New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI): The Centre has issued fresh guidelines on government employees receiving awards from private organisations, making prior approval of the competent authority mandatory before accepting them. The approval, the Personnel Ministry said, may be granted “only in exceptional
BHUBANESHWAR, India, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Heavy rains submerged roads in southern India on Tuesday, where at least nine people, including a child, were killed in the flooding and the havoc hours before a severe cyclone was due to make landfall. Cyclone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began Friday, allowing sorely needed aid to start flowing into Gaza and setting the stage for the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. There were
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a last-minute snag when a senior Israeli official said it would not