Ukraine is facing major economic losses as operations at the strategically important Odessa seaport have largely ground to a halt. The war-torn country has already lost more than $5 billion in foreign-exchange earnings due to disruptions at its ports. The figure was reported in a recent Continue Reading

Pakistan has deployed military personnel to Saudi Arabia under the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Pact. Pakistan military spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that Pakistani troops are currently serving in Saudi Arabia in “various roles and fields”. A meeting of the Mecca defence alliance’s Strategic-Political and Defence Committee was held in Continue Reading

The West Bengal government has decided to abolish the Madrasa Service Commission (MSC). Teachers at government-recognised madrasas will now be recruited through the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). The state Cabinet has already approved the decision. On Tuesday night, West Bengal Chief Minister Mr. Shuvendu Adhikari said the Madrasa Service Commission would Continue Reading

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi armed group has issued a final warning to airlines around the world not to operate flights in Saudi Arabia’s airspace, declaring it a zone of military operations. The group also claimed to have launched a ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the […]Continue Reading

Opposition parties will hold another protest in Delhi on Thursday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also expected to join the protest. On Wednesday, police detained around 90 INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, while they were marching Continue Reading

Voters who claim their names were unfairly removed from Karnataka’s electoral rolls will attend a public hearing at Freedom Park in Bengaluru today, Thursday (October 8). Prominent actor Prakash Raj and popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee are among those supporting their campaign. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has organised the “People’s Tribunal” based on the Special […]Continue Reading

The US has approved arms and military equipment sales worth more than $2 billion to Egypt, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The US State Department notified Congress of the deals last week. According to the State Department, Kuwait will spend about $400 million to repair its Patriot air defence systems and purchase necessary […]Continue Reading

Three people were killed and 33 others injured in separate drone and missile attacks by Houthi rebels on two international airports in Saudi Arabia. The attacks took place on Tuesday (October 6) and Wednesday (October 7) at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority […]Continue Reading

Videos from Rejinagar show police allegedly turning Muslim voters away from polling stations. Just before his arrest, Am Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Mr. Humayun Kabir alleged that while central forces stood outside and observers’ phones were switched off, police took part in vote rigging. A similar allegation emerged in Nandigram. At Subhashini Chowk, a […]Continue Reading

Pakistan has further strengthened its long-range strategic capabilities, adding new tension to the military balance in South Asia. On Tuesday (October 6), the country’s armed forces successfully tested the Fatah-4, an extended-range ground-launched cruise missile. The test has added a new dimension to Pakistan’s military capabilities. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Continue Reading