New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an immediate de-escalation in the ‘Middle East’, saying that the region was on the ‘brink’.The call came as tensions worsened in the region after Iran launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel in response to an attack on its consulate in Syria.Israel said 185 drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise

Iranians react after the IRGC attack on Israel, in TehranGaza City: Hamas has thrown its support behind Iran following a series of retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel in response to a fatal assault on its consulate in Damascus, Syria, Al Jazeera reported.In a statement released on Saturday, Hamas, which governs the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, voiced solidarity with Iran, asserting

Tel Aviv: The War Cabinet meeting convened by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has started at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior officials are in the meeting.In a post on X, the Israel Prime Minister’s Office stated, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently convening the War Cabinet at the Kirya in Tel Aviv."Meanwhile, Israel’s Foreign

Washington: Amid rising tensions in West Asia, US President Joe Biden made it clear to his counterparts that America will not get drawn into any offensive action against Iran after it launched a barrage of missiles against Israel on Saturday, CNN reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.In the conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden

In February, Qatar released eight former Navy personnel who were sentenced to death for allegedly spying on a submarine programDefence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the safe return of the retired Navy veterans who were released by Qatar after being handed death sentence on charges of espionage.“Our retired Navy veterans who were working in some

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) has developed Dual Thrust Extruded Double Base (EDB) propellant for Portable Anti tank Guided Missile and the propellant has performed successfully as per requirement in static, dynamic and number of flight trials. The desired pressure-time and thrust-time profile and missile maximum range is achieved using a Dual Thrust EDB propellant grain of