Iran trying to open front against Israel in Syria

IANS | October 15, 2023 3:03 PM

Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by deploying weapons in or through Syria as Israel steps up a counter-offensive in Gaza to the south, Jerusalem Post reported.

Biden regains Jewish support, draws flak from Progressive Democrats

Yashwant Raj | October 15, 2023 11:33 AM

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Joe Biden had dispatched two of his seniormost foreign policy officials to Israel in the days since the Hamas terrorist attack as a public demonstration of US support, ordered the navy’s largest and most advanced nuclear aircraft carrier into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and told regional players to stay away.

Israel will not rest until Hamas is destroyed: Tammy Ben-Haim

IANS | October 15, 2023 9:44 AM

Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel will not rest until Hamas is destroyed, security returned to the natives and hostages are freed, said Tammy Ben-Haim, the Consul General of South India for Israel with consular jurisdiction over the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

'Hamas ordered to kidnap soldiers & civilians'

IANS | October 14, 2023 5:07 PM

Tel Aviv, Oct 14 (IANS) One week after the murder of Israelis in a Hamas attack on southern Israel, the New York Times reveals how well-prepared the terrorists were and how extensive the Israel's intelligence failure was.

H-2B cap reached for first half of FY 2024

IANS | October 14, 2023 4:40 PM

Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) The US has received enough petitions to reach the Congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024.

G20 under India's presidency gave hope that multilateral institutions can deliver: Sitharaman

IANS | October 14, 2023 12:48 AM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday had an interaction with Josh Lipsky of Atlantic Council wherein she spoke about India's economic outlook and the country's goals as G20 president, following the 4th G20 finance ministers and Central banks governors (FMCBG) meeting held on October 12-13 and IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakech, Morocco.