Morning Digest | Fund trail possible due to electoral bonds scheme, says PM Modi; GST probe into big corporates, major MNCs needs a ‘written approval’, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JyZcTeM ...

Turkey's opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show

Turkey's main opposition party appears set to retain its control over key cities in local elections from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UNPEF3L ...

Yoav Gallant | Israel’s Minister of offence

The Likud leader and member of Netanyahu’s war Cabinet threatens to continue and expand the military operations despite a UNSC demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AwnUdv9 ...

Many countries yet to fully implement steps to prevent misuse of virtual assets, says FATF

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BEodn3i ...

17 reported hurt after river cruise ship hits a concrete passageway on the Danube in Austria

The ship with 142 passengers aboard, most of them from Germany, temporarily lost power to its electronics system and became unsteerable as it passed through narrow locks from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3ErFngw ...

Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GboHay5 ...

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge

Security is the biggest challenge for Paris Games organizers. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nv8HEK6 ...

Anti-piracy operation under way off Somalia to rescue hijacked Iranian fishing vessel

Two Indian Navy ships on deployment in the Arabian Sea had responded to a hijacking incident on Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar 786 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IK2DE7L ...

India should lead the way on peace process, says Ukraine FM, pitches for Indian participation in Swiss conference

Ukraine FM Kuleba says there is a ‘change’ in Delhi’s perspective on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, hopes for support in engaging Russia from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GsxlKeS ...

Battles, bombardment in Gaza as US says Israel talks back on

Israel's military said it struck dozens of militant targets including tunnels over the previous day, and the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported at least 62 more deaths over a similar period. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7raVIzo ...

U.N. top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/S7jkZu0 ...

Pakistan steps up security for Chinese workers after bombing

The five Chinese engineers — plus their Pakistani driver — were killed while travelling between Islamabad and a hydroelectric dam construction site in Dasu, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/42Qy6UH ...

Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals

Talks in Qatar towards a truce and hostage release deal, involving U.S. and Egyptian mediators, have brought no result so far, with Israel and the Palestinian militant group blaming each other. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jWHbIzE ...

U.S. will continue aid airdrops into Gaza, White House says

The NSC said the United States was working "around the clock" to increase the flow of aid into Gaza by land, adding that efforts were also underway to establish a maritime corridor to reach the territory from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a9h8IBm ...

U.S. and Israeli defence chiefs meet to discuss plans for Gaza as tensions between the allies spike

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said they would discuss alternative ways to target Hamas in Rafah, and he described civilian casualties in Gaza as “far too high” and aid deliveries as “far too low” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7Ix6ow0 ...

Trump says Hamas' Oct. 7 attack was horrible, but Israel should wrap up war

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LZizGmo ...

Ukraine says it hit two Russian warships in strikes on Crimea

The defence forces of Ukraine successfully hit the Azov and Yamal large landing ships, a communications centre and also several infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L2Vnu4h ...

North Korea, China commit to bolster ties in Beijing talks, KCNA says

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mGvzpe3 ...

AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

Earkick is one of hundreds of free apps that are being pitched to address a crisis in mental health among teens and young adults. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aOi7BWH ...

U.S. fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

U.S. forces also destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gAGBOHu ...

Two wars, the consequences for America’s standing

To what extent the Ukraine and Gaza wars will be driven by U.S. election-year politics or their own future course, is unclear from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ITMrixp ...

Deaths, injuries reported after gunmen open fire at people at concert hall near Moscow

Video footage showed people who appeared to be dead lying in pools of blood outside the Crocus City Hall, a huge concert hall on the western edge of the Russian capital. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/A2TRrNs ...

Indonesia opposition candidate calls for new vote after election loss

Anies's team has said the complain was aimed at improving future elections and bolstering Indonesia's young democracy. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FdoAj6N ...

Venezuela opposition leader denounces arrest of aides

Machado has continued to try to challenge President Nicolas Maduro's attempt to secure a third term. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CItaO2L ...

