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Four-day Gaza truce begins; first group of 13 Israeli hostages freed

The Red Cross confirmed an operation to "re-unite hostages and detainees with their families" has begun

Govt to assist in filing FIRs against social media firms for deepfakes

Further, Chandrasekhar said it would be acceptable for the government if social media platforms label content as deepfake instead of taking down the content

Israel, Hamas agree on 1st truce, 50 hostages to be freed in swap

Hamas and allied groups captured around 240 hostages when gunmen rampaged through southern Israeli towns on October 7

Healthcare advertisements most violative in H1FY24, shows Asci report

Influencer cases made up 22% of the ads processed by Asci. The list of non-compliant cases included actor Amitabh Bachchan, who violated the code on eight counts

Uttarkashi tunnel: Location for drilling identified to evacuate 41 trapped

Road work for vertical drilling on the hill above the tunnel is almost complete, says Anshu Manish Khulko, Director, NHIDCL

Indians now third-largest population of illegal immigrants in US: Report

The influx of undocumented Indians in the US has been climbing since the Covid restrictions were lifted, with 30,662 apprehended in FY21 and 63,927 in FY22

Citigroup cuts 300 senior manager roles in latest rejig, says report

"Building a winning bank requires a great deal of commitment, hard work and resilience from each of us," Fraser said in a memo to staff. "I'm fully aware we're asking a lot of our people"

After Sri Lanka and Thailand, Vietnam may let Indians in visa-free

Currently, only nationals of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland can enter Vietnam without a visa

Gunfire kills, hurts dozens in Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks

There was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli military of the reports from the Indonesian Hospital but the Palestinian news agency WAFA said the facility had been hit by artillery fire

India-bound ship hijacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in Red Sea, says IDF

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media that the "very sick" babies were evacuated, along with six health workers and 10 staff family members

IDF raids Hamas sites in Gaza Strip, finds weapons, supplies in school

During one of the raids, a large amount of weapons and military equipment was found inside a high school

US is 'not going anywhere', President Joe Biden tells Apec leaders

At the meeting, Biden also said he would keep working to advance a Pacific trade pact, even as his vision for a regional deal to counter China's influence stumbled over his bid to strengthen workers'

Aid supplies to Gaza on pause, UN sees imminent 'starvation': Report

Israel said its troops had found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas at Al Shifa hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip

China seeks to be friends with US, won't fight 'hot war': Xi Jinping

Biden held a solo news conference after four hours of talks with Xi on the outskirts of San Francisco

India's sugar demand-supply tightly balanced as world deficit shrinks

Their assumption is based on the sugarcane crushing that has taken place in major growing states in the first month and half of the 2023-24 new season

'Sexualised' workplace: FDIC boss grilled after harassment revelations

Gruenberg said the review would look into conduct across the agency and he hoped the study would be completed within 90 days

Israel storms Gaza hospital with tanks; newborns among 2,300 stuck inside

The Israeli military released photos of a soldier standing beside cardboard boxes marked "medical supplies" and "baby food", at a location Reuters verified was inside the facility

Gaza Parliament, other Hamas government buildings seized: Israel Army

Seven babies and 29 patients from the intensive care unit were buried after the hospital's fuel supplies ran out. "There are bodies littered in the hospital complex

JSW Steel beaten in race for Teck Resources Limited's coal business

Last month, the Sajjan Jindal-led steel giant confirmed that it had not changed its plans for a potential stake buy in Teck's unit.

Hamas commander, who held patients as hostages in Gaza hospital, killed

The hospitals in the centre of the heaviest north Gaza fighting have been forced out of service amid shortages and combat, the Hamas-run health ministry said