International:World News,Trending Stories -Vartha bharati

World

Middle East Crisis: Tensions escalate after assassination of Hamas Leader

Tensions have escalated in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The incident has led to a series of retaliatory actions and heightened threats in the region. Iran-backed groups, including Hezbollah, have vowed revenge against Israel, intensifying the volatile situation.

Tension mounts afresh in B'desh as student leaders refuse PM Hasina's call for dialogue

Dhaka: Tension gripped Bangladesh afresh on Saturday after leaders of the student movement refused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s invitation for talks and demanded her resignation, while protesters laid siege on major streets in the capital, days after more than 200 people died in anti-quota protests.

LATEST HEADLINES

Kerala Guv, opposition leader praise doctors who performed life-saving procedure on road

Karnataka deputy CM seeks Centre's nod for Bengaluru Metro Phase 3A, other urban projects

I ran to save my life: London-based singer recalls chaos at Messi event in Kolkata

Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case

Gold scales new peak of Rs 1.4 lakh/10g in Delhi markets as global prices hit records

Introduce Vande Bharat from Bengaluru to Goa via coastal Karnataka: Kumaraswamy urges Vaishnaw

Court rejects Uttar Pradesh BJP’s bid to drop Akhlaq lynching case, orders day-to-day trial

Prisons DGP Alok Kumar reviews security, reforms at Mangaluru Jail

Karnataka police constable arrested for forging passport verification records

RBI opens applications for lateral entry to 93 specialist posts, deadline January 6

'Independent Journalism cannot survive without reader support': Scroll.in’s Naresh Fernandes

Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru

Sri Lanka releases two apprehended TN men, hands over mortal remains of fisherman

The Sri Lankan Navy handed over two fishermen, recently apprehended, and also the mortal remains of a fisherman who died at sea to the Indian Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the wee hours on Saturday, an official release here said.

US Vice President Kamala Harris becomes Democratic presidential nominee

Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, was declared the 2024 presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday after she won enough votes from Democratic delegates in a virtual roll call.

Turkiye blocks access to Instagram; it's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief: Reports

Ankara: Turkiye's communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country.

B'desh bans Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law following nationwide unrest over the quota system for government jobs, accusing the fundamentalist party of instigating protests that left at least 150 people dead.

Is she black or Indian?: Trump questions Harris' racial identity

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched a racially insensitive attack against Kamala Harris by questioning whether she is “Indian or Black”, drawing a sharp reaction from his Democratic rival who termed his remarks "the same old show" of "divisiveness" and "disrespect".

Iran's Supreme Leader orders direct attack on Israel following Hamas leader's assassination: Reports

Reports suggest that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for a direct military strike against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. This directive was given during an emergency session of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday, shortly after Iran confirmed Haniyeh's death in Tehran.

Russia launches its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine in 7 months. No injuries are reported

Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, Ukraine's air force said Wednesday, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year.

Hamas blames Israel for ‘assassinating’ its top leader Ismail Haniyeh

Hours after the assassination of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital Tehran on Wednesday, the Palestinian Hamas group has accused Israel of being behind the attack, terming it a “grave escalation”. Hamas described Haniyeh as their “brother and leader” and alleged that he was killed in a “treacherous Zionist raid” in his residence, after attending the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president.