Kochi: Liz Truss took over as the 57th Prime Minister of the UK on Tuesday after Queen Elizabeth II made the appointment at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Truss, who was the Foreign Minister, became the third women to occupy the post after Borris Johnson lost support of many ministers including Rishi Sunak who was the rival to …
Kochi: Fauziyya Hassan, 80, who was acquitted in the controversial ISRO espionage case died in Sri Lanka, media reports said. Fauziyya was ailing and was undergoing treatment on the island. Fauziyya, who was made accused number two by the Kerala Police, was jailed along with another Maldives native Mariam Rasheeda who was made accused number …
Kochi: Russia has nabbed an ISIS agent for plotting to target a top leader of the ruling alliance in India, media reports said. Russia’s Federal Security Service nabbed the agent who was planning to fly to India to execute his plans with someone’s local support, the reports said. The accused, recruited by ISIS from Turkey …
Kochi: The US President Joe Biden described India as an “indispensable and strategic” partner and congratulated the country on 75 years of independence. Stressing on “Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring message of truth and non violence” that led to the end of colonial rule, he said the two countries would work together to address global challenges in …
Kochi: Within a fortnight of the visit of US house Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, a US Congressional delegation has reached the island.It was an unannounced visit of the five members of the Congress to the island where they would stay until Monday.Pelosi’s visit had infuriated China which carried out a series of missile launches …
Kochi: Cricketer turned politician and former Pakistan Premier Imran Khan is unable to resist praising India and this time it is the foreign policy. Imran Khan commended India’s independent foreign policy and praised the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at a public meeting held at Lahore. Imran hailed the confidence of India in buying oil …
Kochi: Noted writer Salman Rusdie was in serious condition after being attacked while he was attending a function in the US on Friday.The writer is on a ventilator as the condition is very serious, media reports said.Doctors fear that he may lose sight in one of the eyes.Some of his blood vessels of arms have …
Kochi: Noted writer Salman Rusdie was attacked while he was attending a function in the US on Friday. The assailant targeted him as he was being introduced to the audience before his address on the importance of the US offering asylum for writers and other artists in exile organised by the Chautauqua Institute in New …
Kochi: China has thrown spanner in United Nation’s move to blacklist Pakistan terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar. China’s opposition to the United Nations Security plans to impose sanctions on Abdul, Deputy Chief of Jaish-E-Mohammad has led to the security council deferring the move. China demanded more perusal of the matter before taking a final decision. The …
Kochi: A 12th century idol that went missing from India about half a century back has been traced to New York In the US, media reports said. The idol of goddess Parvathi was located at a privately owned Bonhams Auction House which has its headquarters at London, the reports said. The 52 CM tall idol …
Kochi: High temperature has made life miserable in most of Europe while water shortage has hit many areas, mainly France, which is experiencing the worst heat conditions in its known history. The French government has set up an emergency team to deal with the situation.Water is being carried in tankers to places where people are …
Kochi: China continued its military acrobatics to give vent to its frustration over US house speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan despite China’s warning. China fired a number of ballistic missiles into the sea close to Taiwan’s north east and south west coast ignoring the heavy traffic of ships and flights passing through the zone, media …
Kochi: al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, was killed in a US drone attack at Kabul in Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden announced it in a televised address. The attack was part of CIA’s counter-terrorism operation on Sunday. The president said that Zawahiri “carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens”. Zawahiri became …
Kochi: Ignoring China’s warning, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reached Taiwan on Tuesday. The Chinese President had warned the US to keep off the region. Xi Jinping had last week warned the US President Joe Biden not to meddle with Taiwan which China claims to be its province where no others have any right to …
Kochi: The Hyderabad-bound Indigo airlines from Sharjah made an emergency landing at Karachi airport in Pakistan. All passengers are reported to be safe.The plane 6 E 1406 was grounded as per security requirements, Indigo sources said.Another aircraft was to ferry the passengers from Karachi. The pilots found some problem in the second engine following which …
Kochi: The center has called an all party meeting on Tuesday to discuss how India could help Sri Lanka to come out of the crises it is facing now. The meeting was called after AIADMK and DMK made strong demands to extend a helping hand to the island nation. Over 14 percent of Srilanka’s population …
Kochi: The disgraced Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped to Maldives in the wake of unrelenting protests in the country against him and other top leaders.Accompanied by his wife Loma Gotabaya, Gotabaya left in a special Air force plane.Gotabaya is still the chief of the armed forces.Gotabaya, whose earlier attempts to leave the country were …
Kochi: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been named interim President who has imposed an emergency in the country today. The decision on the appointment was taken based on the communication that took place between Parliament Speaker and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who moved out of the country due to unrelenting protests against him and others. Gotabaya, …
Kochi: Social networking company Twitter moved the court seeking to execute the 44 Bn dollars Twitter sale deal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.The world ‘s richest man Musk had agreed to buy Twitter at a cost of 54.20 dollars per share as per the agreement.Musk had agreed to execute the deal but announced his decision to …
Kochi: Former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe was assassinated during an election campaign for the upper house in the Southern city of Nara.The 67-year-old Abe, who was shot twice, collapsed and bled profusely. He was taken to the nearest hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, media reports said.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called a press conference …
