Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 33 people in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban’s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, and several provinces. He added more […]
Destroyed more than 80 Iranian UAVs headed towards Israel, says US
Washington: The US destroyed more than 80 UAVs and at least six ballistic missiles launched by Iran at Israel, the Pentagon said Sunday. This includes a ballistic missile on its launcher vehicle and seven UAVs destroyed on the ground in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen prior to their launch, the US Central Command said. Iran fired […]
Israel hails interception of drones and missiles in unprecedented attack by Iran
Jerusalem: Israel hailed the success of its defences in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. An Israeli military spokesman said Sunday the launches numbered more than 300, but 99 per cent of them were intercepted. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran fired 170 drones, […]
Iran’s attack on Israel raises fears of a wider war, but all sides have also scored gains
Tel Aviv (Israel): The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up regional tensions, confirming long-held fears about the Israel-Hamas war spiraling into a broader conflagration. But Iran, Israel, the United States and Hamas also walked away with some gains. Here’s a look at the fallout. ISRAEL’S RESPONSE COULD RESTORE FAITH IN ITS […]
More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
Kyiv (Ukraine): More civilians died across Ukraine Sunday as analysts warned that delays in US military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. One man was Sunday killed after a Russian drone hit the truck he was driving in the Sumy region, the local prosecutor’s office said. Officials in the Kharkiv region […]
Gopi Thotakura to become 1st Indian space tourist
Washington: Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crew members for the mission, making him the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian […]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship with 17 Indian sailors near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel
Dubai: Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship mostly manned by Indians near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel on Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. Seventeen Indian sailors are on board the ship which had a crew […]
Canadian PM Trudeau extends Baisakhi & Puthandu greetings
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday greeted Sikhs on Baisakhi and Tamils on Puthandu, renewing his government’s commitment to building a “better, fairer, and more inclusive country for everyone”. In separate statements issued by his office, Trudeau wished the Sikhs on the celebration of their harvest festival and the Tamils on their New […]
2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims travel to Pakistan to participate in Baisakhi festival
Lahore: As many as 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived here in Pakistan’s Punjab provincial capital on Saturday via the Wagah Border to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival, an official said. Sardar Ramash Singh Orara, the first Sikh Minister in Pakistan’s Punjab province who is also Pakistan’s Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President, along with the Evacuee […]
2 Palestinians killed and 3 injured in confrontations with Israeli forces in West Bank
Jerusalem: Two Palestinians were killed early Friday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics and the military said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society confirmed the two deaths and said three people were wounded, including one who sustained serious injuries. The Islamic militant group Hamas said one of those killed was […]
