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Schools across Jammu and Kashmir will remain closed on March 2nd and 3rd following multiple Pakistani drone intrusion attempts along the Line of Control (LoC), amid a rapidly evolving situation in West Asia.The directorate of school education in Jammu and Kashmir issued an order stating that the...
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United States Central Command said US forces struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette at the start of Operation Epic Fury, leaving it sinking at a pier in Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman. The command cited a presidential warning urging Iran's armed forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary...
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United States Central Command said three American service members were killed in action and five seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, according to an update issued from Tampa on Sunday morning. Several others suffered minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are expected to...
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The Odisha police on Sunday declared Bolangir and Bargarh districts as 'Maoist-free' after 15 Maoists operating in the two areas surrendered before security personnel in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, officials said. DGP YB Khurania said the force has achieved a significant milestone in its...
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More than 20 arrival and departure flights from Ahmedabad to West Asian destinations were cancelled on Sunday amid the US-Israel military offensive against Iran, officials said. Several passengers hailing from Vadodara, Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat are currently stranded at airports...
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The Election Commission on Sunday convened a two-day emergency meeting from March 2 to review preparedness for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, amid heightened political speculation over the poll schedule, an official said. The meetings will be held in multiple phases, with focus...
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Youth Congress office-bearers were questioned at the Connaught Place police station here on Sunday in connection with a protest held earlier this week in the area, the police said.The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) members had staged a demonstration at Connaught Place two days ago without prior...
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Patiala House Court on Sunday remanded eight accused of the LeT Bangladesh module to judicial custody following police interrogation. The accused, arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, include seven Bangladeshi nationals.Duty magistrate Ravi remanded all eight accused to judicial custody...
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Canadian PM Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney arrive in New Delhi./ANI on X
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in the national capital on Sunday following the conclusion of a productive visit to Mumbai, marking the next phase of his official tour of India.Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and for Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin...
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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday condemned the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a trampling of basic tenets of international law and the United Nations.The Spokesperson of the Chinese MFA urged for stopping the escalations.In a post on X, the...
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US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln/Reuters
Just In: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that they launched four ballistic missiles at the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, reports said citing state media. More details soon.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma/File image
Accepting a 'bulldozer salute' during the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that eviction drives would be carried out on five lakh bighas (over 1.65 lakh acres) of land if he returns to power after the assembly...
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The family of Ranjit Singh, one of the accused in the murder of two policemen in Gurdaspur, who was killed in an encounter with police, staged a sit-in on Sunday demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into his death. The family also demanded a fresh autopsy by the PGIMER in...
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Emergency personnel carry a body at the site of an Iranian strikein Beit Shemesh, Israel March 1, 2026./Ammar Awad/Reuters
At least eight people were killed in a direct missile strike on a residential building in Israel's Beit Shemesh, about 35 km from Jerusalem, rescue services said on Sunday. This brings the overall toll of people killed in Israel under Iranian fire since Saturday to at least nine. The...
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A Delhi court on Sunday ordered the immediate release of 14 students who were arrested in connection with a protest demonstration at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus recently. The court had granted bail to the 14 protesters on February 27, saying while assaulting police personnel...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security in the national capital on Sunday after concluding his two-day tour, government sources said. He is expected to land in Delhi around 9:30 pm. The meeting comes amid growing geopolitical tensions in...
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Rising tensions in the Middle East following attacks by the US and Israel on Iran are expected to disrupt trade flows, push up freight and insurance costs, delay cargo shipments, and drive a surge in global oil prices, thereby increasing India's import bill, say experts. Though India's trade...
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According to state-controlled Iranian media reports, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps following the assassination of Mohammad Fakhpour, reported TPS.Ahmad Vahidi, a former Quds Force commander wanted by Interpol since 2007 for the 1994 AMIA...
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Eighty-four MBA students from Pune-based Indira University were unable to fly back from Dubai after airspacees were closed after the evolving conflict in West Asia, the Dean of the institute's School of Information Technology, Janardan Pawar, said on Sunday. He has reassured that stated that...
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Sacred Games fame actress Elnaaz Norouzi, who was born in Iran, has reacted to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the US and Israeli airstrikes. In an Instagram post, she wrote, The most unbelievable news for us! The news we have been waiting for 47 years! Khamenei is...
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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...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Arulmigu Subrahmanya Swamy temple at Tirupparankundram near here amidst tight security arrangements. The PM who arrived at around 4.15 pm was accorded purna-kumbha honours by the temple administration. Clad in dhoti, kurta and adorned...
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At least 100 international flights have been cancelled at the Delhi airport on Sunday as airlines grapple with operational disruptions due to the Middle East crisis.A source said 60 international departures and 40 arrivals have been cancelled.Due to the evolving political situation in the Middle...
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the airstrikes./Reuters
Iran has moved to stabilise its leadership after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli air strikes late Saturday, according to reports. State-linked media said senior cleric Alireza Arafi has been appointed to the interim leadership council that will oversee the...
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Fifteen Maoists, including special zonal committee-level member Vikas, surrendered before security personnel in Mahasamund district on Sunday, deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said. According to the police, the surrendered cadres, including nine women, belonged to the...
