Kochi: As part of its retaliatory attack, Israel struck Iranian military targets, media reports said.All Israeli planes have returned safely to its air bases at home, the reports said.Israel said it had conducted “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran. Blasts were heard in Tehran.The Israel Defense Forces said that the strikes were in response …
Kochi: Twenty miners were killed and seven injured in an armed attack in a mine in Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.The assailants used heavy weapons, rockets and grenades at the miners, reports said.Pakistani Taliban, which is also called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is suspected to be behind the crime.They often target security forces.They …
Kochi: Two Chinese nationals working on a power project were killed and 10 injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan, media reports said.A third body thought to be that of the attacker has been recovered, BBC reports said.The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) owned up responsibility forthe Sunday night’s attack in …
Kochi: Hassan Nasrallah, 64, secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militant group, was killed in an Israeli strikes on Beirut, media reports said. Hezbollah has confirmed his death. Nasrallah has not been seen in public for years because of fears of being assassinated by Israel, the reports said. Israel continued to strike …
Kochi: Twenty people were killed and over 450 injured in the second phase of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon, media reports said.The explosion of walkie-talkies used by the armed group Hezbollah in Beirut left many blind in one eye and some lost one arm, BBC reports said. Hezbollah has accused Israel for the …
Kochi: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has admitted Pakistan military’s direct role in the 1999 Kargil war against India, media reports said. The Pakistan army had always denied its role in the 1999 Kargil war, saying that it was an act of “freedom fighters” of Kashmir.During his Defence Day speech …
Kochi: Social media platform, Telegram, Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov was arrested by French police in Paris under a warrant for offenses related to the application, media reports said. The 39-year-old was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget Airport on charges of allowing alleged criminal activities happening through the application, the reports …
Kochi: A 24-year-old Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship after the country’s Supreme Court rejected her plea to challenge the Government’s decision to repatriate to Bangladesh for her association with ISIS, media reports said.The highest court of the country the other day ruled that Begum could not appeal against an earlier Court of Appeal ruling …
Kochi: In a dramatic development, the army took over power after unabating students forced Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina to flee to India after quitting the Prime Ministership on Monday, media reports said. Several days-long students’ protests leading to hundreds of deaths made it terrible for Sheikh Hasina to continue as prime minister. Army chief Gen …
Kochi: Anti government violence has led to the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Awami League at the advice of the army, media reports said.She is believed to have moved to a safer location in India with her sister.This brings an end to her 15 years in power after prolonged anti-government violence that …
Kochi: A Microsoft Windows outage has hit many sectors globally including air operations, banking, media reports saud Microsoft Windows users worldwide in countries like India, Australia, Germany, the United States, the UK are seeing a blue screen issue on computer screens making their systems restart or shut down automatically, the reports said.The outage began Thursday …
Kochi: Atleast 15 were killed in attacks on cops, churches and synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala during a festival in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, media reports said. Police officers, a priest and a security guard were those who lost their lives while six assailants were killed on Sunday, the report said. Dagestan has …
Kochi: North Korea-Russia treaty has reignited tension in the Korean peninsula where the US, South Korea and Japan and military exercises and Korea conducting weapon tests, media reports said. North Korea had signed the agreement with Russia renewing the one it had entered with erstwhile Soviet Union in 1961 the other day, the reports quoting …
Kochi: Former US Republican President Donald Trump, 77, has been convicted by a New York jury in a hush money case involving a porn star, media reports said. Trump is the first former US President to be convicted in a case. However, he can still contest the presidential election to be held in a few …
Kochi: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahiandied in a helicopter crash while returning after after returning from a dam opening ceremony on the Azerbaijan border on Sunday, Iranian media reports said. The mishap occurred due to fog while crossing mountain terrain, the reports said. The Bell 212 helicopter lost contact approximately 30 minutes …
Kochi: Over 15 hours after the crash of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, there are no reports about the president, media reports said. The helicopter carrying the president and eight others met with an accident while returning from Azerbaijan on Sunday, the reports said. The mishap occurred in northwest Iran. The others in …
Kochi: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s helicopter met with an accident in a mountainous area on Sunday, media reports said. The helicopter made a “hard landing” after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country while returning from a visit to Azerbaijan, the reports said. Raisi …
Kochi: An Iranian boat was seized by the Indian Coast Guard off the west coast in Koyilandy near Kozhikode on Sunday, media reports said Six Indian fishermen hailing from Kanyakumari were taken into custody from the boat. They had gone to Iran to work as fishermen for an agency in Iran. They were escaping from …
Kochi: At Least 60 people were killed and over 100 injured in a terror strike by ISIL of ISIS group in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in Russia, media reports said. The hall had a capacity to accommodate 6,200 people.The condition of 60 of the 145 injured was critical, the reports quoting health officials said.Unarmed security guards …
Kochi: Eight Indian Navy veterans, who were given capital punishment, have been set free by Qatar, media reports quoting the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.India’s sustained diplomatic efforts with Qatar helped to commute their death term to prolonged prison sentence, the reports.Eight Indians, working for the Dahra Global company, were accused of spying on …
