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Continued Israeli-American strikes on the industrial facilities in Iran could cause an environmental disaster and must be stopped, Moscow on Wednesday told the Israeli Ambassador in Moscow.On March 18, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko received Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Oded...
23:59
Continued Israeli-American strikes on the industrial facilities in Iran could cause an environmental disaster and must be stopped, Moscow on Wednesday told the Israeli Ambassador in Moscow.On March 18, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko received Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Oded...
23:15
Israeli fighter jets have struck a gas facility in Bushehr, Iran, according to reports cited by Al Jazeera, as Iran is set to target 'enemy infrastructure' following attacks on its gas sites on Wednesday.According to Al Jazeera, Iran warned it would respond to strikes on its gas sites by...
22:27
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire incident at a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam on Wednesday, and announced a financial assistance for victim families.In a post on X, Gupta expressed distress over the tragedy.Announcing...
22:09
Pakistan on Wednesday extended the airspace ban for Indian aircraft for another month. The Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) made the decision through a fresh Notice to Airmen (NOTAM).The notice was issued days before the previous one was set to expire on March 23.PAA said that Pakistan's...
21:45
Nearly 1,000 Indians are still in Iran amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia while 23,000 school students based in Gulf region could not appear in the CBSE final examinations due to the turmoil.This was conveyed by the Ministry of External Affairs to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on...
21:38
Microblogging platform X on Wednesday faced a major technical snag as thousands of users globally, including in India, reported that the service was down.According to outage tracking website Downdetector, reports of the platform being inaccessible began spiking shortly after 8 pm IST, with users...
21:36
The rupee slumped 49 paise to close at a record low of 92.89 against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a stronger greenback and sustained FII outflows.Elevated crude oil prices in global markets amid intensifying conflict in West Asia further dampened sentiments, forex traders said.At...
20:41
United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday presented the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment to the Senate, warning of an increasingly complex global security environment marked by evolving terror threats, cyber risks and intensifying geopolitical competition.Gabbard...
19:58
Curfew in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district has been extended for another day, with authorities also enforcing prohibitory orders banning public meetings, rallies and unlawful assemblies to prevent further escalation of violence, officials said on Wednesday.An order issued by district...
19:52
Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28.At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Aseem R...
19:49
Content on digital platforms is not certified by the censor board, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) said on Wednesday, adding that they did not receive any application to certify the song Sarke Chunar from upcoming Kannada movie KD: The Devil.The song, which released on YouTube...
19:40
India will prioritise meeting domestic fuel demand before considering supply requests from countries such as Bangladesh and other regional buyers, as energy market disruptions tighten availability.Rashtrahit Sarvopari (Nation First), said Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of...
18:44
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).The IAS officers were appointed as district magistrates (DMs) who will...
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Pic: @CMOMaharashtra/X
Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday alleged that authorities were carrying out bogus replanting and compensatory afforestation, and demanded halt to the felling of mangroves for the Versova- Bhayandar Coastal Road in North Mumbai. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra legislative...
17:58
In a crackdown against illegal storage of cooking gas in the city, Bengaluru Police have seized 155 LPG cylinders that were stored at a godown, police said on Wednesday.The seizures were made on Tuesday following a raid conducted within the limits of Talaghattapura police station based on a...
17:46
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday claimed it had 'eliminated' Esmaeil Khatib, Iran's Minister of Intelligence, in a targeted strike in Tehran. In a statement shared on social media, the IDF alleged that Khatib played a central role in Iran's internal security apparatus, including...
17:22
The scene of the Pahalgham terror attack. ANI Photo
Asawari Jagdale, the daughter of a Pahalgam terror attack victim, on Wednesday received an appointment letter for a job as an officer in the Pune Municipal Corporation, nearly 11 months after she lost her father in the horrific massacre. As per the letter, she has been appointed as an...
16:36
A Chinese man and his Kenyan associate have been charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after they were caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 live queen garden ants out of Kenya.Zhang Kequn was arrested at the international airport in the capital Nairobi last week after...
16:32
Aspirants seeking jobs in public sector banks are required to maintain a healthy credit score to be considered for final selection, a measure aimed at promoting responsible financial behaviour among employees entrusted with public funds, Parliament has been informed. Candidates applying for...
16:29
The Homeland Security released this image on X for Indian immigrants
The US Department of Homeland Security has released posters offering to fly illegal immigrants, including from India, to their home countries for free with an exit bonus of USD 2,600. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an image of the Taj Mahal and prominent landmarks of Colombia...
16:06
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their winning run to the third day in a row, amid a slight drop in crude oil prices and a firm trend in global peers.A rally in IT stocks also led to the optimistic trend in the domestic...
16:01
The rupee slumped 23 paise to close at a record low of 92.63 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a stronger greenback and sustained FII outflows. Elevated crude oil prices in global markets amid intensifying conflict in West Asia further dampened sentiments, forex...
