The United States of America and Britain on Saturday struck dozens of targets in Yemen in response to repeated attacks on sea vessels by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, using air and surface-to-surface missiles which includes F-18 fighter jets. America has attacked more than 30 targets in 13 places. A joint statement on Saturday said the US and Britain carried out the attack with the support of several other countries. The statement issued by the US, Britain, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and New Zealand said, ‘Today’s attack targeted Houthi weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers, air defense systems and radar sites. to be done.’
The Houthis said in a statement that US and British aircraft attacked several provinces including Yemen’s capital Sanaa.
America’s assault for the second day in a row.
This is America’s second major attack in the Gulf in two consecutive days. The American base in Jordan was attacked last week. Three American soldiers died in this attack. After the attack, America is now targeting fighters supported by Iran. President Biden vowed a multi-layered response. The US has not directly targeted Iran to avoid starting a war with it.
Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was found guilty of breaking the Official Secrets Act of the country by disclosing a diplomatic cable to the public while he was in office. As a result, the court sentenced him to ten years in prison.
The order was issued on Tuesday by special court judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, according to a text message from Imran Khan’s attorney, Shoaib Shaheen. According to him, the same case resulted in the 10-year sentence for his former foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
A higher court may hear an appeal by Imran Khan about the decision.
The lawsuit concerns claims that Imran Khan disclosed to the government in Islamabad the contents of a covert cable that the nation’s ambassador in Washington transmitted.
Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, were both given 10-year sentences by a special court, according to the party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It declared that the party would appeal the ruling and referred to it as a “sham case”.
“Pakistan supports Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who stood up for Haqeeqi Azadi and defended Pakistan.” The PTI stated on X (formerly Twitter) that “no such sham trial can change what happened in March-April 2022, on the orders of Donald Lu.”
In addition, the PTI called the Cypher case a “complete mockery and disregard of law” and urged people to cast ballots in the general elections scheduled for February 8.
It continued, saying, “Insha’Allah, Kaptaan and Vice Kaptaan will return soon and this sentence will be adustbin in the appeal stage.”
On January 16, 2024, a startling and sad tragedy occurred in Georgia. Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student, was fatally battered by a homeless drug addict in a convenience shop. The fact that Saini had been assisting the man for the last three days makes the gut-wrenching news even more distressing. After being initially captured on camera, the horrifying images of the horrific incident became public on the internet. On Sunday, the news was presented by M9 News Channel.
Julian Faulkner has been identified as the attacker, who struck the part-time convenience store clerk in a cold-blooded rage. This event happened in Lithonia City, Georgia, at the Chevron Food Mart at Snapfinger and Cleveland Road. Faulkner killed Saini by hammering him till he was dead after punching him viciously for almost fifty hits.
For the previous few days, Vivek Saini had been providing Faulkner with assistance and housing. The accused jumped to such an extreme conclusion, even though he went out of his way to show Faulkner his goodwill by providing him with snacks, coke, water, and even a thick jacket to combat the cold.
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What caused the Indian student to be killed in the US When Saini left for home on January 16, he asked Faulkner to leave the property due to safety concerns or face the authorities. Employees at the convenience shop had offered assistance to the homeless drug addict who had been sleeping there for a while.
But Saini demanded that he leave the location on the unfortunate day of the incident since he had to leave for home as well. The accused began swinging the hammer, striking Saini’s head almost fifty times, rather than politely obeying.
The homeless man was standing over the young victim’s lifeless body when the cops arrived at the scene.
Further information about Vivek Saini’s family His bereaved family in Haryana is still coming to terms with the loss. Gurjeet Singh and Lalita Saini, Saini’s parents, are inconsolable and dealing with the loss. At this time, they are unable to talk about the specifics of the occurrence.
Up to nine Indian expatriate workers in Kuwait were fired for attending the ceremony of the Ram Temple in the workplace, which was constructed in Ayodhya following the demolition of a revered mosque.
According to sources, the nine Indians who were let off from two distinct Kuwaiti enterprises were also instructed to leave the nation. As to the sources, the nine Indians expressed their satisfaction on January 22 by distributing sweets in their various workspaces. They were allegedly returned after facing immediate consequences from their respective companies.
The inaugural ceremony for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya took place on January 22.
