24-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Ten officials from India’s aviation safety watchdog will visit Air India headquarters on Tuesday for an annual audit, a government memo showed, just as the airline is facing intense scrutiny after a plane crash killed 271 people. The audit is unrelated to the accident, but …

24-06-2025 BANGKOK: Thailand’s government said on Monday it would complete a cabinet reshuffle this week and promised a “new way of working”, as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra battles to stay in power after drawing sharp criticism of her handling of a border row with Cambodia. Tensions remained high between the …

24-06-2025 TEL AVIV: Israel struck Evin prison in northern Tehran on Monday, a potent symbol of Iran’s governing system, in what Israel called its most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital a day after the United States joined the war. Iran repeated earlier threats to retaliate against the United …

24-06-2025 TEHRAN: The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ago to identify his replacement, has accelerated its planning in recent days since Israel attacked Iran and threatened …

24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. His comments came after Iran’s state-run Press TV reported that parliament had approved a plan to close the Strait but …

Washington:  U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iranian missile attacks in Qatar were successfully neutralized. He stated that Iran launched 14 ballistic missiles, 13 of which were intercepted by the defense system, ensuring no harm to any American personnel. Following attacks in Syria, Iran targeted U.S. military bases in Doha, …

Hyderabad, June 23 (Shoukat-PMI): Union Minister Kishan Reddy today participated in the Balidan Diwas program on the death anniversary of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Krishnanagar of Jubilee Hills constituency.  Addressing a gathering, he said under the auspices of the BJP, they had been celebrating the Balidan Diwas of Dr Shyama …

Hyderabad, June 23 (Ali Abbas-PMI): Reports have surfaced regarding alleged attempts to alter the historical structure of the revered Alawa e Sartauq Mubarak, sparking outrage among the Shiite community. Concerns have been raised over the loss of its ancient architectural heritage, attributed to unauthorized committees and individuals. Community members claim …

23-06-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following US bombing raids, Iran’s Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure. Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait, through …

23-06-2025 DAMASCUS: Dozens people have been killed and 63 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a church in Damascus, Syria’s health ministry has said. A man opened fire with a weapon at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila neighborhood during a service on …