Moscow:Russia has claimed that its air defense forces shot down a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet allegedly operated by Ukraine’s air force, a statement that has drawn international attention but remains unverified. According to Russian military officials quoted by state-aligned media, the aircraft was intercepted and destroyed by an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Russian sources said…
Jammu & Kashmir:The Indian Army detected multiple suspected Pakistani drones along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, prompting troops to open fire and activate counter-drone measures, officials said on Tuesday. The drones were spotted hovering over forward areas before retreating towards Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following swift military action. According to…
Kolkata:In a major legal escalation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court of India, urging the apex court to intervene and ensure that a case is registered against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other senior officials over alleged obstruction of its investigation into a significant money-laundering probe. The central agency’s petition,…
Dhaka:A 28-year-old Hindu auto-rickshaw driver was brutally beaten and stabbed to death by a group of people in Bangladesh, in an incident that has triggered widespread outrage and renewed concerns over minority safety in the country, according to local media reports. The victim, identified as a daily-wage auto driver, was allegedly attacked after a group…
Tehran | Iranian authorities have identified a young woman who went viral on social media after a video showed her lighting a cigarette using a burning poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a provocative act that has reignited debate over dissent, symbolism, and freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic. The Viral Incident The…
Lucknow:In a renewed bid to reclaim its lost political ground in Uttar Pradesh, the Indian National Congress is preparing to bring Priyanka Gandhi Vadra back into an active and visible political role, party sources said. The move is being seen as a strategic reset as the Congress struggles to regain relevance in India’s most politically…
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) clear objective is to form a government in Kerala with its own Chief Minister, asserting that only such leadership can ensure the state’s “real development.” Addressing a conference of BJP elected representatives in Thiruvananthapuram, Shah expressed confidence that the party…
Social Media Desk:A dramatic wildlife encounter has taken social media by storm, proving once again that size is not always the measure of courage. A viral video circulating across platforms shows a small deer weighing barely 13 kilograms boldly confronting a massive rhinoceros estimated to weigh nearly 1.7 tonnes. The short clip, reportedly filmed in…
Global Spread — London Embassy Protest In a dramatic demonstration against the Iranian regime, a protester climbed onto the balcony of the Iranian Embassy in central London, removed the official national flag and briefly raised Iran’s pre-1979 “Lion and Sun” flag — a symbol used by opposition groups — to cheers from the crowd below….
Queens, New York: New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has strongly condemned pro-Hamas slogans that were reportedly raised during a protest held outside a synagogue in Queens, calling them “dangerous, unacceptable, and deeply harmful” amid heightened global and local tensions. In a statement issued after the incident, Mamdani said that expressions supporting Hamas —…
