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Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, on Wednesday said that the US attacked Iran more than 10,000 times, targeting air forces and missiles. Ilahi, in a conversation with ANI, said that they did not want to be in conflict with any of its neighbours. But...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls. Her comments came after nearly 91 lakh voters'...
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Kashmiris have been donating for the Iranian cause
Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, on Wednesday said that when the conflict intensified, Iran also worked closely with the Indian embassy in Tehran to support students and visitors.Ilahi, in a conversation with ANI, said that taking care of Indian brothers...
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Will a new Iran emerge from the rubble? Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters
A major diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran is set to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, April 10, 2026, where both sides will hold direct talks aimed at ending weeks of intense hostilities following the outbreak of war earlier this year, reported Iranian news...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal as it sought her stand on a petition seeking removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was hearing a...
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday issued a statement on the recent ceasefire reached between United States and Iran.The MEA said that it hoped the agreement would lead to lasting peace in West Asia.The MEA said, We welcome the ceasefire reached and hope that it will lead to a lasting...
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Protests against military action in Iran outside the White House. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading sharply higher on Wednesday afternoon trade in-tandem with an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,988.82 points or 4 per cent...
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@IRANinBULGARIA shares this pic on X, writing, 'Trump now.'
Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, says the United States and Israel launched a one-track aggressive unprovoked attack' on Iran on February 28, which led to a crushing defeat'.Our country, from the very beginning, in its first statements, said that it was necessary to...
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Telcos may face dual headwinds in the coming quarters.On the one hand, the sharp rise in prices of entry level smartphones, due to memory prices quadrupling, is expected to slow the transition of subscribers from 2G to 4G or 5G in the price-sensitive Indian market.On the other hand, curtailed...
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Iran Embassy in Zimbabwe shares this image writing: 'Gone with the Missiles! "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'"
The leader of the Opposition in Israeli Parliament, Yair Lapid on Wednesday questioned Israeli PM Benjamim Netanyahu's position after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, saying that Israel was not even on the table when this was decided. Lapid said that the Israeli military carried out...
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A bombed area in Lebanon. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
The announcement of a ceasefire, between the US and Iran, along with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, will provide immediate relief to exporters by easing shipping disruptions, FIEO said on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military strikes against...
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The people of Ahvaz formed a human chain on the citys old bridge. @Iran_in_India
Executive Director at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) and former US Treasury counterterrorism analyst, Jonathan Schanzer has said that although Iran has claimed victory, the question of the real victor still looms. Schanzer, in a conversation with ANI, said that the US and...
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Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday, her family said. She was 94. Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said.She will be buried at...
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Among the three nations at war in West Asia -- US, Israel and Iran -- there is one that has certainly won -- for their amazingly witty posts on X. Every embassy of Iran has been tweeting on the war, not with cuss words, but with humour while slam-dunking their opponents in full measure. This...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that it was a big day for world peace as the US-Iran war headed towards a ceasefire. Trump said that the US will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they've...
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The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, and to maintain a neutral stance, says RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.Sanjay Malhotra says, The Monetary Policy Committee met on 6th, 7th and briefly today in the morning to deliberate and decide on the...
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Iran in Russia shares this image alongside on X and posts: The US operation in Iran was aimed at accessing a nuclear site, not rescuing the pilot. The operation ended in a humiliating defeat for the US. Passport left behind by an American.The post is in reference to news announced by US Secretary...
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@Iran_in_India shared this image on X: 'Bow down to the Iranian civilization'
Crude oil prices retreated sharply on Wednesday crashing by 6 per cent to hit their lower circuit level in futures trade, tracking weak global benchmarks after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures for the April delivery...
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Stock markets cheer US-Iran ceasefire: Sensex jumps 2,775.73 points to 77,392.31 in early trade; Nifty surges 815.2 points to 23,938.85.This comes after Iran's Supreme National Security Council claimed historic victory after US President Donald Trump suspended the bombing and attack campaign on...
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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has directed all military units to cease fire following Tehran's agreement with the United States on a two-week ceasefire, according to media reports.However, the Iranian leadership made it clear that the halt in hostilities should not be construed...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed the United States' proposed ceasefire with Iran, signalling support for a temporary pause in hostilities amid escalating tensions in West Asia.According to an official statement cited by the Associated Press, Israel supports US President Donald...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced the release of kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson from Iraq.Rubio said that they were further working to ensure Kittleson's departure from Iraq.In a post on X, he said, 'I am pleased to announce the release of American...
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A social media post by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has triggered widespread debate after an apparent 'draft' message was mistakenly published on X and later edited.The incident quickly drew attention online, with users scrutinising the edit history and questioning the circumstances...
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Asian stock markets spiked on Wednesday morning after the news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.Oil prices fell sharply following the de-escalation of military tensions in the Middle East and the promised reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Japan's Nikkei 225 led...
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An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, rape convict and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of Rs 2 crore within three months, the woman's lawyer said on Tuesday. Narayan Sai is lodged in a...
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The Delhi police on Tuesday night placed two officers of its security unit under suspension following prima facie findings in connection with the Delhi Vidhan Sabha security breach incident, according to an official statement.On the basis of prima facie findings, a sub-inspector and an assistant...
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