Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Actress Nora Fatehi advised all to “stay united, stay prayed up” amidst the ongoing unrest in the Middle East. She uploaded a video on her Insta handle, assuring that she is safe in India at the moment.Nora expressed her distress about the ongoing situation, saying that all people really want is peace and stability, not fear.”I know that people are internally having some sort of fear of what’s gonna come tomorrow, and after seeing these visuals of what’s happening in the r…
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Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Hours after long-time Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, Iran on Sunday named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as his interim successor.Ayatollah Khamenei, whose death in an attack on his residential compound in Tehran was announced by Iran, had been the Supreme Leader since 1989 after the passing away of the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution’s leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989.After announcing his death, the government said that a three-memb…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Strong political reactions poured in from across India on Sunday after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel strike, with leaders condemning the attack, expressing concern over escalating Middle East tensions, and calling for restraint to prevent a wider regional conflict.BJP Telangana Minority Morcha spokesperson Mir Firasat Ali Baqri condemned the strike and paid tribute at the Iranian Culture Office.”An 86-year-old who was fighting for …
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Actress Esha Gupta, who is known for ‘Rustom’, ‘Jannat 2’, ‘Baadshaho’ and others, has assured her followers of her safety. On Sunday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and penned a note, and expressed her gratitude towards the Ministry of Defence, UAE.She wrote, “To everyone checking in and messaging, I’m sorry for not replying. We are ok, we are safe! Times are scary, very tough. God is there to protect us. We trust the @modgovae is …
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Reacting to the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike, Congress MP Imran Masood said on Sunday that history would remember the Iranian cleric as a courageous figure.Speaking to IANS, Masood said, “If we look at history, the world remembers brave people, and Khamenei will be remembered as a brave leader. He sacrificed his life for his country, and nothing is greater than one’s nation. He gave himself for his people. In future …
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) The death toll from a joint US-Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan rose to 148, local media reported on Sunday.The attack also left 95 people wounded, local prosecutor Ebrahim Taheri was quoted as saying by semi-official Tasnim news agency.He said the majority of the victims of the brutal attack were pupils, with teachers, school staff and students’ parents also among the dead, reports Xinhua, quoting the Tasnim news agency…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The US-Israel airstrikes on Iran are reminiscent of India’s Operation Sindoor, carried out last year against Pakistan in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack.Op Sindoor, which extended from May 7 to May 10, 2025, was a classic case of how India went ahead and destroyed terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and simultaneously thwarted missile and drone attacks from the neighbouring country.Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the …
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last Shah, declared that his country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “has been erased from the pages of history”, asserting that the Islamic Republic has in effect reached its end.In a statement addressed to Iranians, Pahlavi described Khamenei as “the bloodthirsty despot of our time, the murderer of tens of thousands of Iran’s bravest sons and daughters”.“With his death, the Islamic Republic has in effect reached its en…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is weighing a limited military strike on Iran to push Tehran into a nuclear deal, The Wall Street Journal reported.The newspaper said Trump is considering “an initial limited military strike on Iran to force it to meet his demands for a nuclear deal.” The move would be meant to pressure Iran without triggering a full-scale war.The opening strike, if approved, “would target a few military or government sites,” people familiar with the ma…
Tehran, Feb 14 (IANS) A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said negotiations between Tehran and Washington could advance and protect mutual interests if they are grounded in realism and avoid excessive demands.Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Defence Council, made the remarks in an interview with Qatar’s Al Jazeera, which was published on Friday, while commenting on the renewed indirect nuclear negotiations between his country and the United States, the first round of which w…