US President Donald Trump warned that Israel would lose “all support” from Washington if it proceeded with annexing the West Bank, after Israeli lawmakers advanced two controversial bills paving the way for sovereignty over the occupied territory.In an interview with Time magazine published this week, Trump said the move was unacceptable and would breach assurances […]
It was the kind of television moment that doesn’t announce itself as historic but lingers anyway. On one side of the screen, Tulsi Virani — stalwart matriarch of Indian primetime melodrama — offered her trademark folded-hand salutation. On the other side, beamed in from across the world, Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist, smiled […]
A 55-year-old Palestinian woman was hospitalised after a masked Jewish settler struck her on the head while she was picking olives.The unprovoked attack took place on Sunday morning in the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank and was captured on video by US journalist Jasper Nathaniel.Nathaniel said the settler struck the […]
US President Donald Trump assured Arab and Muslim leaders during a meeting on Tuesday that he would not permit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, as per sources familiar with the discussion, reports Politico. Ahead of his meeting with representatives from eight Arab and Muslim countries at United Nations headquarters, Trump […]
NEW DELHI: Finland’s President Alexander Stubb recently distinguished India from Russia and China, calling New Delhi an “emerging superpower” and urging Western countries to engage more closely with it.In a Bloomberg Podcasts interview, Stubb was asked about his view on the growing alignment between India, Russia and China. He pushed back firmly saying, “India is […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Western nations for recognizing a Palestinian state, arguing the move would reward what he called “horrible atrocities” committed by Hamas.“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their […]
Mumbai, September 8 (Udaipur Kiran). Shares of Baazar Style Retail Limited advanced over 4% on Monday after the company announced the opening of a new Style Baazar store in Guskara, West Bengal. The stock was trading at ₹362.00, up ₹15.60 (4.50%) from its previous close of ₹346.40 on the BSE. It opened at ₹350.55 and […]
Kolkata, September 7 (Udaipur Kiran): For the first time since the 2016 SSC recruitment scam, West Bengal is set to conduct what officials describe as a “clean and transparent” examination on Sunday. The state government and the School Service Commission (SSC) have put in place extensive measures to ensure fairness. A total of 3,19,919 candidates […]
Representative image (file photo) NEW YORK: At least six people were shot and another was stabbed in separate incidents following the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said.The violence occurred across four locations in Crown Heights between late afternoon and early evening as parade crowds dispersed, reported […]
Tim Armstead (Pic credit: AP) Tim Armstead, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and former Republican House speaker, died at the age of 60, the state’s highest court announced on Tuesday. Armstead passed away after a brief hospitalization, though officials did not disclose details. A veteran lawmaker, Armstead served two decades in the West Virginia […]
