Month: October 2024

Iran Guards Threaten “Crushing Attacks” If Israel Responds To Missiles

October 1, 2024 admin

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to carry out “crushing attacks” against regional foe Israel if it retaliated for a missile attack under way on Tuesday. “If the Zionist regime reacts to Iranian operations, it will face crushing attacks,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement carried by the Fars news agency. On Tuesday evening,…

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As Iran Fires Over 100 Rockets At Israel, Indian Embassy Issues Advisory

October 1, 2024 admin

Tel Aviv: Amid escalating tensions in West Asia (Middle East), the Indian Embassy in Israel has cautioned all Indians to stay vigilant and follow safety protocols advised by local authorities. The advisory was issued within hours of Iran threatening an attack on Israel in the aftermath of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah being killed in an…

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Iran fires missiles at Israel, warns against retaliation

October 1, 2024 admin

Rockets fly in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv on October 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be…

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Iran Fires Missiles At Israel, Civilians In Bomb Shelters

October 1, 2024 admin

Iran has fired missiles at Israel and all civilians in the country are in bomb shelters, the Israeli military said on Tuesday. The attack comes amid Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon to target Hezbollah and days after the militant outfit’s commander Hassan Nasrallah and a top official from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in…

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Elderly Man Gets 79-Year Term For Raping Minor, To Spend 20 Years In Jail

October 1, 2024 admin

The man had raped the 10-year-old girl two years ago. Kozhikode(Kerala): A Kerala court on Tuesday sentenced a 57-year-old man to a cumulative of 79 years imprisonment for the repeated rape of a 10-year-old girl two years ago. Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) judge K Noushadali sentenced the man to varying durations of imprisonment…

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Soldier’s Body Found 56 Years After Plane Crash In Himachal, To Reach Home

October 1, 2024 admin

For decades, the wreckage and remains of the victims remained lost in the icy terrain. (Representational) Saharanpur: After a 56-year-long wait, the body of Sepoy Malkhan Singh, who went missing in a 1968 aircraft crash at the snow-clad mountains of Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang, will be arriving at his home here, officials said here. Army officials…

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PT Usha Accused Of Spreading “Blatant Lies” On Olympic Medallists’ Felicitation By IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav

October 1, 2024 admin

Indian Olympic Association Treasurer Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday hit back at president PT Usha for claiming that IOA Executive Committee members were not agreeing on a proposal to felicitate Paris Olympics medal-winners, saying her assertion is a “blatant lie”. Usha on Monday said that it was “deeply concerning” that the EC members failed…

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ISRO targets to launch Venus mission in March 2028 for 112-day journey to planet

October 1, 2024 admin

India’s maiden mission to Venus, which is scheduled for launch in March 2028, will embark on a 112-day journey to reach the planet. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s maiden mission to Venus, which is scheduled for launch in March 2028, will embark on a 112-day journey to reach the planet….

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For First Time, Sweepers, Peons In Paramilitary Force CRPF Get Promotion

October 1, 2024 admin

The 217 personnel have been promoted from the rank of constable. New Delhi: In a first, a total of 217 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel serving in the lowest rung of the paramilitary force as sweepers and peons were given promotions and piped with their new ranks. A ‘rank piping’ ceremony was held at…

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India does not share Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba’s view of ‘Asian NATO’

October 1, 2024 admin

File photo of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India does not share Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s view of the Quad and other alliances involving Japan eventually forming an ‘Asian NATO’ like structure to deter China from using military force. Mr Ishiba, who assumed…

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