36 killed in Israeli air raid on Gaza

IANS | March 16, 2024 4:38 PM

Gaza, March 16 (IANS) At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said on Saturday.

It was India that first banned Chinese app TikTok over security concerns

IANS | March 14, 2024 9:17 AM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) As the US House of Representatives passed legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok that is being used by over 170 million Americans, it was the Indian government which first took the decision to block the Chinese short-video making platform in the world.

Israel to evacuate population out of Rafah ahead of attack: Officials

IANS | March 14, 2024 5:10 AM

Jerusalem, March 14 (IANS) Israeli officials have said that the country is resolved to attack Rafah, the Gaza Strip's southernmost city sheltering some 1.4 million internally displaced Palestinians by the Israeli strikes elsewhere, and will evacuate most of the residents ahead of the attack.

US House passes TikTok crackdown law

Yashwant Raj | March 13, 2024 9:24 PM

Washington, March 13 (IANS) The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation with an overwhelming bipartisan vote that could lead to the banning of the popular social media platform TikTok.