By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran’s Naval Chief has warned the US that Tehran is capable of shooting down other American spy drones. The message by Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi came during a meeting with defence officials, and four days after Revolutionary Guard forces downed a $100 million US Navy Drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The …

By SJA Jafri + Washington Post WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The Trump administration targeted Iran’s supreme leader with new sanctions on Monday, using one of the few tools available to punish Iran for downing a U.S. drone after President Trump took military strikes off the table last week. Trump warned that his …

By SJA Jafri + Times of Israel UNITED NATIONS:  The UN Security Council on Monday called for dialogue and measures to end tensions in the Gulf, but Iran rejected talks with the United States after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions. In a unanimous press statement drafted by Kuwait, the …

(Courtesy Times of India) NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has punished a Lieutenant General after allegations of corruption were levelled against him for misusing government funds. “The Lt Gen was awarded a censure after a Court of Inquiry probed allegations of misuse of government funds for buying equipment worth Rupees …

(Courtesy India Today) Father slaps me for friendship with Muslim guy: Sunaina MUBMAI: Last week, Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina made headlines when she said that her family was not accepting her boyfriend Ruhail Amin, because he was a Muslim. In an interview to News 18, Ruhail said, “This incident has …

Hyderabad, June 24 (PMI): GHMC is taking various measures to tackle the problem of water logging points in the city, said GHMC Commissioner Dana Kishore here today. While addressing the media, the Commissioner has informed that 495 monsoon teams from various departments were pressed into service. For better utilization of …

Hyderabad, June 24 (PMI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy are likely to meet with each other on bifurcation issues. They are set to meet in Hyderabad on June 28 and 29 and discuss on issues of the bifurcation among two …

By SJA Jafri + Monitoring Desk MADRID/ PARIS: Intense heat is forecast across much of Continental Europe over the coming days. Temperatures are expected to peak at close to 40°C today in Paris and it is unclear how long this heatwave will last. June is typically a month of gentle …

By SJA Jafri + ABC News MELBOURNE/ JAKARTA/ DARWIN: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck in a remote area of Indonesia in the Banda Sea on Monday, but there were no initial tsunami warnings. The quake hit at a depth of 220 km (136 miles), the USGS said. There were …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ RIYADH: A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded seven civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, the latest in a series of strikes on the site. “A terrorist attack by the Iranian-backed Huthi militia …