The news was shared by the Indian High Commission in Canberra, which also stated that the Melbourne Consulate General is in communication with the friend of the victim.
New Delhi: On Wednesday, four Indians perished off an unguarded beach in Victoria, Australia’s Phillip Island. The deaths were from an extended family, according to local media. They included a guy, two women in their 20s, and a lady in her 40s. The news was shared by the Indian High Commission in Canberra, which also stated that the Melbourne Consulate General is in communication with the friend of the victim.
“Heart breaking tragedy in Australia: 4 Indians lost their lives in a drowning incident at Phillip Island, Victoria. Deepest condolences to families of the victims. @cgimelbourne team is in touch with friends of the deceased for all necessary assistance,” said the embassy.
Lifeguards who were not on duty made the initial attempt to save the group at the Forrest Caves beach at around 3:30 pm.
The fourth victim, a woman in her 20s, was critically injured and sent to a hospital in Melbourne, while the other three had passed away at the site. Later on, she passed away.
According to Victoria police officer Karen Nyholm, the other three lived close to Melbourne, while the 43-year-old victim was on vacation in Australia.
You can only listen to the newest music on JioSaavn.com. Sea caverns are the speciality of Phillip Island, and residents of the area are aware that Forrest caverns, a well-liked tourist destination, has hazardous swimming areas without lifeguards.
2018 saw the disappearance of one Indian and the drowning of two others at Moonee Beach in Australia. They were from the same family that hailed from Telangana.
The aircraft went down near the Ukrainian border in Russia’s Belgorod area.
In the Russian border region of Belgorod, sixty-five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed when a Russian heavy-lift military transport aircraft, the IL-76, crashed. The transit of the POWs was part of a swap exchange. According to Russia, there were no survivors in the jet accident. The IL-76 was out of the pilot’s control when it fell close to a residential neighbourhood, as shown in a distant video of the incident that showed the aircraft rapidly losing altitude and going straight towards the earth. The aeroplane burst into flames and crashed on its right wing.
“An IL-76 aircraft crashed in the Belgorod region during a routine flight at around 11 am Moscow time (0800 GMT),” the Moscow defence ministry was quoted by AFP as saying.
“On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, six crew members and three escorts,” added the statement.
Russia, meanwhile, has maintained that the aircraft was carrying prisoners of war; but, according to AFP, which cited Ukrainian local media, the aircraft was shot down by its own defence forces because it was carrying missiles for the S-300 surface-air defence system, not prisoners. Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian parliament, has charged Kyiv with shooting down the aircraft transporting POWs.
“They fired airguns at their own men. In a plenary session, Volodin addressed the MPs as “their own.” “Our pilots, who were carrying out a humanitarian mission, were shot down.”
Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov posted on Telegram that the collision happened in the Korochansky district, northeast of the region’s capital.
“Currently, emergency services and an investigating team are on the scene. Gladkov stated, “I have adjusted my work schedule and made the trip to the district.
The Russian IL-76 is intended to transport soldiers, supplies, and war hardware, including ammunition, howitzers, and tanks, via air. The aircraft was produced by Ilyushin and entered service during the USSR’s existence in the 1970s. The plane was intended to take the place of the An-12 (Antonov 12). The Indian Air Force also operates the aircraft, which comes in both military and civilian versions.
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) C-17 Globemaster III and C-130J Hercules are US-based aircraft, whereas the IAF’s ageing IL-76 fleet is restricted.
According to unconfirmed reports cited by Pakistan’s Geo News, tennis player Sania Mirza and former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik have divorced. The announcement of Shoaib Malik’s third marriage to Pakistani actress Sana Javed and this news came shortly after.
The report claims that Sania Mirza started the divorce, purportedly because she didn’t like how Shoaib Malik was acting around other women.
Sania Mirza’s hometown of Hyderabad served as the site of the couple’s initial marriage in April 2010 before they moved to Dubai. In 2018, they welcomed Izhaan Mirza Malik as their son.
The couple’s decreased public appearances together gave rise to these rumors. Shoaib Malik changed his bio on Instagram from “Husband to a superwoman Sania Mirza” to “Father to One True Blessing,” which furthered the rumors. He also unfollowed Sania.
