursday in Cairo and Riyadh respectively. The visit of Blinken, the most powerful leader of the US,

Washington, March 21 Recognising Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, the US has said that it “strongly opposes” any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The remarks came with Beijing repeatedly asserting that it “never acknowledges and firmly opposes” the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India”, following Prime

Kiev, March 21 At least eight people were injured after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital early Thursday “Eight people have been injured in the attack. Medics provided aid to them on the spot,” Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. Several explosions were heard in Kiev. The Kiev city military administration said

New Delhi, March 20 The provisional figures of direct tax collections for the Financial Year 2023-24 as on March 17, 2024, show that net collections were at Rs 18,90,259 crore as compared to Rs 15,76,776 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year (FY 2022-23, representing an increase of 19.88 per cent, the