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 …
Kochi: Former Pakistan Premier Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Pakistan court for corruption on Wednesday, media reports said. The ruling comes second day after he was jailed for 10 years for leaking state secrets.The 1992 world cup winning captain, Khan is serving a three-year jail term for …
Kochi: Former Pakistan cricket all rounder Shoaib Malik, 41, married Pakistani actor Sana Javed, 31, even as reports of his split with international tennis player Sania Mirza, 37, started brewing several months back, media reports said.Malik and Saba shared photos of their wedding ceremony on Saturday on social media.Malik had divorced Ayesha Siddiqui in 2010 …
Kochi: At Least nine people were killed in missile strikes by Pakistan inside Iran’s borders in retaliation to Tehran’s attack on Pakistan on TuesdayThe strikes hit “terrorist hideouts” in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, media reports said. The attack was for Pakistan’s own security and national interest, Pakistan said.Iran had targeted the Balochistan province in Pakistan, aiming …
Kochi: The 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind and underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim, has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi in Pakistan, media reports said.There are reports that he was hospitalised two days back due to suspected poisoning, the reports said.Security has been beefed up near the hospital, the reports said.National Investigation Agency (NIA) had got …
Kochi: A medical doctor born in the United States and residing there for several decades lost citizenship of the country.The 62-year-old Siavash Sobhani from Virginia lost his citizenship on the grounds that his late father was an Iranian diplomat at the time of his birth, NDTV said quotating the Washington Post. Dr Sobhani was shocked …
Kochi: Noted Anthropologist late Dr A Ayyappan’s daughter Dr Sujatha passed away in Connecticut in the US the other day. She was working as a pediatric neurologist in the US for the last several years.She is survived by husband Lt Col (RTD) Vidyasagar and four children.She did her Paediatrics from Madras Medical College.Sujatha had extended …
Kochi : In a major breakthrough, Israel and Hamas have agreed to halt aggression for four days to exchange hostages by both sides and allow inflow of essentials, media reports said. The truce will also help to bring aid to Gaza which came under attack from Israel after Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 …
Kochi: Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar’s close aide, Maulana Raheem Ullah Tariq, was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Pakistan, media reports said. Tariq was killed while he was on his way to attend a religious gathering near Karachi on Sunday, the reports said. Tariq, known to be a close aide of Masood Azhar, was …
Kochi: Afghanistan is up in arms against Pakistan for driving away over 1.5 million Afghan refugees and migrants from its land, media reports said.Blaming the Afghans for creating terror activities in Pakistan, Islamabad had issued a deadline of October 31 for the Afghans to quit Pakistan or else face detention, the reports said.Pakistan claimed most …
Kochi: Twenty persons were injured, two of them seriously, when security forces tried to disperse people protesting against Israel by besieging Makhachkala airport in Russia on Sunday.The protestors shouted slogans when a plane from Tel Aviv landed in Makhachkala in Dagestan in north Caucasus during a transit flight to take off two to Moscow hours …
Kochi: The United Nations General Assembly has sought immediate cease fire between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas, media reports said.A resolution, drafted by a group of 22 Arab countries, was passed by the 193-member assembly by a margin of 120 to 14. Forty-fivecountries abstained, the reports said.Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that …
Kochi: The US has honoured two Indian-American scientists Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh with the country’s highest scientific awards in the field of science and technology, media reports said. President Joe Biden presented the White House national medal for technology and innovation to Gadgil for providing life-sustaining resources to communities around the world, the reports …
Kochi: The Shia majority Iran has banned imparting foreign languages, including Arabic, in lower classes in schools, media reports said.Children in kindergartens and primary schools will not be taught foreign languages with immediate effect, the reports said.The order said that “…at this age, the Iranian identity of the child is being formed,” the reports quoting …
Kochi: One of the wanted terrorists, Shahid Latif, 41, has been shot dead by unidentified attackers in Pakistan today, media reports said.A key conspirator of the 2016 Pathankot terror attack that martyred seven security personnel, Latif was killed inside a mosque in Sialkot where he was working as a Moulivi.Another terrorist was killed in the …
Kochi: Amidst tension between India and Canada,wanted Khalistan separatist Sukha Duneke was killed in an inter-gang rivalry in Canada’s Winnipeg on Wednesday night, media reports said.Duneke was a close associate of gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala of Canada, the reports said.Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, who was a member of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping interacted briefly at the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg, media reports said.The two were snapped having a conversation before occupying their seats, the reports said.The two leaders shook hands on the stage after the briefing.However, Xi was absent during Modi’s address at the Brazil, Russia, …
