India’s PSLV rocket lifts off with seven Singapore satellites
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C56 (PSLV-C56) on Sunday morning lifted off with seven satellites from Singapore, including the DS-SAR satellite.
The PSLV Core...
Youth suffers burns after helping carry tazia in Lucknow
A Hindu man helping mourners carry tazia, suffered critical burns after the tazia came in contact with a high voltage overhead wire at...
5 transgenders held for tonsuring man, urinating in his mouth in UP’s Kasganj
In a shocking incident, a group of transgenders tonsured a man and also made him drink urine in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj, police said....
Atiq Ahmed’s sister seeks custody of his two minor sons
Slain gangster Atiq Ahmed's sister Shaheen Ahmed has moved an application before the Prayagraj Judicial Magistrate seeking custody of Atiq's two minor sons,...
Earthquake strikes off Indonesia
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The earthquake happened at 18:19 Jakarta...
Iran to try 104 MKO members in absentia
A Iranian criminal court said it plans to bring 104 members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organisation (MKO) to trial, media reported.
The trial of...
10 killed in fireworks warehouse explosion in Thailand
At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a fireworks warehouse exploded in southern Thailand, government officials said.
The...
Iran extradites Azerbaijani convict
A female Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Iran has been repatriated to her home country under a convict extradition agreement between the two neighbours,...
Police seize 1.313 tonne of illicit drugs in Iran
The Iranian police have seized 1.313 tonne of illegal drugs in the southern province of Hormuzgan over the past seven days in operations...
UAE bans rice exports, re-exports for 4 months
The UAE has imposed a four-month ban on rice exports and re-exports, the country's Ministry of Economy said.
The ban, with effect from July...
