755 kg narcotics seized, 36 Pakistanis arrested in Western Command this year: BSF

IANS | December 11, 2023 7:22 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) A total of 755 kg narcotics, 15 rifles and 38 pistols have been seized by the BSF during operations, besides apprehending 36 Pakistani nationals and neutralising nine intruders along the India-Pakistan border under Western Command, Special Director General Yogesh Bahadur Khurania said on Monday here.

CM Vijayan’s statewide yatra turning into law & order issue in Kerala

IANS | December 11, 2023 10:40 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (IANS) The statewide yatra led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan along with his entire cabinet on a luxury bus, which began from Kasargod last month and is passing through all the 140 Assembly constituencies, has turned into a law and order issue.

US still not clear how the Israel-Hamas war will end after vetoing UNSC resolution for ceasefire

T.N. Ashok | December 11, 2023 7:36 AM

Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The US government still has no clue as to how the Israel-Hamas war is going to play out till the end even after vetoing the UNSC resolution for a ceasefire by several nations. But the Biden government is pushing Israel to recognise the need for a separate Palestinian state to exist alongside Israel as a just and durable solution to the conflict and long-term peace.

After son, Israel war cabinet minister Eisenkot loses nephew in Gaza war

IANS | December 10, 2023 10:59 AM

Tel Aviv, Dec 10 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced the death of Maor Cohen Eisenkot, a soldier with Battalion 12 of the Golani Brigade, and nephew of the Israel war cabinet Minister and former Chief of IDF, Gadi Eisenkot, who has just lost his son in the fight against Hamas.

IDF searches for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza's Khan Younis

IANS | December 10, 2023 1:54 AM

Tel Aviv, Dec 10 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is in search of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who is considered as the mastermind behind the October 7 massacre and mayhem of Israelis and foreign nationals in South Israel, an IDF official said on Saturday.