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Pakistan that the intelligence officials deemed a threat to the nation's security, a report has claimed. These killings were reportedly part of India's plan to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil, news daily The Guardian reported citing Indian and Pakistani intelligence operatives. The Guardian claims it has seen documents related to these 20 killings but was unable to independently verify them. ET Online has not verified these reports independently.

suicide bomber set off his explosives late on Thursday in northwestern Syria, killing the co-founder of the country's main al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of the northwest, a war monitor said. Some activists disputed the source of the explosion, saying instead that a remotely detonated bomb killed Abu Maria al-Qahtani, whose real name was Maysara al-Jubouri. Al-Qahtani co-founded the Nusra Front in Syria, a militant group that later renamed itself Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and claimed it had severed ties with al-Qaida. The conflicting accounts could not immediately be reconciled. According to the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor with a network of activists on the ground, the bomber entered al-Qahtani's guesthouse in the town of Sarmada in Idlib province late in the evening and detonated his explosives.

Oil prices extended gains on Friday and headed for a second weekly gain, supported by geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East, concerns over tightening supply, and optimism about global fuel demand growth as economies improve. Brent crude climbed 49 cents, or 0.5%, to $91.14 a barrel by 0108 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $86.96 a barrel, up 37 cents, or 0.4%.

Lakshadweep will witness a triangular fight between NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), Congress, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP supported by the BJP. The incumbent Lok Sabha member Mohammed Faizal Padippura of NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) is pitted against Congress' Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed and Yusuf T P of NCP (Ajit Pawar). The Lakshadweep constituency, which is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, will go to the polls on April 19 in a single phase.

Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition support for Israel's offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians, seeking for the first time to leverage U.S. aid to influence Israeli military behavior. Biden's warning, relayed in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, followed a deadly Israeli attack on World Central Kitchen aid workers that spurred new calls from Biden's fellow Democrats to place conditions on U.S. aid to Israel. Israel said the attack was a mistake.

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General who was reponding over query on reports of political unrest in India, said, "We very much hope that in India, as in any country that is having elections, that everyone's rights are protected, including political and civil rights, and everyone is able to vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair." The UN Secretary General's remarks were made one day after India strongly objected to remarks made by the US State Department on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. While speaking during weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said, “The recent remarks by the State Department are unwarranted.

Mint, Mark Hoplamazian, the global president and chief executive, outlined the company's strategy, emphasizing the importance of catering to its core clientele: high-end guests. Aligned with its strategy, Hyatt plans to introduce Miraval Resorts and Spas to India, recognizing the demand for luxury brands in the region, he added. “The brand will be perfect for India.

K Padmarajan, proudly calls himself the ‘election king’. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Padmarajan is, perhaps, the only candidate in poll fray in Lok Sabha Elections 2024 , who has been urging people to not choose him. Why? Because, he wants to retain his tag of being the "most unsuccessful candidate", a feat also registered in the Limca Book of Records.

which lost power shortly after leaving Baltimore, bound for Sri Lanka. The ship issued a mayday alert with just enough time for police to stop traffic, but not enough to save a roadwork crew filling potholes on the bridge. Authorities believe six workers plunged to their deaths in the Patapsco River; two bodies have been recovered so far.

Mint. Fourth Partner Energy, which counts TPG Capital’s RISE Fund and Norway’s Norfund as investors, has a current installed green energy capacity of 1.35 gigawatt (GW), with operations in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia; and plans to reach an installed capacity of 3.5GW by 2025. It was founded in 2010 as a solar component and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm.

Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies are meeting in the scenic Laotian city of Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the region build resilience against shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disaster...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in a China for five days of meetings in a country that's determined to avoid open conflict with the United States

Finland says it will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow

Authorities in New York City say they have disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments

The arraignment of two Binance executives held against their will by Nigerian authorities has been postponed until April 19 as the country seeks criminal charges against the Nigeria crypto duo, an Abuja court hearing reveals.

hospitality firm Ferns Estates has acquired a 75-keys luxury hotel in the tourism hub of Goa from a local developer for ₹175 crore. The deal includes an adjacent 2-acre plot to develop additional 75 keys suites. «The company has secured a project loan of ₹150 crore from Bajaj Finance for a 10-year term to finance their acquisition. The plan is to construct high-end luxury suites located adjacent to the hotel, given the high demand for such accommodations. This move is expected to enhance the company's profitability in the long run,» said Errol Fernandes, chairman & managing director, Rosetta Resorts and Holiday Homes, told ET. «The density of hotels in Goa, a popular tourism hub in India, is higher than in most other regions of the country due to the significant influx of tourists the state receives throughout the year,» he said.

Japan has "fundamentally altered" his views about the cleanliness in his country as he compared the bathrooms in Japan to the operating rooms in US hospitals. Kimmel said that even bathrooms in Japanese cities are cleaner. After his visit to Japan, Kimmel said he realised that the US, he once thought to be "pretty buttoned-up" despite the scope for development, is actually a "filthy and disgusting country".

Also Read: FY24 Review | Brent rises 9% in last 12 months on OPEC cuts, Middle-East tensions; Will crude oil hit $100 in FY25? Both benchmarks closed on Wednesday at their highest levels since October, having received support in recent days from the heightened geopolitical tensions and potential supply risks. Back home, crude oil futures last traded 0.94 per cent lower at ₹7,095 per barrel against a previous close of ₹7,162 per barrel on the multi commodity exchange (MCX).

Canadian households in some provinces are renegotiating debt payments at a record clip, as the financial squeeze from high interest rates continues to take its toll.

survey of around 19,000 respondents conducted in 19 countries shows that 80 per cent support cutting plastic production to save biodiversity and the climate. Around 80 per cent of the participants are concerned about the impact of plastic on the health of loved ones, according to the survey conducted by the independent environmental network Greenpeace International in January and February. The survey collected responses from 19,088 participants from the UK, the UAE, Canada, India, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Austria, Norway and the US. The survey shows strong support for cutting the production of plastic, with more than eight in 10 people (82 per cent), and for protecting biodiversity and the climate by reducing plastic production (80 per cent).

India's defence exports have witnessed a significant surge in 2023-24 with a growth of ₹21,083 crore. In fact, the last few financial years have witnessed steady and methodical increase in India's defence exports to countries including the Seychelles, the Maldives, Mauritius and Ecuador. These y-o-y increases started primarily in 2017-18, with the trajectory of defence exports hitting ₹4,682 crore, followed by a significant jump to ₹10,745 crore, which represented an increase of an impressive 129.49% in 2018-19. Then, a dip of 15.16% in defence export performance in 2019-20 to ₹9,115 crore was induced by the pandemic. A further decrease ensued in 2020-21, due to the continuation of Covid, by 7.47% to ₹8,434 crore. The decrease in 2019-20 and 2020-21 was not as precipitous as the surge in defence export growth in the pre-pandemic phase. In the post-pandemic phase, defence exports regained their footing with an increase to ₹12,814 crore in 2022-23, which was higher than in the pre-pandemic year of 2018-19 when exports actually experienced a significant rise.