Sania Mirza started a “khula,” which is an Islamic divorce procedure that permits a woman to separate from her husband. Sania made a hint about this move toward separation in a mysterious Instagram story that discussed the challenges of marriage and divorce.
2010 saw the end of Shoaib Malik’s first marriage, which was to Ayesha Siddiqui.
Ayesha Siddiqui: first wife of Shoaib Malik
What is the difference between “Khula” and “Talaq” in Islam?
Khula is the term for the separation of a wife from her husband in exchange for money; the husband accepts the money and releases his wife, whether it be more or less than the mahr he gave her. In terms of how it is carried out, the husband should accept his payment or they should come to an agreement on it, after which he should say to her something like “faraqtuki” or “khala’tuki” (I let you go). Khula can be taken by the wife in a marriage.
While Talaq is only permissible by husband in which he utters the word “talaq” three times after which the marriage is over. The wife is divorced from the husband after which she has to complete a period of 40 days which is called “iddah” before marrying someone else.
Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik’s third wife – Sana Javed
On January 20, Saturday, Pakistani cricket player Shoaib Malik made headlines when he revealed he was getting married for the third time. Amid rumors of a divorce from Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, Malik wed Pakistani actor Sana Javed. The cricket player posted images from the nuptials on social media. Sana and Malik were frequently mentioned together, and the rumors began when Shoaib wished Sana a happy birthday the previous year.
Actress Javed, from Pakistan, was born on March 25, 1993, and she works in Urdu television programs. After making her television debut in Shehr-e-Zaat in 2012, she went on to feature in a number of serials. Javed became well-known for playing the lead in the romantic drama Khaani. Sana was born in Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad Deccan-born Pakistani parents. After completing her education at Jeddah’s Pakistan International School, she relocated to Karachi to attend the University of Karachi.
She wed singer Umair Jaswal in a secret Nikah ceremony in Karachi in October 2020. The 30-year-old actress and Malik were frequently connected. The 41-year-old cricket player also stood by Javed after she was criticized for acting impolitely toward makeup artists and juniors on the set. Malik wrote on Twitter, “I have known Sana Javed for quite some time now and have had the opportunity to work with her multiple times, from my personal experience I can only say that she has always been kind & courteous towards me & the people around us.”
After getting married to Malik, Sana Javed changed her username in the bio of her Instagram account, making it Sana Shoaib Malik.
Their wedding came as a huge surprise to fans on both sides of the border with rumours still spreading on his divorce with Sania. Malik married Mirza after divorcing Ayesha Siddiqui in 2010. They got married in a traditional Muslim ceremony, and later had a Walima ceremony in Sialkot, Pakistan. Both have been living separately for some time now and continue to co-parent their son Izhaan, born in 2018.
Even though there are many rumours that Pakistani cricket player Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza are no longer together, Malik married actress Sana Javed. On Saturday, January 20, Shoaib and Sana both posted pictures from their wedding.
Amidst speculations of his breakup with former India tennis player Sania Mirza, Pakistani cricket star Shoaib Malik wed well-known actor Sana Javed. On Saturday, January 20, Shoaib Malik posted pictures from their wedding ceremony on social media.
Sana Javed and Shoaib Malik were reported to be dating, and the cricket player from Pakistan fanned the flames by wishing the actor on her birthday the previous year. “Happy Birthday, Buddy,” Shoiab Malik posted on his Instagram page along with a picture of the two of them.
On Saturday, Sana Javed posted pictures from their wedding ceremony on social media. Following reports of his split from Sania Mirza dominating headlines on both sides of the border, fans of the star cricketer were shocked. Notably, Shoaib Malik wed tennis player Sania Mirza later that year after divorcing Ayesha Siddiqui in 2010.
Remarkably, Sana Javed modified her name to Sana Shoaib Malik in the bio section of her Instagram account. Sana Javed wed singer Umar Jaswal in 2020; the two parted ways in 2023.
WHAT WAS THE CRYPTIC POST BY SANIA MIRZA? While rumours of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza’s split were rampant, the couple remained silent about their personal life. Only on Wednesday did Sania Mirza publish a mysterious message that gave rise to suspicions that she and Shoaib Malik were divorcing.
