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5 killed, 92 injured in Iran’s missile strikes on Israel

Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service reported on Monday that five people were killed and 92 others injured in Iran’s latest missile strikes on central Israel, raising the earlier death toll from four. The casualties occurred across four strike locations. According to the MDA, the fatalities included “two women and two men around the age of 70, as well ...

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Sonia Gandhi hospitalised

Sonia Gandhi, the chief of the Congress party in India’s parliament, has been admitted to a hospital in New Delhi with a stomach-related ailment. She was admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology at Ganga Ram Hospital at 9pm local time on Sunday. She is under observation, broadcaster NDTV reports, citing the hospital. On Jun 7, Sonia had been admitted to ...

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5 killed in helicopter crash in India

Five people were killed when a helicopter carrying six passengers crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Aryan Aviation helicopter was flying from Guptkashi to Kedarnath Dham with pilgrims on board. During the 10-minute journey, the chopper crashed between Gaurikund and Sonprayag. According to Uttarakhand Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Law and Order, Dr. V. Murugeshan, six ...

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Iranian missile strikes on Israel kill at least 8

Overnight missile attacks launched by Iran on Israel have left at least eight people dead, including children, and injured nearly 200 others, according to Israeli emergency services. In the central region, four people, among them a 10-year-old boy, were killed when a rocket struck the area. Around 100 others were wounded, said a spokesperson from Magen David Adom (MDA). An ...

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Top military commanders among 78 killed, 320 wounded in Israeli strikes

Israel’s strikes on Iran have killed 78 people, including top military commanders, and wounded more than 320, the Islamic republic’s ambassador to the United Nations said Friday. “So far, 78 people, including senior military officials, have been martyred and over 320 other injured. The overwhelming majority of them (are) civilians, including women and children,” Iran’s ambassador to the UN Amir ...

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IRGC commander, nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes: Iran TV

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei confirmed on Friday that several military commanders and scientists were “martyred” in Israeli strikes on Tehran, reports Arab News. In a statement carried on state television, Khamenei warned that Israel will not go unpunished for its attacks. State television earlier said that Hossein Salami, the chief of the Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was ...

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Iran launches counterattack on Israel: IDF

Iran launched a counterattack on Israel, firing nearly 100 drones toward Israeli territory in response to an airstrike in Tehran, according to IDF spokesperson Brigadier General Effi Defrin, reports BBC. The IDF spokesperson stated that measures are being taken to intercept the drones launched toward Israeli territory. Earlier, after 4:00 AM local time on Friday, Israel conducted multiple airstrikes in ...

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More than 100 airstrikes in Iran in 5 phases so far

Israel has launched a series of massive airstrikes across Iran, targeting multiple key locations in what appears to be a highly coordinated military operation. According to an unnamed Israeli military official cited by The Times of Israel, the strikes have been carried out in five distinct phases. At least eight major locations across Iran have been hit, with over a ...

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At least 290 dead in Air India crash; sole British survivor identified

At least 290 people have been confirmed dead after an Air India passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Friday morning, Indian health officials said. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, struck a nearby doctors’ hostel on the airport’s perimeter, leaving its tail section protruding from the building. The death toll includes passengers, crew, and individuals ...

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204 bodies found in India plane crash: Ahmedabad police

Police in Indian city of Ahmedabad said they had collected 204 dead bodies after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 people on board crashed into residential buildings after takeoff on Thursday, reports AFP. “We have found 204 bodies,” city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP, adding that 41 injured people were “under treatment”. The dead included those from the plane ...

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