Day: January 8, 2020

All 176 dead in Ukrainian jet crash: Iran media

All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines. “Obviously […]

Audience is ready for a film like ‘Chhapaak’: Deepika Padukone

New Delhi, Jan 7: It is heartening to see the audience is ready to accept a film like “Chhapaak”, actor Deepika Padukone on Tuesday said, adding she is proud to be associated with the film which is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Directed by […]

Lawyer thrashed to death in Lucknow

Lucknow, Jan 8: A lawyer was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by five men here, triggering anger among his colleagues who brought the body to the district collectorate demanding justice, police said on Wednesday. One of the five accused, Vinayak Thakur, has been arrested and a police officer […]

Banking services impacted due to nationwide trade union strike

New Delhi, Jan 8: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government’s “anti-people” policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places across the country have been affected […]

India asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iraq

New Delhi, Jan 8: The government on Wednesday issued a travel advisory, asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iraq in view of prevailing situation in the Gulf country. In retaliation to killing of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani, Iran has launched missile strikes against two US military […]

Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq

Iran fired a volley of missiles on Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing US and other foreign troops, the Islamic republic’s first act in its promised revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general. Launched for the first time by forces inside Iran instead of by proxy, […]

Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions

NEW DELHI — Commercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. Changed flight plans were expected to inconvenience as many as 15,000 passengers per day, lengthen flight times by an average of 30 […]

Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176

SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. The crash of Ukraine International Airlines came […]

Key events leading up to US-Iran confrontation

Iran’s missile attack on two American bases in Iraq in response the the U.S. strike that killed its top general is the culmination of nearly two years of steadily rising tensions since President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The two countries are […]

Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops in what the Iranian supreme leader said was a “slap” against America’s military […]

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