Gaza hostage deal reached, confirms Israeli PM Netanyahu

IANS | January 17, 2025 9:01 AM

Jerusalem, Jan 17 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday that a deal has been reached to release hostages held in Gaza and to implement a ceasefire, following intense negotiations between Israeli and Hamas teams in Qatar, Israeli media reported.

EAM Jaishankar calls on Singapore President, discusses bilateral cooperation in semiconductors, industrial parks and skilling

IANS | January 15, 2025 8:43 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar called on visiting Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in New Delhi on Wednesday, holding discussions with the foreign dignitary on bilateral cooperation in several areas ahead of his scheduled meetings with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

British Navy arrests ten Indian fishermen from TN near Diego Garcia island

IANS | January 13, 2025 3:03 PM

Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Even as Tamil Nadu’s coastal communities continue to face challenges due to the regular arrests of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, another group of ten fishermen from Thothoor village in the state has been allegedly arrested by the British Navy near Diego Garcia Island in the central Indian Ocean.