Middle East turmoil: Indian airlines cancel over 300 int’l flights on Monday
New Delhi/ Mumbai: Indian airlines cancelled more than 300 international flights on Monday as the operational disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict continued for the third day. Over 300 flights, including arrivals and departures, were cancelled at the country’s four main airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai — on Monday, officials told PTI. […]
International Women’s Day
Union Minister announces unique nationwide ASMITA League New Delhi: In a unique initiative to celebrate women in sport, a massive nationwide athletics league at 250 locations will be held under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) programme to celebrate International Women’s Day on March […]
Iranian state media says death toll from strike on girls’ school has climbed to 165
Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Iranian state media say the death toll from a strike on a girls’ school in the country’s south has climbed to 165. The Israeli military said it was not aware of any strikes in that area, and the US military said it was looking into the reports. The state-run IRNA news […]
Britain, France and Germany say they are ready to work with US to stop Iran’s retaliatory attacks
Dubai, Mar 2 (AP) Britain, France and Germany said they are ready to work with the US and partners to help stop Iran’s retaliatory attacks. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a joint statement Sunday that they are “appalled” by Iran’s “reckless” strikes on their […]
Iran vows revenge after killing of its top leader, trades strikes with Israel in widening war
Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise US and Israeli bombardment. The US military said three service members have been killed, the first known American casualties from the conflict. Blasts in Tehran […]
Security tightened after protests in parts of Delhi over killing of Iran’s supreme leader
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Security was heightened across several parts of the national capital following protests and gatherings held to mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, police said on Sunday. Additional police personnel were deployed in sensitive areas, particularly around diplomatic missions and localities with significant Shia populations as a […]
World leaders urge return to talks after US, Israeli strikes kill Iran leader Ali Khamenei
Brussels, Mar 1 (AP) World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region, and tensions rose with Iran vowing devastating blows after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A […]
Indian among 58 injured as 3 dead in UAE in Iranian strikes
Dubai, Mar 1 (PTI) Iranian strikes across the UAE in the past two days have resulted in three fatalities and 58 injured, including an Indian national, officials confirmed on Sunday. The Indian Embassy in the UAE in a social media post said it was aware of the injury to the Indian national and is in […]
Killing of Khamenei cynical violation of human morality, international law: Putin
Moscow, Mar 1 (PTI) The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared in his message to his Tehranian counterpart, the Kremlin said Sunday. Khamenei was killed in an airstrike in Tehran on Saturday during a joint […]