Israeli PM vows ground attack on Rafah ‘with or without’ deal with Hamas
Jerusalem, May 1 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch a ground attack on Rafah “with or without” a deal with Hamas. Speaking in a meeting with families of hostages, Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel has begun the evacuation of Palestinian civilians from Rafah, according to his office as quoted by […]
UN chief calls for int’l probe of mass graves in Gaza
United Nations, May 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an internal investigation of the newly found mass graves in Gaza. “I am deeply alarmed by reports that mass graves have been discovered in several locations in Gaza, including Al Shifa Medical Complex and Nasser Medical Complex. In Nasser alone, over 390 bodies […]
Jordan’s king calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire in meeting with Blinken
Amman, May 1 (IANS) King Abdullah II of Jordan has stressed the necessity of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. At the meeting, the king highlighted the need for urgent action to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and called for protecting innocent […]
IAEA chief to visit Iran in coming days: Nuclear official
Tehran, May 1 (IANS) An Iranian nuclear official has said that Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, would visit Iran in the coming days, according to media reports. Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said the IAEA Chief is scheduled to attend the International Conference […]
UN chief Guterres appeals for international pressure to stop Israel incursion into Rafah
United Nations, May 1 (IANS) As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood firmly by his determination to send troops into Rafah, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed for international pressure to stop the attack on the area where more than 1.2 million Palestinians are sheltering from Israeli invasion that has rolled across most of Gaza. […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,535: Ministry
Gaza, May 1 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,535, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 47 Palestinians and wounded 61 others, bringing the total death toll since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas […]
Exports of eco-friendly cars drop amid slowing EV shipments in S. Korea
Seoul, May 1 (IANS) South Korean exports of environment friendly vehicles fell for the first time in the first quarter after reporting on-year increases in the past 12 quarters, an industry association said on Wednesday. Shipments of eco-friendly vehicles fell 5.6 percent on-year to 178,003 units in the January-March quarter from 188,607 units in the […]
Elon Musk lays off entire Tesla charging network team
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Elon Musk has disbanded Tesla’s charging team in a new layoff round, a move which was unexpected and “surprising to everyone”. The layoffs at Tesla’s Supercharger network come despite onboarding top automakers like Ford and General Motors to use its connectors. Tesla’s Supercharger network has the connector technology known as […]
The 127-year-old Godrej empire split: How it was resolved amicably
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Sam Altman-run ChatGPT developer OpenAI is eager to contribute to India’s artificial intelligence (AI) mission by collaborating with developers, users and policymakers, Pragya Misra, the company’s Public Policy & Partnerships lead in the country, said on Wednesday. Misra, who earlier worked at Meta-owned WhatsApp and caller identification app Truecaller, is […]
Govt cuts windfall tax on crude oil, ONGC, OIL India Ltd to gain
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Government has cut the windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 8,400 a metric ton from Rs 9,600 with effect from Wednesday as part of its fortnightly revision. Upstream oil exploration and production companies ONGC and Oil India Ltd stand to gain as they will have to pay a […]