Sri Lanka to secure likely six year-moratorium on debt owed to India, Paris Club 

IMF commends government for making “good progress” in implementing recovery plan   from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J2CtnOf ...

China blasts criticism of Hong Kong security law

China's de facto foreign ministry in Hong Kong earlier blasted Britain's "coloniser" mindset from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g4AKR1e ...

Russian rescuers scramble to save 13 trapped under gold mine

The ministry posted a video of workers trudging through a light layer of snow in the giant remote mine. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HonRS7B ...

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iwx8Ntz ...

The resurgence of mass kidnappings in Nigeria | Explained

Who is behind the mass abductions in Nigeria and what do they want? What has caused the recent surge in kidnappings? What is the government doing to improve the security situation? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rxFY7fa ...

5.4 magnitude quake hits Pakistan's Balochistan province

According to details, the earthquake jolts were felt in the capital city of Quetta, Noshki, Chagi, Chaman, Qilla Abdullah, Dalbadin, Pishin and some other areas of the province. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/likJqvZ ...

Morning Digest | In Tamil Nadu, PMK announces alliance with BJP for LS elections; vaccine for dengue may be available commercially by mid-2026, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aZzMrTN ...

Blinken arrives in South Korea to attend democracy summit

Blinken is on a multi-day tour of South Korea, as part of a visit aimed at reassuring allies in the region. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tduLsqY ...

Iran inks big contracts to increase oil production

In October, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji promised the country's oil production would reach 3.6 million barrels per day by the end of the Persian year on March 19. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/S2onbXT ...

Putin is poised to rule Russia for 6 more years after an election with no other real choices

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend his near-quarter-century rule for six more years in a vote that follows a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I7Qq9H0 ...

Niger revokes military accord with U.S., junta spokesperson says

The decision follows a visit by U.S. officials this week which was led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and included General Michael Langley, commander of the U.S. Africa Command. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xLPsFXq ...

Christopher Nolan | A layered traditionalist

The winner of the Best Director at Academy Awards wants to give his audience the same feel and quality of the traditional cinema that he experienced while growing up from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2JYP10B ...

Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume Sunday in Qatar

Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Y81XxKC ...

Japan's ruling coalition agrees to fighter jet exports

Japan's arms export rules currently forbid the export of equipment to a third country, although there have been exceptions in recent years from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bQrenPR ...

E.U. close to sanctioning violent Israeli settlers: diplomats

The EU's 27 member countries have struggled to agree sanctions against those responsible, even after the United States and Britain imposed such measures from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CAM923y ...

U.S. probing Gautam Adani and Adani Group over potential bribery: report

The investigation is also looking at Indian renewable energy company Azure Power Global from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Yp0oxD1 ...

Israel forces kill at least 14 people waiting to receive aid in Gaza: health ministry

Citizens had gathered at a roundabout in Gaza City in the north when they were fired upon by Israeli forces from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/n8NRIzJ ...

Top U.S. Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/seOy0RG ...

Cabinet approves Phase 3 of Namma Metro

44.65 km of new line will be added to the network by 2028 at a cost of ₹ 15,611 crore from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aXf21tZ ...

Pro-Kyiv militias urge civilians to flee Russian border cities

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PiQfWkE ...

Race to rush aid to Gaza as EU warns hunger ‘a weapon of war’

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Gcpwgj7 ...

Canadian investigation into Nijjar case is not yet complete, cannot comment on evidence, says New Zealand Deputy PM

In India for talks, ‘Five Eyes’ alliance member New Zealand’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Winston Peters discusses bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific cooperation with S. Jaishankar from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ct7FvqX ...

Israel’s war in Gaza kills more children than in four years of worldwide conflict: UNRWA

Israel’s retaliatory bombardment and ground offensive have killed 31,184 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/T54k9Qz ...

Thailand’s poll body to seek dissolution of Move Forward party

Thailand’s Election Commission says it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won last year’s general election, after a court ruled that the party’s proposal to amend a royal anti-defamation law was unconstitutional from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MTJs4wE ...

