Kochi: A 1976 model Russian passenger plane crashed killing 48 in the country’s far east on Thursday just before landing, media reports said.The deceased included five children and six crew members on board.A criminal case has been registered for a suspected air traffic violation and air transport rules due to negligence, the reports said.Search and …
Kochi: India on Thursday inked a Free Trade Agreement with UK during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, media reports said.The deal was signed by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Minister Jonathan Reynold.Modi held talks with British Premier Keir Starmer.The deal is likely to boost annual trade between the two economies …
Kochi: Fourteen people lost their lives in floods and landslides due to heavy rain in South Korea, BBC reported.Twelve people were reported missing. People were badly hit by landslides in Gapyeong, central Chungcheong region.Much of the destruction has been in the country’s south. Roads and buildings were damaged and submerged and there were reports of …
Kochi: India’s Shubanshu Shukla and fellow Axiom-4 Dragon spacecraft returned to earth after their spacecraft splashed down in San Diego, California, media reports said.Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary exited the spacecraft.The spacecraft made a splashdown in California today at 3 pm.The spacecraft undocked the Harmony module of International …
Kochi: There are reports of the Yemen authorities postponing the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya who was sentenced to capital punishment for killing her Yemeni business partner in 2017, according to Asianet News.The Union government has confirmed the reports even as her family has not got any intimation in this regard, the report said.India’s …
Kochi: Unsubstantiated reports of move to execute Indian nurse, Nimisha Priya, of Kerala on July 16 for murdering a Yemeni national are making rounds, media reports said. Nimisha Priya, who had gone to Yemen in search of a job in 2008, got embroiled in the murder of her Yemeni business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi in …
Kochi: An Israeli women’s group has accusedHamas of using sexual violence as “part of a deliberate genocidal strategy” during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, the BBC reported.The report of the legal and gender experts called Dinah Project is based on a review of evidence including first-hand testimony from a survivor of an attempted …
Kochi: Ninetyone people lost their livesin the flash floods in central Texas while several people were reported missing on the fourth day today, BBC reported.At least 27 girls and staff were among those who perished at a girls’ summer congregation Camp Mystic, in the county.The Weather office has predicted more storms in the region over …
Kochi: The 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir on April 22 killing 26 people.Echoing India’s position for adopting a “zero tolerance” approach towards terrorism, the BRICS nations articulated their firm approach in combating terrorism..The “Rio de Janeiro Declaration” underscores its position on …
Kochi: Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal in Gaza with “necessary conditions”, US President Donald Trump has said, BBC said. “We will work with all parties to end the War”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring peace, will deliver …
Kochi: After a 28-hour flight from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre, India’s Shubhanshu Shukla and three others reached the International Space Station on Thursday evening, media reports said.The Crew Dragon capsule carrying fourastronauts traveled 28 hours covering 424 kms to join the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission.“We are honored to be here… …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla among four-member Crew Dragon capsule blasted off to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media reports said.The launch, which was aborted six times, got delayed due to a software glitch and was resolved at 12.01 pm, took place after …
Kochi: President Donald Trump blamed Israel and Iran for violating the ceasefire hours after Trump announcing the truce brokered by Qatar, BBC said.Stating that he was “really unhappy” with Israel, Trump called on Israel to stop dropping bombs and to “Bring your pilots home, now!”Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has ordered “intense strikes” …
Kochi:US President Donald Trump announced that a “complete and total” ceasefire will happen to end the conflict between Israel and Iran, BBC reports said.Israel and Iran would have some time to complete any missions that are underway, at which point the ceasefire would begin, he posted in his Truth Social.Trump claimed that a 12-hour ceasefire …
Kochi: In a Church blast, 22 people were killed and 63 others injured in Damascus in Syria on Sunday, BBC reports said. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest after using an automatic weapon to fire at the faithuls at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila during a service on …
Kochi: Responding to the US striking Iran nuclear sites, Iran’s parliament has approved steps to close the Strait of Hormuz which is a strategic global oil choke point, media reports said.The decision is pending clearance by Iran’s top security authority, the Supreme National Security Council.Twenty per cent of daily global oil consumption passes through the …
Kochi: Justifying US bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump said there will either be peace or tragedy, media reports said.After the US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump warned the Islamic Republic of more “precision strikes” if it did not end its conflict with Israel.“This cannot continue. There will either be …
Kochi: US forces have attacked three Iranian nuclear and military sites as part of denuclearisation of Iran and joining Israel in the mission on Sunday.President Donald Trump said the strikes were “very successful,” andbhad hit the Natanz, Fordo and Isfahan sites, with Fordo being the primary target.Iran’s news agency IRNA confirmed there were attacks early …
