Won't stop attacking Gaza till Hamas is destroyed: Netanyahu

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country would not stop attacking the targets in Gaza Strip until Hamas is completely destroyed.

Netanyahu said this while interacting with soldiers of the Yahalom…

'Total collapse' of health system in Gaza: Palestinian spokesman

Gaza (IANS) A Palestinian spokesman has announced the "total collapse" of the health system in the Gaza Strip due to power outage and the exhaustion of fuel needed to operate generators in hospitals.

Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesman for the Gaza-based…

Israel struck 400 targets in last 24 hrs: IDF

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Force (IDF) on Tuesday said that it has struck at least 400 terrorist targets in the last 24 hours.

It said that the air strikes have destroyed Hamas' set up to fire rockets at Israel, and also the operational…

India poised to surpass Japan to become world’s 3rd largest economy by 2030: S&P

New Delhi (IANS) India is likely to surpass Japan to become the world's third-largest economy with its GDP doubling to $7.3 trillion by 2030, according to the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence report.

“India's nominal GDP measured…

Macron arrives in Israel, to meet families of those killed in Hamas attack

Tel Aviv (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday on a one-day visit during which he will meet families of the victims who died in the October 7 Hamas attack, as well as those taken as hostages in Gaza.

In Israel,…

Jaishankar reaffirms India's commitment to UN, seeks reforms

New Delhi,(IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday on the occasion of the 78th UN Day, called for reforms in the multilateral organisation, while reaffirming its commitment to the UN's charter.

"On 78th UN Day, reaffirm…

'Hamas offered apartment, $10,000 cash to militants for bringing hostage to Gaza

Tel Aviv (IANS) Hamas was offering $10,000 in cash and an apartment to its militants for bringing a hostage to Gaza, an Israeli security agency has said, citing the revelations made during interrogation by arrested militants of Hamas' Nukhba force.

Relentless selling across the board pulls Nifty down by 260 pts

New Delhi (IANS) Pessimism persisted in the Indian bourses as the bears tightened their grip by breaching all the key Nifty support levels to end the session at 19,281.75 with a loss of 260.90 points, said Aditya Gaggar, Director at Progressive Shares.

Small cap indices come under selling pressure

New Delhi (IANS) Small cap stocks which have been the outperformers of this year’s market rally came under selling pressure on Monday.

BSE Small Cap Index is one of the biggest losers in trade, down 2.4 per cent. In comparison, Sensex is down…

In difficult phase of int'l politics, G20 Summit was bit plus: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said that in the totality of global diplomacy at a very difficult phase in international politics, the G20 Summit was a big plus.

Speaking at a G20 tree plantation event in…