India has spent ₹216 crore on major evacuation missions over the past five years, bringing home more than 32,000 stranded citizens from conflict‑hit regions including Ukraine, Sudan, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Haiti and others, according to details shared by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Parliament. The largest operation was Operation Ganga during the […]
Families of Indian seafarers killed during US strikes in the ongoing US–Iran conflict say their fight for justice is far from over. Months after the attacks on civilian vessels, relatives continue to grapple with grief, unanswered questions and financial uncertainty, urging both Washington and New Delhi to take responsibility for the tragedy. Many of the
A series of powerful explosions struck Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial zone early Wednesday, igniting massive fires near one of the world’s busiest deep‑water ports and raising fresh concerns over the security of Gulf shipping routes. Witnesses and regional media reported at least seven blasts over roughly 20 minutes, with fireballs visible from nearby residential districts.
India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has issued a three‑day deadline to Meta, warning that the company could face serious action, including a review of its safe‑harbour protection, after a Facebook video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi was temporarily removed from the platform. The video was unavailable for roughly five hours, prompting
NEW DELHI: Fourteen people, including 10 passengers and four crew members, were injured after an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its descent on Tuesday, causing the aircraft to suddenly drop nearly 300 feet. Flight AI 2379, carrying more than 100 passengers, briefly lost altitude, triggering panic inside the
A deadly drone strike on a crowded beach near Russia’s Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik has killed seven people, including three children, and injured 40 others, according to regional authorities. The attack occurred in Arkhipo‑Osipovka, a popular holiday destination in the Krasnodar region, where tourists had gathered during peak summer season. Russian officials accused
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make her first live media appearance since her 2024 ouster, speaking to international journalists through an audio‑only link from India on 5 August. The event, organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC South Asia), marks exactly two years since she fled Dhaka following a student‑led
A senior operative linked to Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT) — a violent extremist organisation responsible for severe harm, loss of life, and human rights violations — has claimed that more than 30 militants from LeT and allied outfits have been killed by unidentified attackers across Pakistan over the past three to four years. The allegations, made by
An Air India flight travelling from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi ran into severe air turbulence on Tuesday morning, leaving 10 passengers and four cabin crew members injured. The aircraft, an Airbus A320 operating as flight AI 2379 with 134 people on board, suddenly dropped nearly 300 feet in altitude while cruising through an area
European security agencies are sounding alarms over a sprawling criminal organisation known as the Foxtrot Network, which investigators say has evolved from a Swedish gang feud into a transnational assassination network. Intelligence reports allege that the group has been recruiting teenagers through social media, offering large sums of money and issuing encrypted instructions to carry
