Iran: On Friday, Air India, the Tata group-owned carrier, suspended all its flights to and from Tel Aviv till April 30, 2024 in the wake of the emerging situation in the middle-east amid rising tensions between regional powers Israel and Iran.
Scotland: According to reports, two Indian students of the University of Dundee in Scotland, who had gone on a hiking trip, were found dead after a tragic accident at the Linn of Tummel waterfall tourist spot on Wednesday. The two were identified as Jeetendranath 'Jeethu' Karuturi, 26, and Chanakya Bolisetty, 22, who were swept away by the waterfall.
Pakistan: On Friday, official said that a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals was targeted in a suicide attack in Landhi area of Karachi. Police officials said that five foreign nationals, including people of Japanese origin, were in the car that came under attack in Landhi.
Major Airports Cease Operations as Volcanic Activity Intensifies.
Acclaimed Indian Film to Grace Over 20,000 Screens in China.
Unprecedented Weather Event Hits Dubai, Cancelling Flights and Causing Delays.
Heavy storm accompanied with rain lash Pakistan and Afghanistan led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63. Most of the deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan’s northwest.
Torrential downpour has left Dubai flooded, with roadways submerged and adverse weather conditions impacting flight operations as well.
Amidst the ongoing strife in the Middle East, Israel said on Monday that four of its soldiers were wounded in an explosion of an 'unknown source' held hundreds of meters inside Lebanese territory. An Israeli military official said the blast occurred during “operational activity”, (held by Israel's Golani Brigade reconnaissance unit and combat engineering unit), leaving four Israeli soldiers sustaining injuries.
New Zealand: Twitter, known as X, which used to be a free to use social media platform, will soon start charging money from new users. Elon Musk announced that newcomers to X will be required to pay a “small” fee for activities such as liking, posting, replying, and bookmarking tweets.
