TODAY NEWS ON April 14, 2024

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Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones in first-ever full-scale military assault

Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens had been fired. Iran had been threatening to attack Israel since an airstrike last week killed two Iranian generals in Syria.

17 Indians among 25 crew on board container ship seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard near Strait of Hormuz

Italian-Swiss Shipping group MSC said on April 13 that there were 25 crew members on board a container ship seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf, as tensions soar in the region. “We regret to confirm that MSC Aries... has been boarded by Iranian authorities via helicopter as she passed the Strait of Hormuz at approximately 0243 UTC this morning,” the group said in a statement. “She has 25 crew onboard, and we are working closely with the relevant authorities to ensure their wellbeing, and safe return of the vessel.” There are 17 Indians (including the Master) among the 25 crew onboard the Portuguese flagged and Israel affiliated cargo vessel MSC Aries that was seized by Iran in the Gulf of Hormuz. Other crew members include, four Filipinos, 2 Pakistanis, one Russian and one Estonian.

Iran-Israel tensions cloud plans for thousands of Indian workers recruited for Israeli construction sites

War clouds between Iran and Israel have cast a shadow over the future of more than 5,000 Indians who have been recruited for construction work in Israel, even as experts questioned the government for allowing the recruitment at this time.

Two killed in Manipur ahead of Amit Shah’s visit

After a lull of about two months, violence erupted in Manipur on Saturday when two men were killed at the boundary of Kangpokpi-Imphal East districts. The incident comes days ahead of the proposed election related visit of Home Minister Amit Shah to the State on April 15. This will be Mr. Shah’s first visit to Manipur after he last visited the State on May 29, 2023, in the aftermath of the ethnic violence that erupted on May 3 the same year.

Jagan suffers minor injury caused by a stone thrown at him

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sustained a minor injury above his left eyebrow when a miscreant pelted a stone at him during his Memantha Siddham bus yatraat Singh Nagar here on Saturday evening.

Government directs e-commerce firms to remove Bournvita, other drinks from ‘health drinks’ category

The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals. On April 2, food safety standards regulator FSSAI directed all e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorisation of food products being sold on their websites.

The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case | NIA gets custody of accused for 10 days

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has secured a 10-day custody of the two terror accused arrested from near Kolkata in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case. The arrested Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, 30, the alleged key conspirator, and Mussavir Hussain Shazib, 30, the alleged bomber at the restaurant, both hailing from Tirthahalli, Shivamogga district, were brought to the city on Saturday from Kolkata on a transit remand.

Working on pilot, cabin crew concerns on new pay: Vistara CEO

As Vistara moves closer to its merger with Air India, its CEO informed employees that the non-flying staff would be informed of their new role in the combined airline entity between May and June even as the airline is working on feedback and concerns raised by pilots and cabin crew on the new salary structure.
 

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Drug cartel | Enforcement Directorate finds significant cash pumped into real estate and movie production in Tamil Nadu

The Enforcement Directorate which conducted searches at multiple locations across Tamil Nadu early this week in the ongoing probe against alleged drugs smugglers A.R. Jaffer Sadiq and his associates has found evidence suggesting that cash was routed through specific financiers before it was invested in movie production, the hospitality industry etc. ED searches revealed that proceeds of cash on the illegal drug business was routed through specific financiers before being invested into various sectors, notably movie production, hospitality industry and acquiring immovable properties.

Arvind Kejriwal arrest | Supreme Court to hear Delhi CM’s plea against arrest on April 15

A two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 15 a petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to quash his arrest in in a Delhi Excise policy-linked money laundering case. The case is listed before the Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. The petition is listed at the very end of the board at item number 57. Meanwhile, AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh claimed Mr. Kejriwal was not being allowed to meet his family. “There is an attempt to break the morale of CM Kejriwal. His family has not been allowed in-person meetings with him. They are only allowed to meet him through the jangla. This is inhuman. Even hardcore criminals are allowed in-person meetings,” he said.

Mollywood-PVR INOX tiff: FEFKA demands compensation for withdrawal of Malayalam movies, threatens to launch agitation in front of the screens

The Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) has stated that Malayalam movies will not be screened on screens under PVR INOX until the multiplex player compensates for the loss suffered for not screening new releases following the rift between the Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA) over content sharing. A meeting of the federation held in Kochhi on April 13 decided to step up the protest against the company after it refused to screen the new releases including Fahadh Faasil’s Aavesham, Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial Varshangalkku Shesham and Unni Mukundan’s Jai Ganesh. It had also stopped screening the previously released Malayalam films Premalu, Manjummal Boys, and Aadujeevitham.

U.S. think tank hit by cyberattack

A U.S. think tank The Heritage Foundation said it experienced a cyberattack earlier this week. A person with knowledge of the attack said that while efforts to remediate the cyberattack were underway, it is not clear if any data was taken. The organisation has reportedly shut down its network to prevent any further malicious activity, while the incident was being investigated.
 

6 stabbed to death in Sydney shopping centre and a suspect is fatally shot

A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping centre on April 13 before he was fatally shot, police said. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack. The 40-year-old suspect began stabbing people at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, which is in the city’s eastern suburbs, before a police inspector shot him after he turned and raised a knife, New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke told reporters. Six of the victims — five women and a man — and the suspect died. Commissioner Karen Webb said the eight injured people were being treated at hospitals. The baby was in surgery, but it was too early to know the condition, she said.

A local official says at least 10 people have died in shelling in Russian-occupied Ukraine

At least 10 people, including children, died after shelling late on April 12 struck a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, a local Kremlin-installed official said, blaming Ukraine for the attack. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials reported at least three civilian deaths elsewhere in the country that they said resulted from Russian attacks. Russian emergency services on April 13 were working in the rubble in hopes of saving civilians trapped underneath the debris of their homes in Tokmak, in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow has illegally annexed from Kyiv, according to the Kremlin-installed regional head Yevhen Balitsky.

With 25% inflation, Pakistan has the highest cost of living in Asia: ADB

Pakistan has the highest living cost in all of Asia with a 25% inflation rate and its economy may grow at the fourth lowest pace of 1.9% in the region, according to a new Asian Development Bank report. The Express Tribune reported that the Asian Development Outlook also painted a gloomy picture for the next fiscal year as well, projecting 15% inflation rate for the next fiscal year, this is the highest among 46 countries. The country’s projected growth rate is at 2.8% — the fifth lowest for FY 2024-25.

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