New Delhi: Indian badminton star PV Sindhu described a frightening ordeal after an explosion occurred close to the area where she and her team were sheltering at Dubai International Airport, forcing them to move to a safer location. Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the prestigious All England Open, which starts Tuesday, and had a layover in...

Kabul: Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, was attacked by Pakistani air power at around 5:40 a.m. local time Sunday, triggering a series of explosions and the Afghan air defence forces' fire response against aerial targets. This round of airstrikes lasted for about 20 minutes.In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased, identified as Santosh Malik, was poisoned to death. Police arrested five people, including the younger brother of the deceased. All eight...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday held separate phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar as the Middle East reeled under massive tension following a joint US-Israel military offensive against Iran. The external affairs minister also spoke to his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud,...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Sunday announced that seven senior Iranian military commanders, including Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in what it described as precise airstrikes carried out across Iran. Iran has not officially confirmed the deaths of the commanders named by Israel. The...

Tehran: Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the report of the leader's death. Iranian state media confirmed Sunday that Khamenei was killed in US-Israel airstrikes. Four relatives of Khamenei, including his daughter, grandchild and son-in-law, were also killed...

Dubai: The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and a top security adviser to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were killed in American-Israel airstrikes on the country, state media reported Sunday. The state-run IRNA news agency announced the death of Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, who took over as the Guard's top commander after Israel killed its...

Udala: Allegation of ragging has surfaced at a government-run school hostel in Mayurbhanj district after a video of the incident went viral, raising concerns about the safety of boarders. The incident reportedly took place at the hostel of PM SHRI Government High School in Khunta of Mayurbhanj district. Sources said that several Class VII students staying at...

Sonepur: Fifteen migrant workers from Subarnapur and Bolangir districts were rescued from a brick kiln in Telangana and reunited with their families, police said Saturday. Subarnapur SP Narayan Nayak informed reporters at the district police headquarters here that the workers were traced to a kiln in the Mancherial area of Telangana and brought back following directions from...

Morada: A newborn baby girl was rescued Saturday after being found abandoned in bushes behind the residence of the local ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) in Mayurbhanj district. The infant was discovered in Jhinkiria village under Morada block after her cries were heard from behind the house of ASHA worker Sabitrimani Jena. According to reports, an unidentified...