Abu Dhabi

Indian couple found dead in flat in UAE

6:05 pm July 26, 2020

Dubai: An Indian couple have been found dead under mysterious circumstances in their flat in Abu Dhabi, media reports said. Janardhanan Pattiery, 57, and Minija, 52, from Kerala’s Kozhikode district, were residents of Abu Dhabi for nearly 18 years, Khaleej Times reported. Pattiery, who worked with a travel agency, had recently lost his job. Minija was a chartered accountant. “They were calm and quiet people. I […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’

8:07 pm July 15, 2020

Dubai : An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers organisation said Wednesday. Satellite photos showed the vessel in Iranian waters on Tuesday and two of its sailors remained in the Iranian capital. It wasn’t immediately clear what […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

COVID-19 cases increases to 13 in Puducherry

8:27 pm May 20, 2020

Puducherry: Three fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday taking the total number of cases in the Union territory of Puducherry to 13, even as the government underscored the need to wear masks to contain the spread of the infection. Director of Health and Family Welfare Service S Mohan Kumar told PTI that a […]

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Lithuania girl among 4 more in isolation ward in Odisha

11:04 pm March 14, 2020

Bhubaneswar: A minor girl from Lithuania was among four persons who have been admitted to isolation wards of hospitals of Odisha on Saturday on suspicion of being infected with the novel coronavirus, officials said. Their swab and blood samples have been sent for tests for novel coronavirus. While the Lituania girl was admitted to the […]

Gold biscuits worth Rs 90 lakh seized in Kannur airport

11:14 pm December 4, 2019

Kannur: Twenty gold biscuits worth Rs 90 lakh and found abandoned were seized from a flight which arrived here from Abu Dhabi early on Wednesday, airport sources said. Security personnel noticed a packet underneath a seat of the Go Air flight during an inspection after all passengers disembarked and informed the Customs personnel who opened […]