Abu Dhabi, May 10 (IANS) UAE’s Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that its air defence systems intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran. The Ministry said that these attacks resulted in no fatalities or injuries. Since the start of Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,265 UAVs, according to the statement released by UAE’s Ministry of Defence on social media platform X.”Since the onset of the blatant …
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Doda, April 12 (IANS) Two earthquakes struck the Jammu and Kashmir district of Doda in the early hours of Sunday, triggering tremors across the region. The first earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, was recorded at around 4:22 a.m. at a depth of 10 km. Shortly after, a second tremor of 3.0 magnitude occurred at approximately 4:37 a.m., with its epicentre located at latitude 33.090°N and longitude 75.928°E, also at a depth of 10 km.Doda lies in the seismically sensitive Himalayan bel…
Ningbo, April 11 (IANS) Ayush Shetty pulled off a stunning upset to reach the final of the Badminton Asia Championships, surprising World No. 1 and Paris 2024 silver medallist Kunlavut Vitidsarn in an exciting men’s singles semi-final at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday. Ranked 25th, the Indian player showed remarkable determination to come from behind and beat the top seed 10-21, 21-19, 21-17 in a match that lasted one hour and 15 minutes. After being dominated in the first game, …
Kuwait City, March 30 (IANS) An Indian worker was killed in a strike carried out by Iran on a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait early on Monday, the Kuwaiti government announced. This has now pushed the number of Indian nationals killed in the ongoing West Asia conflict to at least eight.In a post on X, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water confirmed that the attack also caused damage to a service building at the facility and strongly condemned it as a “sinful Iranian aggr…
Abu Dhabi, March 26 (IANS) One Indian national was killed and another injured as two people died and three suffered injuries after the debris of a ballistic missile fell in UAE’s Abu Dhabi on Thursday following a successful interception by the country’s air defence systems. “As part of the ongoing follow-up to the previously reported incident caused by falling debris following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems, the incident has resulted in the deaths of tw…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) As the acclaimed show “Delhi Crime” completed seven years since its release, actress Jaya Bhattacharya turned nostalgic and said that the journey continues to stay with her long after the cameras stopped rolling. Jaya, who essayed the character of Sub-Inspector Vimla Bharadwaj in the show, took to Instagram, where she shared a string of pictures from the series and BTS moments with her cast members, including Shefali Shah and Rasika Dugal.The actress wrote: “Some jo…
New Delhi/Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) While Bangladesh and India have engaged in extensive discussions on trade and connectivity extensively at the bilateral level, the emergency supply security – with clearly defined, structured, and contractually binding terms – is yet to be formalised despite its clear significance, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in the ‘Eurasia Times’, the surge in global container freight rates between 2020 and 2022, coupled with port backlogs that extended…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, on Thursday, shared a reflective note on her social media account, revealing that books have been her quiet companions since childhood and that cinema has shaped her life over the past three decades. Taking to her social media account, the actress posted a couple of pictures capturing a peaceful moment and highlighted self-reflection.In the pictures, Manisha is seen sitting comfortably on her bed with a laptop placed in front of her, dre…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Dubai’s real estate stocks have seen a sharp sell-off after tensions in West Asia escalated following the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, wiping out all the gains made by the sector this year.The DFM Real Estate Index has fallen about 20 per cent in the past five trading sessions as investors turned cautious amid the widening conflict in the region. The sharp drop has erased the gains the index had made in 2025.The index had touched a peak of 16,910….
Magenta Shores (Australia), March 7 (IANS) India’s Pranavi Urs remained in strong contention at the Australian Women’s Classic, finishing the third round in tied fifth place despite a late setback. Pranavi carded a third-round score of 70 to move to eight-under par overall after rounds of 72, 66, and 70.The 21-year-old looked set for an even better finish in the round but suffered a costly double bogey on the 17th hole. Despite that slip, she managed to hold her place among the top contender…