US President Donald Trump asserts that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was established through his intervention US President Donald Trump urged Israel to agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, telling the country to “calm down sometimes and use your head” as a truce took effect on Friday after deadly strikes that killed 47 people…
Israeli ambassador Danny Danon loses cool at UN official A United Nations hearing on the plight of children affected by the Gaza conflict erupted into a heated confrontation on Friday, with Israel’s ambassador accusing the UN leadership of unfairly targeting the country.The tense exchange unfolded at UN headquarters in New York during an event marking…
A massive fire tore through a beachfront resort in the Dominican Republic’s popular tourist destination of Bayahibe, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 guests and staff, Reuters reported citing authorities on Friday. The victim was identified as Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian tourist, who died in the blaze at the Viva…
Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani has cancelled a planned visit to the United States after President Donald Trump made controversial remarks about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, triggering a diplomatic row between two leaders once considered close allies.Tajani announced Friday that he would no longer travel to Miami for the Italy-US Business, Investment, Science and…
Trump-Meloni (Image credit: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: In the high-stakes theater of global diplomacy, world leaders are accustomed to dealing with classified cables, complicated negotiations, and delicate treaties. What they are generally unprepared for is a US President who treats international summits like an episode of The Apprentice.The latest geopolitical casualty of Donald Trump’s…
FIP casts doubt on interim Air India crash report MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on Air India flight 171 crash appears to have deliberately omitted cockpit warning data that would have pointed to an electrical failure preceding the loss of both engines.The…
Chaos broke out outside Kolkata airport on Friday night as supporters of Trinamool and BJP clashed KOLKATA: Chaos broke out outside Kolkata airport on Friday night as supporters of Trinamool and BJP clashed near the arrival terminal, triggering panic among passengers and causing massive traffic snarls in the area.According to sources, a group of BJP…
Bengal cops start probe into TMC’s bank accounts KOLKATA: A dissident MLA’s complaint alleging substantial unaccounted deposits in Trinamool Congress‘s name led Bengal Police to open a probe Friday into the party’s bank accounts under penal sections pertaining to organised crime, cheating and criminal conspiracy. Bidhannagar police commissionerate’s cybercrime wing registered the case under BNS…
Abdullah Mohammad Talib gets Abu Dhabi as exam centre NAGPUR: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Nagpur, Abdullah Mohammad Talib, got a shock when he saw his recently generated hall ticket: his examination centre was in Abu Dhabi, 2,500 km away, and he doesn’t have a passport. The National Testing Agency does provide exam centres abroad,…
NTA ‘significantly’ expanded the pool from which the final 180-question paper was drawn NEW DELHI: A larger question bank, more paper-setters and restrictions ensuring nobody can know or see the final paper formed the core of the redesigned question-setting system for the June 21 NEET-UG retest – a part of the high-security process undertaken following…