Hamas asked $500 mn from Iran for Oct 7 attack: Israel

Israel has made public an intelligence document that, according to its officials, reveals a direct financial and operational link between Hamas and Iran, including a request for $500 million to carry out its plans to invade Israel — an attack that was executed on October 7, 2023.

Le Pen supporters rally in Paris

Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday.

Death toll exceeds 3,500 in Myanmar quake

Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down on Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing.

GCC targets ₹500 cr in Property Tax collections

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has set an ambitious target of ₹500 crore in property tax collections during the April incentive period for the first half of the 2025–26 financial year. This follows a record-breaking collection of ₹2,023 crore in 2024–25, the highest in the past 16 years.

CM Stalin condemns LPG price hike

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has strongly condemned the recent hike in domestic LPG cylinder prices, urging the Union government to withdraw the increase immediately.