Kochi: About 500 people, most of them Rohingyas of Myanmar, were killed when two boats capsized in the bay of Bengal.The Times of India quoting a statement from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the boats had left Myanmar’s Rakhine state towards the end of …
Kochi: Balochistan’s announcement of freedom has unnerved China which has invested billions of dollars in the Gwadar Port and major mining ventures part of the CPEC projects.A purported letter issued in the name of the “Republic of Balochistan” has gone viral with global attention shifting to Pakistan’s restive southwestern province.The reports claim that Baloch separatists …
Kochi: Argentina entered the finals of the FIFA World Cup beating England in a dramatic semi-finals in Atlanta to lock horns with Spain in the finals on Sunday.Argentina shattered England’s dreams of reaching the finals after a gap of 61 years in 1966.England went up in the match by shootingthe first goal by Anthony Gordon …
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Kochi: NASA astronaut Anil Menon of Indian roots has embarked on a space mission of eight-months to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts.The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted-off at 8:17 pm on Tuesday and is expected to dock at the orbital lab after a little over …
Kochi: Iran attacked on Tuesday two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one Indian mariner and wounding nine others, two of them seriously, media reports quoting United Arab Emirates’ Defence Ministry said.The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mohammad Javad Hosseini, of the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi and …
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Kochi: The US is reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, beginning “immediately”, the US President Donald Trump said.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through Hormuz for the cost of “safety and security” , BBC reported.He said the …
Kochi: The US launched a fresh attack on Iranian forces hitting a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the waterway was closed until further notice and launched attacks on US bases and allies in the region in response to the American strikes.The IRGC said it had hit …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi onThursday said the world is witnessing the “capability and credibility of India’s defence platforms” after striking terror targets during Operation Sindoor.Speaking to the expat Indian community in Australia’s Melbourne, Modi said India’s initiatives to combat terror were air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir response to the Pahalgam terror attack, …
Kochi: The US has intensified strikes against Iran after firing missiles on Oil tankers passing through Hormuz strait.US President Donald Trump said the US-Iran ceasefire is “over”, after both countries exchanged strikes.Speaking at a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said “They’re sick people, they’re led by sick people… As far as I’m concerned, it’s over”.Trump …
Kochi: The US has struck Iran in response to attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.BBC quoting Iranian state media US struck Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas and Sirik, while no deaths have been reported.The US Central Command (Centcom) warned consequences to what it has called the “wholly unacceptable” attacks on the tankers.Iran’s …
Kochi: The BJP and Congress have been invited by Iran for the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 4, media reports said.The BJP Chief Nitin Nabin, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are among important leaders invited.Names of Congress leaders including Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera also figure in the list of invitees.Union …
Kochi:Those born in America have a constitutional right to citizenship, the US Supreme Court has ruled.Rejecting President Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy, the bench headed by Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that children born in the US “to parents unlawfully or temporarily present” are “citizens at birth” under the 14th amendment.President Trump …
Kochi: Protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir PoK on Tuesday said that they were not under the control of Pakistan.The protest seeking freedom from governance, economic hardship, inflation, and state repression and administrative neglect entered the 22nd day at Eidgah Ground in Rawalakot on Tuesday, NDTV TV reported.The region is also facing an internet blackout since June …
Kochi:Once again the United States and Iran on Monday agreed to stop attacking each other, media reports said.Representatives of the two countries plan to meet on Tuesday Qatar to resolve a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.The two countries struck each other in the last couple of days amidst signing an MoU on June 17 …
Kochi: Iran used drones to target Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack on Saturday, media reports said.The attack comes amidst Iran and the US reaching an interim deal to try to agree on a final accord to end the conflict.The US had on Friday struck Iran in response …
Kochi: The US military struck Iranian targets accusing Tehran of a “foolish violation” of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.US Central Command said on Friday it had struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused the US and Israel, …
Kochi: A cargo ship sailing the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile on Thursday, India Today reported.The event exposed the risks to shipping through the area even as tanker traffic resumed and US-Iran talks continued.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre ruled out casualties.Photo: Facebook
Kochi: Iran has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.Iranian President Pezeshkian has invited Modi for the last rites and burial in his birthplace of Mashhad, Times of India reported.The funeral rites will be held across several Iranian cities from July 4 to July 9 …
Kochi: In a blow to President Donald Trump in Iran, the US Senate has instructed President Donald Trump to halt the war or seek congressional approval for continuing military action.Backed by a few Republicans, the Democrats won Congressional approval by 50-48 vote. The US House of Representatives earlier this month gave a similar instruction to …
Kochi: Starmer resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party after losing elections.In a statement, he said every decision he has made in office has been about “putting the country I love first”He thanked his wife who he described as his “rock”. He said he wanted to be the “best dad I can …
