In yet another scare relating to a flight, a Japan airlines Boeing 737 reportedly suffered a mid-air technical snag and dropped altitude by 36,000 feet said reports.The Japan Airlines plane rapidly descended from 36,000 feet to just under 10,500 feet, terrifying passengers to no end. The passengers were so terrified that they penned farewell noted…
Paris: The eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise ‘Shakti’ concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of intensive training and cooperation between the Indian and French armed forces.Held from June 18 to July 1 in France, the exercise was hosted by the 13th French Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13 DBLE) and involved more than 500 personnel…
Port Blair: The Andaman Sea was jolted by a third earthquake on Monday. The earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck the region at around 12.06 pm today, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The seismic activity also occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, similar to the past two quakes in a day. In a social…
London: Over a thousand devotees gathered in Slough, United Kingdom, to take part in the grand Rath Yatra celebrations, the High Commission of India said on Monday. India’s Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, Sujit Ghosh, participated in the celebrations, which were organised by the Shree Jagannatha Society UK. In a significant moment during the…
New Delhi: Following the strikes by the United States at Iran’s nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, expressing deep concern at the recent escalations and calling for “immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy”.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Spoke with President of Iran @drpezeshkian. We…
A day after US President Donald Trump bashed the Nobel authorities for not acknowledging his anti-war efforts, the United States has carried out precision airstrikes on the three nuclear facilities in Iran – Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow.Hi-resolution pre and post impact satellite images of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, which lies northeast of Qom, give…
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Saturday (local time)said that as part of a collaboration with ISRO, Axiom Mission 4 will be launched on June 10, the fourth private astronaut mission from Axiom Space, which will be piloted by Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla.Axiom Mission 4 delivers on a commitment highlighted by US President…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Alberta, Canada later this month to attend the G7 Summit from June 15 to 17. The visit, confirmed after a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, is seen as highly significant, both diplomatically and strategically, as it comes despite ongoing tensions between the two nations.Canada currently…
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second visit to India to discuss ongoing economic and migration partnership.British High Commission said talks are on between the UK and the Indian Government to deepen and diversify the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries to deliver for working people…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked the British government for its strong condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and for expressing solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism. He said India never wanted perpetrators of terrorism to be put on par with its victims.Speaking at delegation-level talks with his British counterpart, David…
