Jerusalem: 180 rocket attacks were launched on Israel between Wednesday night and Thursday early morning from the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas, who is in control of the Gaza Strip had launched these attacks and has also accepted the responsibility for the attacks. Out of the 180 rockets fired, 30 were intercepted by […]
Taipei/Beijing: The long-range missiles of Taiwan are aimed at the Chinese nuclear projects, fuel depots and underground tunnels situated in the eastern and south-eastern border regions of China. A local daily has expressed concern that important cities like Hongkong also are within the range of these Taiwanese missiles. At the same time, it has been […]
Raipur: In Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district Naxalites set ablaze 2 buses. As a precaution, all passengers of Vishakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger train was evacuated and sent back. But the engine of the passenger train got derailed, as the Naxals had uprooted the tracks. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in the incident. Due to the Naxal attack, the […]
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticised President Trump saying, ‘The United States is never firm on its promises and this has been experienced by every country in the world dealing with the United States. The world knows that the United States can never be trusted’. After his meeting with the North Korean Foreign Minister Ri […]
Beijing/Berlin/Ankara: Russia had announced that it will continue its relations with Iran while refuting the United States’ sanctions against Iran. Following Russia’s footsteps, China, Germany and Turkey have declared that they will also not accept the sanctions against Iran. The United States has already announced that the countries maintaining trade relations with Iran will also […]
Washington: ‘20% of the world’s crude oil, passes through the Strait of Hormuz. In this situation, Iran has prepared to block the Strait by holding large-scale war exercises in this region. This is a warning to the United States,’ warned the Chief of US Central Command, General Joseph Votel. General Votel also claimed that General […]
Moscow/Tbilisi: ‘Georgia should not take the risk of joining NATO. The entry of Georgia to this military organisation will invite a new and dreadful conflict,’ warned Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev. At the same time, the Russian Prime Minister reminded Georgia of the conflict with Russia in 2008. Meanwhile, the Georgian President has accused Russia […]
Moscow/Wellington: Russia has expressed its support to Iran while showing displeasure over the fresh and harsher sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump. Russia has announced that it will make all the necessary efforts to save the nuclear deal signed with Iran in 2015. Similarly, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign […]
Tehran: The anti-government protests in Iran are intensifying and slogans like ‘Death to the Dictator’ were chanted during these protests. A few days ago, some of the protestors attacked the religious schools to denounce the increasing influence of extremist factions in Iran. A western daily, expressing concern over this situation, has claimed that Iran is […]
Mumbai: There was a major explosion on Wednesday in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (BPCL) refinery, situated at Mahul in the Chembur area of Mumbai. The shocks of this explosion were felt from Chembur to Sion. A major fire broke out, following the explosion and many employees who were trapped inside, were rescued subsequently. However, […]