At least 67 Palestinians killed by Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza as Ramadan begins

Gaza's Health Ministry said the bodies of 67 people killed by Israeli strikes were brought to hospitals over the past 24 hours from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Rq25T7G ...

Blinken and Caribbean leaders meet in Jamaica to debate how best to quell Haiti's violent crisis

The meeting in Jamaica was organized by members of a regional trade bloc known as Caricom, which for months has pressed for a transitional government in Haiti from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0WjIEX4 ...

Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch leader Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2s5C6mV ...

Israel's Netanyahu says Biden 'wrong' in critique of war policy

The comments came one day after Mr. Biden said Mr. Netanyahu “must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken” in Gaza from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/X9yfp4Z ...

China tightens grip over internet during key political meeting

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wJFCtbA ...

Xi Jinping greets new Pak President Zardari; says close China-Pakistan ties 'choice of history'

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EQJ1Yxq ...

Krystyna Pyszkova from Czech Republic crowned Miss World 2024

India, which hosted the event after 28 years, was represented by 22-year-old Sini Shetty from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/80qTPsK ...

Ukraine's president says dismissed military commander Zaluzhnyi will be new ambassador to the U.K.

Britain is a key supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Av8QLmC ...

U.S. Army soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information

Recently unsealed court documents show that an Army soldier accused of selling national defense information has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a wide range on charges, including bribery of a public official from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a7C1quX ...

Two killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey

Turkey frequently carries out ground and air operations on positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ebPT3Dz ...

Russia warns U.S. ambassador it will expel diplomats who meddle in its internal affairs

The foreign ministry said in a statement it would look out for what it called "subversive actions and the spread of information" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OVEmI2d ...

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria

Locals blamed the attack on Islamic extremist rebels from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/79icOTu ...

Girlboss to girl math, what women-related neologisms really mean

On Women’s Day, we explore the rise in women-related neologisms, and what they really mean from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tSiDIUe ...

Philippines' Marcos sees Chinese actions in South China Sea with 'great alarm'

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eN8MJFx ...

Nikki Haley Concedes as Trump, Biden win big in primaries

The former UN Ambassador stops short of endorsing her Republican rival and former boss. Of the 15 States that went to the polls on Super Tuesday, she manages to win only in Vermont from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kjV4DPN ...

U.S. using Philippines as 'pawn' in South China Sea: China

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0M4SBYf ...

Morning Digest | Seven more Indians forced to fight in Russia seek government help; Congress manifesto’s focus likely to be on livelihood issues, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FDLm8KT ...

Trump aims for Super Tuesday knockout in White House campaign

Fifteen States and one U.S. territory were holding nomination contests, offering a huge slew of delegates from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k78LRQ2 ...

Moscow summons German ambassador following leaked tape on supporting Ukraine

Moscow summoned Germany’s ambassador to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, days after Russian state media released an audio recording purporting to show German officers discussing support for Ukraine from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C67fGg8 ...

China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by Premier Li Qiang

The Chinese government says it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Xj9K07B ...

France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

The measure was approved in a 780-72 vote in the Palace of Versailles from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kh6rszC ...

UN envoy says 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7

Ms. Patten’s report said the team’s visit “was neither intended nor mandated to be investigative in nature” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7xOU96m ...

Morning Digest | PM Modi brainstorms over Vision 2047 with ministerial council; farmers give call for ‘Delhi Chalo’ on March 6, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2w59QlB ...

Iran conservatives secure bulk of seats in elections: media

The vote was the first since protests broke out over the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yeOtjQZ ...

Morning Digest | Mahagathbandhan to hold its first mega joint rally in Bihar on March 3; HP rebel MLAs say more Congress legislators in touch with them, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5KwHi7a ...

Haitian gang leader vows to 'fight' Prime Minister, violence surges

Heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions were seen in some areas of Haiti's capital, where more people fled homes close to the fighting as burnt buses lay on the streets and burning barricades filled the air with thick, gray smoke from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/c0OCIPJ ...

Rishi Sunak says UK’s democracy is being ‘deliberately undermined’

We’ve seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality, UK PM Rishi Sunak said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sN9J653 ...

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