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“No one is spared, not even newborn babies.”This is how Adila Hassim, speaking at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, Netherlands on January 11 described the deliberate destruction of Palestinian life taking place in Gaza. Hassim was one of six lawyers who represented South Africa in appealing to the ICJ, the United Nations’ juridical body, to order a halt to Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

The strongest weapon the ruling class possesses is its control of the press—its domination of the sources through which people get their information. A hundred years ago, a group of radical workers and Marxist writers launched a publication in the United States of America they hoped would break the monopoly that bosses and their hired media mouthpieces had in deciding what events count as news and how people should interpret them.

A lot has happened over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blissful walk on the sandy pristine beach of one of India’s least explored tourism destinations – Lakshadweep. Living among 1.40 billion people has its share of joys and perils. One of the most irritating problems that most Indians face is the lack of privacy amid creepy neighbours who seem to know more about you than they know about themselves. Running a country like this requires extraordinary skills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi often travels to remote places within the country arguably in search of some peace and tranquillity. A similar trip to Lakshadweep on the New Year introduced the country to a beach paradise in its backyard while Indians travelled far and wide in search of such beauty and tranquillity.

The serial production of Russia's new glide cluster bomb, Drel, is expected to commence before the year's end. In light of this, it's important to understand the characteristics of the Drel and assess whether it will be utilized in Russia's ongoing special military operation. In Ukraine or in future elsewhere.

War is the most serious threat to public health with catastrophic effects on infrastructure and environment and accounts for more deaths & disability than many major diseases combined. It destroys families, communities and sometimes whole cultures. It channels limited resources away from health and other social needs. Any nuclear exchange can be an existential threat to humanity.

Shipping rates have already gone up by more than three times in a week after the January 9 attack by Houthis on the Red Sea. But supply chain professionals are warning that the rates are going to further shoot up in the coming weeks. This is bad news for India’s export-import trade, which is already facing a serious crisis due to shipping cost escalations.

After failing to stop the January 7, 2024 general elections in Bangladesh by spending millions of dollars towards lobbyists and PR agencies in the United States, Britain and other Western nations, India and Hindu hating ultra-Islamist and pro-Pakistan Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has launched a movement titled ‘India Out’ with slogans “India is not a friend of Bangladesh”, “India is destroying Bangladesh” etcetera.

New Delhi: In an edge of the seat encounter, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty overcame reigning world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of Korea in a dramatic match to storm into the Malaysia Open doubles final in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

New Delhi: Vijayveer Sidhu earned India 17th quota in shooting for the Paris Olympics and the second in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event after making the final in the event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday.

New Delhi: Akhil Sheoran and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar cornered glory as they enabled India to a 1-2 finish in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday.