Kochi: World Badminton champion in2019 event, P V Sindhu is stranded in Dubai where she is scheduled to take part at the All England Open Badminton Championships starting on March 3,media reports said.In a post on X on Sunday, Sindhu said an explosion occurred close to where she and her coach were staying.She said the …
Kochi: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, is killed in a US – Israel attack, state media confirmed, BBC reported.Iranian state media reported on Sunday.Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were also killed.Iran will enter 40 days of mourning.The confirmation comes after US President Donald Trump announced Khamenei death inUS-Israel aggression.Around 40 Iranian officials …
Kochi: US joined Israel in launching an attack on Iran, with US President Donald Trump confirming that “major combat operations” are under way, BBC reported.The Israel Defence Force said Iran has started retaliatory strikes.Israeli launched a “pre-emptive” attack on Tehran, Defence Minister Israel Katz said.According to the Israeli military, Iran has fired retaliatory missiles.Images showed …
Kochi: Israel attacked Iran, announced Israel’s defence minister.Iran Media reported explosions in Tehran, Hindustan Times reported.The aggression was launched as a preventative attack against Iran.Earlier, US President Donald Trump described Iran as “very difficult” and “very dangerous”. The third round of negotiations between Iran and the US took place in Geneva on Thursday. Another round …
Kochi: Pakistan targeted Afghanistan on Friday and declared that it was at “open war” after Kabul attacked Islamabad on Thursday, media reports said.Afghanistan attacked Pakistan border areas on Friday in retaliation to the Islamabad attack on Kabul earlier.Ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan deteriorated with Pakistan shutting its borders with Kabul in October, 2025.Over 70 people …
Kochi: Hundreds of students held protests in the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in Iran at the start of a new semester on Saturday, BBC reported.They chanted “death to the dictator” in an apparent reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and other anti-government slogans, BBC said.Iran security forces crushed down fierce …
Kochi: The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs delivering a major blow to the president’s economic agenda, BBC reported.The Supreme Court ruled Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies.The ruling applies to his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs. Trump argues the taxes …
Kochi: With the parleys between two sides representing the US and Iran showing no positive results, speculations are making rounds President Donald Trump is exploring options over fresh military action against Tehran, BBC reported.The fear took shape after the US moved a second battleship into the region.The US military launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear …
Kochi: Israeli hit Gaza on Sunday morning killing eleven Palestinians, BBC reported quoting Palestinian civil defence and health officials.The IDF of Israel said it had attacked terror targets in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas.Militants emerging from a tunnel into the area of the strip controlled by the Israeli military were killed.Israel and Hamas have …
Kochi: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was Friday voted to power after an uprising ousted the previous Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.BNP led by late Prime Minister Khalida Zia’s son Tarique Rahman won 209 seats out of the 297 announced.Jamaat was in second position with 68 seats and the National Citizen Party with six seats …
Kochi: BNP led by Tarique Rahman won 120 seats and was leading in 150 out of the 300 parliamentary seats in Bangladesh national elections.BNP established a strong lead over the hardline anti-India Jamaat and its allies.Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is heading the present interim government, took charge after the collapse of the Hasina-led Awami …
Kochi: Former Pakistan Premier Imran Khan severe health deterioration andloss of eyesight, an advocate commission reported, NDTV World said.The report exposes what his aides described as “deliberate, inhuman, and illegal treatment” carried out under the watch of Pakistan’s powerful military establishment.The Pakistan Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Salman Safdar, accessed by NDTV, reveals that Imran Khan …
Kochi: Counting of votes is on in Bangladesh where over 2,000 candidates are contesting for 350 seats in parliament, BBC reported.Election was necessitated after student-led protests ousted Premier Sheikh Hasina ofAwami League in 2024.After 15 years in power Hasina fled after a brutal security crackdown against protesters in which hundreds of protesters were killed.Hasina’s Awami …
Kochi: Atleaat 69 people were killed and several injured in a suicide bomb blast in a Shia mosque in Islamabad in Pakistan.The explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeastern Islamabad’s Tarlai Kalan area, on Friday.The victims included adults and children. Photo: X
Kochi: US government-backed small business loans will nolonger be available for Green card holders from March 1, 2026, the Economic Times reported.This is due to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) tightening its citizenship and residency rules.The change applies to key SBA loan programmes and affects businesses with any ownership by lawful permanent residents, an …
Kochi: Desperation seems to be gripping Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for lack of support from other boards to boycott the India match even as a massive ICC fine of $38 million is looming large over Pakistan, NDTV reported.The ICC action included the forfeiture of crucial World Cup points, and potential suspension.PCB is yet to formally …
Kochi: India and the European Union sealed a vital Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, media reports said.The EU Commission President and the President of the European Council joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India-EU Summit.The agreement is a culmination of two decades of negotiations and partnership-building between two largest democratic markets.In 1962 India …
Kochi: China and India are “good neighbours, friends and partners”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while greeting President Droupadi Murmu on the 77th Republic Day celebrations, the Hindu said quoting the official Xinhua news agency.Xi said that over the past year, China-India relations have continued to improve and develop and are of “great significance for …
Kochi: The war ravaged Gaza is in for a major makeover as the Chief architect US has unveiled plans to rebuild the devastated Palestinian territory from scratch, BBC reported.Skyscrapers, housing estates, agricultural and industrial areas will pop up for the 2.1 million population.The slides of the proposed makeover were presented during a signing ceremony at …
Kochi: Despite the Chinese government offering sops to parents to have more children, Beijing’s birth rates sank to a record low falling by 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, BBC reported.This marks a quicker decline than the previous year, government data showed on Monday.China’s birth rate fell to 5.63 per …
