Hamas agrees to release five hostages in renewed ceasefire, Israel counters

Representative Image (File picture) Hamas is set to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in a renewed ceasefire offered by Egypt. The terror group has agreed to release five hostages, abducted during its October 7, 2023, attack, in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire spanning the Eid al-Fitr holiday and continuing through Passover, officials told […]

Brooklyn tragedy: Mother and two daughters killed in car crash by driver with suspended license

A mother and her two young daughters were killed in Brooklyn when a driver with a suspended licence crashed into an Uber before hitting the family. Her four-year-old son is in critical condition. The accident occurred in the Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Gravesend, where nine people were injured. The driver and Uber driver were hospitalized, […]

US Canada Travel Rules: Canadian airlines cut down seats to US amid intense trade war, revised travel rules

Canadian airlines are reducing the number of seats for US. Canadian airlines have started eliminating seats for the United States even in April, the peak tourism time between the two countries, the New York Times reported, stating that the aviation industry is telling under the heat between the US-Canada trade war. The United States also […]

American woman freed by Taliban thanks Donald Trump for ‘bringing her home’

In this undated handout photo released by the Qatar ministry of foreign affairs, American Faye Dail Hall, center, is pictured with diplomat Mirdef Alqashouti, of the Qatar Embassy in Afghanistan after Dail was released Thursday. (Pic credit: AP) An American woman recently released from Taliban custody in Afghanistan expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump […]

Elon’s xAI swallows up social network X in a surprise move

Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platform, which he himself controls, at a valuation of $33 billion, marking a surprise twist for the social network formerly known as Twitter.“The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion,” the billionaire wrote Friday in a post on X. […]

Sedition case against Hasina, 72 others

Dhaka: Bangladesh Police have lodged a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 72 others, alleging they conspired to overthrow the interim govt headed by Muhammad Yunus through a civil war, reports Ahsan Tasnim. The charges are based on an online meeting held in Dec 2024, during which participants reportedly discussed strategies to destabilise […]

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks stronger ties with ‘good friend’ China

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka from a productive visit to China, emphasizing the significance of China as a beneficial partner for Bangladesh. The visit underlined the expectation of stronger bilateral ties and collaboration extending beyond the economy, including cultural exchanges. Dhaka: Expressing optimism about a “new chapter” in Dhaka-Beijing relations, Chief Adviser Muhammad […]

President of Tufts is an IISc alumnus

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: Sunil Kumar, who is the 14th president of the 170-year old Tufts University located outside Boston and the first person of colour to hold the post, has traversed through several US universities, including 14 years at Stanford Business School and five years as dean of university of Chicago’s Booth School […]

JD Vance privately suggested Trump to oust Mike Walz for embarrassing ‘chatgate’

JD Vance wanted Mike Waltz to be fired for Signa chatgate. Despite Donald Trump and the White House playing down the controversy over the Yemen war plan leak on a Signal group chat, the search to find a scapegoat is on and Vice President JD Vance wanted NSA Mike Waltz to be fired. Politico reported […]

Hamas accepts fresh ceasefire proposal, Israel submits counter-offer

A senior Hamas representative announced on Saturday their acceptance of a fresh Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, whilst calling for Israeli support but emphasising that the group’s armaments remain non-negotiable.The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged receipt of the mediators’ proposal and confirmed submitting a response.“Two days ago, we received a proposal from […]