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Gross GST collection increased 8.1 per cent to over Rs 1.83 lakh crore in February, led by higher growth in revenues from imports. Gross domestic revenue rose 5.3 percent to about Rs 1.36 lakh crore, while gross import revenue climbed 17.2 percent to Rs 47,837 crore. Total refunds were...
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Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Sunday said the state government was closely monitoring the situation arising out of the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Iran and was prepared to extend all necessary assistance to stranded people, especially students from Karnataka. He...
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The Indian Army has thwarted multiple Pakistani drone intrusion attempts in Jammu and Kashmir in the Poonch district, along the Line of Control (LoC), amid a rapidly evolving situation in West Asia.The situation in West Asia has escalated significantly as of March 1, 2026, following a joint...
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The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will visit Kerala this week to assess poll preparedness in the state where assembly elections are likely to be held next month.The Commission is likely to reach Kerala on March 5 night and would commence its official tour...
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Missiles launched from Iran are seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel.Reuters
Israel is on high alert after Iran launched a missile attack, with sirens sounding across Tel Aviv and other parts of the country. Phones across Israel sounded an advanced alert warning residents that a missile, rocket or drone attack was on the way, shortly before air raid sirens were...
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At least nine people died on Sunday after clashes between protesters and Pakistani law enforcement personnel near the US Consulate in Karachi, Dawn News reported, citing the executive director of Civil Hospital Karachi's (CHK) trauma centre. CHK's Dr Mohammad Sabir Memon told Dawn that nine...
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At least 184 international flights of different airlines from Pakistan to the Middle East have been cancelled since Saturday owing to the escalating situation after the US and Israel attacked Iran. A spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi,...
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A total of 21 illegal migrants from Bangladesh, including children, were sent back to their country from Assam in the early hours of Sunday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.The push back took place from Sribhumi district of the state, he said.Alert eyes. Midnight action. At 12:30 AM...
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The Iranian embassy in India on Sunday urged governments around the world to strongly condemn the US-Israel attack on Iran and the killing of its Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a statement, the mission expressed its profound sorrow and grief over Khamenei's death. The Iranian...
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In view of flight cancellations following the escalating security situation in the Middle East, India on Sunday asked foreign nationals in the country to approach relevant authorities for visa extensions.The ministry of external affairs issued an advisory for foreign nationals impacted by the...
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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...
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The death toll in the cracker unit blast at Vetlapalem in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh rose by one overnight to reach 21, said an official on Sunday. As many as 20 people, including nine women, were killed and nine more were critically injured in a powerful blast at a licensed...
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Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar, on Sunday witnessed widespread disruptions as several international flights were cancelled or diverted following the escalating military conflict in the Middle East. Travellers expressed helplessness following the situation in the Middle...
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Escalating tensions further, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday America will attack Tehran with a force that has never been seen before if it mounted its attacks. Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT...
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A Pakistan minister on Sunday announced that the operation against Afghan Taliban was continuing, refuting social media reports about the conclusion of the blitz. Pakistan launched its operation on Thursday night in response to the Taliban operatives attacking 53 locations along the more...
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At least 15 persons were killed in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday morning, police said. The blast took place at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon...
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The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed multiple relatives of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, CNN reported citing Iranian state media.The late supreme leader's daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law have all been killed, according to the reports.
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Embassy of Iran lowers flag to half-mast in New Delhi./ANI Photo
The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi on Sunday, in a diplomatic gesture of grief, has lowered its flag to half-mast as a mark of respect and mourning following the official confirmation of the demise of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli and US strikes. The...
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Air India has cancelled 22 more international services for Sunday, taking the total number of overseas flight cancellations announced so far to 50 due to the Middle East crisis.Indian airlines are expected to cancel 444 international flights on March 1 due to airspace restrictions in the Middle...
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Iran's state-affiliated Press TV on Sunday showed footage of a fresh strike on a US base in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, as tensions intensify across the region.Earlier today, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said a drone targeted Bahrain International Airport amid...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday appealed for calm amid widespread protests following the killing of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir on Sunday against the killing of Khamenei in a US-Israel strike,...
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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Sunday described a tense and scary situation at the Dubai Airport after an explosion occurred close to where she and her coach were staying amid an unfolding crisis. In a post on social media, Sindhu said the ordeal was becoming more frightening by the...
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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...
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Four people were injured after an Iranian drone struck Dubai International Airport on Sunday, causing damage inside a passenger terminal, according to Al Jazeera. Emergency teams were dispatched immediately in coordination with relevant authorities, Al Jazeera said, citing Dubai...
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Indian airlines are expected to cancel 444 international flights on Sunday due to airspace restrictions in the Middle East, according to the civil aviation ministry. On Saturday, the civil aviation ministry reviewed the preparedness of the aviation stakeholders against the backdrop of flight...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it will launch the most-intense offensive operation ever after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The most-intense offensive operation in the history of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will begin in...
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People react as they gather at the Enghelab Square in Tehran after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters
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...
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed.In a post on X, Press TV said, Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei martyred in US-Israeli attacks on IranAs per Reuters, citing the state...
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