15:56
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it destroyed more than 80 sites used by Hezbollah during the forward defence operation in southern Lebanon.In a post on X, the IDF said that as part of the forward defence operation, 300th Brigade forces under the command of the 146th Division...
15:04
Israeli Defence Forces made attempts to assassinate Iranian intelligence chief Ismail Khataib, according to a report by the Jerusalem Post citing sources. As per the Jerusalem Post, certain Iranian media outlets also reported that a strike had been attempted, though there was no information...
14:42
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged behaviour with other parliamentarians, accusing the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha of heckling those giving interviews.Speaking with ANI, Ranaut said, We, the women, get very...
14:34
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a reshuffle of 13 IAS officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing several district magistrates (DMs), who have also been designated as district election officers (DEOs) and entrusted with key responsibilities as poll observers.According to an...
14:25
Congress Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other BJP leaders in New Delhi. The senior Congress leader resigned from the party on Tuesday. BJP national president Nitin Nabin approved...
14:20
Please don't share spoilers of Dhurandhar: The Revenge and sit till the end credits, filmmaker Aditya Dhar said on Wednesday and called the unprecedented love for the first part as the most humbling, most moving gift a filmmaker can ever receive. The second part of the Ranveer Singh-led spy...
12:47
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday bid farewell to retiring Rajya Sabha MPs, asserting that those in politics and public life neither get tired nor retire due to their passion to serve the country. Addressing the upper house of Parliament during the ongoing budget session, the...
12:43
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday said that the resignation of Congress senior leader from Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, is very unfortunate, suggesting that he was upset over ticket allocation for the Assam Assembly elections. Priyanka Gandhi wished that the Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi...
12:15
The funeral procession of the sailors of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena took place at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tehran on Tuesday, as reported by Press TV. The Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Dena sank on March 4 after the frigate was hit by a US torpedo and sunk approximately...
11:56
The Australian Government's Department of Defence has confirmed that an Iranian strike impacted an area at the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday morning. The facility, which has hosted a continuous Australian Defence Force (ADF) presence for many years, was hit...
11:17
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has reportedly struck over 100 targets in Tel Aviv in retaliation for the killing of Ali Larijani, a former top security official, according to state broadcaster Press TV.The strikes were launched in response to what Tehran described as unprovoked...
10:20
The US Department of Homeland Security has released posters offering to fly illegal immigrants, including from India, to their home countries for free with an exit bonus of USD 2,600. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an image of the Taj Mahal and prominent landmarks of Colombia...
09:48
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it has begun a wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Sharing the details in a post on X, it said Following the evacuation of residents of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon and in response to rocket fire...
09:39
An Iranian ballistic missile targeting central Israel appears to have been equipped with a cluster bomb warhead, according to footage reviewed by the Times of Israel.Cluster bomb warheads indiscriminately spread dozens of sub munitions, each with several kilograms of explosives, over a radius of...
09:31
Gippy Grewal with Salman Khan
One of the top stars of Punjabi cinema, Gippy Grewal, has reportedly been issued a death threat by notorious gangster Goldy Brar. Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of Shiromani Akali Dal, shared an audio message in which a person who claims to be Goldy Brar can be heard making the death threat.Badal...
09:01
The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence has announced that the nation's military capabilities are actively engaged in defensive operations following a fresh wave of aerial attacks.According to a statement from the Ministry, the country's air defences are currently responding to incoming...
08:36
Crude oil prices in the international markets surged again to as high as USD 103 per barrel on Wednesday after Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf indicated that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz would not return to normal. These remarks have heightened uncertainty over...
08:25
Senior Iranian figures have paid high-level tributes following the death of the nation's top security official, Ali Larijani, who was killed during a military strike carried out by the Israeli and US forces, according to state broadcaster Press TV. Larijani, who served as the Secretary of the...
08:13
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will continue targeting anyone who poses a threat to the state of Israel, including Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, military spokesperson Effie Defrin has said, saying that they have no current information on Khamenei's whereabouts. According to Al...
08:02
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war state. In a post on X, Qalibaf said, The Strait of Hormuz situation won't return to its pre-war status. His remarks come amid escalating tensions in the...
07:58
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described the ongoing US-Israel military operations against Iran as proceeding very well, warning that Tehran must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons and that it would take at least a decade to rebuild whatever has been destroyed in the course of bombing...
01:25
Iran on Tuesday confirmed the killing of Gholam Reza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij force, amid the ongoing conflict in the region.The confirmation came after Israel claimed to have 'eliminated' Soleimani in recent strikes, also alleging the killing of senior leader Ali...
01:19
In a jolt to the opposition Congress, Assam's Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Tuesday resigned from the party, barely 20 days ahead of assembly elections in the state.Bordoloi has sent his resignation letter to All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge, state media department...
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