Israel has reported killing Iran’s newly appointed military chief, General Ali Shadmani, in an airstrike. This comes just five days after Shadmani’s appointment, marking another significant blow to Iran’s military leadership. Israel describes its actions as a specialised military operation targeting Iran’s military leaders and nuclear capabilities. The operation is ongoing, with Israel claiming it…
When Hanna Zack Miley boarded a German train in July 1939, she did not know that the journey would permanently change her life. She was 7 at the time, about to travel to Britain without her parents. She remembers saying goodbye to them on the platform of the train station in Cologne, Germany. “They told…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station (Pic credit: Nasa) A SpaceX crew capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, delivering a new team of astronauts to replace Nasa’s two stranded crew members; Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stuck in orbit…
Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, strongly condemned the newly formed Nationalist Conservative Party (NCP) on Friday, calling it a political outfit created by “terrorist students” with the intention to seize power undemocratically. Bangladeshi students at the forefront of protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister last year launched…
NEW DELHI: Vivek Joshi was appointed as the election commissioner on Monday. He is 1989-batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer.“In exercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act No. 49 of 2023), the President is pleased to appoint…
Naama Moses, a volunteer selling merchandise to support the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of the captives, ascribed this to the pain that many felt when they saw the three men who were freed last week. “Perhaps containing your disappointment would be easier at home in front of the telly, on your…
NEW DELHI: BSE subsidiary Asia Index Private Ltd on Monday announced the launch of a new index called the BSE Select IPO. The index will track the performance of newly listed stocks on the exchange, whether they are introduced through a public offering or through a spin-off or demerger process. Asia Index said that the…