Lieutenant Governor addresses FTII’s Atma-Nirbar Bharat event in Jammu
JAMMU, MAR 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday offered three principles to strengthen the Made in India and Atma-Nirbhar Bharat initiative – Quality, Innovation, and Reliability. He stressed that these three mantras must become the new identity of domestic manufacturing sector. “I view Swadeshi Apnao (Embrace Swadeshi) not as a slogan, but a way […]
Iran crisis: 225 flights cancelled at Mumbai, Delhi airports
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) As many as 225 international flights were cancelled at Mumbai and Delhi airports on Sunday due to operational disruptions in the wake of the US and Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent closure of airspaces in the Gulf region. Of the 225 flights, 125 flights were cancelled at Mumbai […]
Educational institutions to remain closed for two days in Kashmir: Sakina Itoo
Srinagar, Mar 1: In view widespread protests across Valley against the killing of Supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the J&K government has decided to shut educational institutes for two days as a precautionary measure. Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that in order to ensure the safety of the students, the government has decided […]
Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf states after US-Israeli strike kills Khamenei
Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten Tehran against further escalation. Iran acknowledged 86-year-old Khamenei’s death in the joint Israeli-American […]
Iran Crisis: No immediate oil disruption for India; Russia pivot possible if conflict drags on
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) With crude inventories sufficient to meet at least 10 days of requirements and fuel stocks covering another 5-7 days, India is unlikely to face any near-term disruption in oil supplies from the closure of the key supply route of the Strait of Hormuz, officials said. Even as rapidly unfolding developments, […]
Iran Situation: CM Omar Abdullah Urges Calm, Assures Help to J&K Nationals
Srinagar, Mar 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday urged people to maintain peace and communal harmony in the wake of the developments in Iran, as the union territory’s administration coordinated with the Centre to ensure the safety of its residents in the Persian Gulf nation. In a post on X, the Chief Minister’s Office […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86
Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its supreme leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program while crushing democracy protesters at home, has died. He was 86. Iranian […]
Protests in Kashmir against killing of Iranian leader Khamenei
Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir on Sunday against the killing of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strike, officials said. Hundreds of protestors took to streets at various places in areas with large Shia population, the officials said. They said the protestors marched through the streets peacefully […]
15 killed in blast at explosives factory in Nagpur
Nagpur, Mar 1 (PTI) At least 15 persons were killed in a blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Sunday, police said. The blast took place at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil, they said. The injured were shifted to a hospital […]
Pak drone enters Indian side along LoC in Poonch, Army opens fire
Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone after it entered into the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. However, the drone returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering briefly in Digwar area, the officials […]