“Getting married is difficult. Divorce is difficult. Select your hard. Being obese is difficult. Maintaining fitness is difficult. Select your hard. Having debt is difficult. Maintaining financial discipline is difficult. Select your hard. It’s difficult to communicate. It’s difficult to not communicate. Select your hard. There will never be an easy life. It’s going to be difficult forever. We may select our hard, though. Make sensible choices.”
In 2010, Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza tied the knot in a customary Muslim wedding in Hyderabad, India. A Walima ceremony was then held in Sialkot, Pakistan. 2018 saw the birth of the couple’s first child, Izhaan.
Remarkably, when Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik celebrated their son’s birthday in Dubai last year, the rumours somewhat subsided. When Sania and Shoaib co-hosted the “Mirza-Malik” TV programme from Dubai, they put an end to the allegations.
But when Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza updated their social media bios towards the end of the year, the allegations reappeared.
Shoaib Malik’s Instagram bio was modified in August 2023 from “Husband to a superwoman Sania Mirza” to just “Father to One True Blessing.”
Remarkably, it appears that Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik deleted pictures of each other from their social media accounts.
In front of an ice-sculpted cross, Putin is shown in footage from Russian state television taking off a sheepskin coat to enter the freezing waters and submerging himself three times. The footage was taken in an environment when the air temperature was minus 14 Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit).
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin observed an Orthodox Christian ceremony to commemorate the feast of Epiphany by submerging himself in the icy water of a cross-shaped pool outside Moscow, wearing nothing but a pair of blue swimming trunks.
In front of an ice-sculpted cross, Putin is shown in footage from Russian state television taking off a sheepskin coat to enter the freezing waters and submerging himself three times. The footage was taken in an environment when the air temperature was minus 14 Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit).
Putin, 68, was raised in a communist environment where it was taboo to publicly display one’s faith. As president, Putin has given the church a significant voice in society and has started to regularly attend Russian Orthodox events.
To celebrate Jesus Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan, Orthodox believers immerse themselves in rivers and lakes on Epiphany each year.
There was concern in the Maldives’ bilateral ties with India at the time of S Jaishankar and Mossa Zameer’s meeting in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. In Kampala, S. Jaishankar is representing India in the two-day NAM summit.
Kampala: On Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterpart Moosa Zameer from the Maldives here. The two leaders engaged in a “frank conversation” about the state of relations between their two nations. There was concern in the Maldives’ bilateral ties with India at the time of S Jaishankar and Mossa Zameer’s meeting in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
Mr. Jaishankar is in Kampala to represent India at the Non-Aligned Movement’s (NAM) two-day summit, which gets underway on Friday.
“Today in Kampala, I met Maldives FM @MoosaZameer. open discussion of relations between India and the Maldives. Additionally, NAM-related matters were discussed “Jaishankar shared a picture from the meeting on X.
Mr. Zameer wrote on X that he enjoyed seeing Jaishankar outside of the NAM Summit.
“We exchanged views on the ongoing high-level discussions on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel, as well as expediting the completion of ongoing development projects in the Maldives, and cooperation within SAARC and NAM,” he stated.
The minister from the Maldives added, “We are committed to further strengthening and expanding our cooperation.” He uploaded a picture of the gathering as well.
The Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is viewed by many as a pro-China figure, insisted after taking office in November that he would fulfil his election pledge to expel Indian military personnel from his nation, which put pressure on ties between India and the Maldives.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused a stir on social media when he uploaded a video of himself on a spotless beach in Lakshadweep, prompting insults from a minister and a few other Maldivian leaders.
Following their social media posts that sparked anxiety in India and calls for a boycott by Indian tourists—who came in second in terms of numbers only to Russian tourists—Mr. Muizzu suspended the three ministers. Chinese visitors came in third.
One of India’s most important maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean region is the Maldives, and during the previous administration in Male, bilateral relations generally increased, particularly in the fields of security and defence.
When Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Maldives in May of last year, he gave the island nation a landing craft and a rapid patrol vessel.
Described as the largest development initiative in the island nation, the Greater Male connection project was initiated in August by Prime Minister Modi and former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldives, with funding from India.
A 6.74-kilometer bridge and causeway link will be constructed as part of the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) to link the capital city of Male with the nearby islands of Villingli, Gulhifalhu, and Thilafushi.
