Sheikh Hasina to stay in India until Britain grants asylum

IANS | August 6, 2024 5:58 AM

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on Monday, media reports said.

Top Hamas official eliminated, claims IDF

IANS | August 5, 2024 5:19 PM

Tel Aviv, Aug 5 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday claimed that a top Hamas 'terrorist', who halted the humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, has been killed.

Middle East: Lurching from crisis to crisis to the abyss edge after the Tehran attack?

Vikas Datta | August 5, 2024 11:53 AM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) For close to a century now, the Middle East has been a restive and volatile region with inter-state conflicts a regular feature till the 1990s before the strife morphed into intra-state clashes, with some rare exceptions. However, in 2024, the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Israeli-Lebanese border is threatening to widen into a larger war in the wake of the Tehran assassination.