Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actress Elnaaz Norouzi recalled her childhood and school days in Iran during an exclusive conversation with IANS.When asked to comment on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, she shared that she is aware of how bad things can be in Iran, as she has been a part of that oppression.Elnaaz told IANS, “Now see what they are doing and what I am doing. Because these opportunities were there for me in Germany. And here in India, a democratic country that has allowed me to live here a…
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Washington, March 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held talks at the White House, focusing on the conflict with Iran, transatlantic trade issues, and the war in Ukraine, as the two leaders stressed close coordination during what Merz described as “challenging times.”Welcoming the German leader to the Oval Office, Trump said the two countries shared a strong relationship and would discuss both security and economic issues. The meeting is significant beca…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump warned that the “worst case” outcome of the current conflict with Iran would be the emergence of another hardline leadership in Tehran, while acknowledging that exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi could be “an option” in a future political transition.Speaking during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Trump said Washington was focused on weakening Iran’s military capabilities but was al…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Oil and natural gas prices climbed sharply as the war involving Iran raised fears about disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping corridor for global energy, prompting US President Donald Trump to move to reassure markets and protect tanker traffic.Energy markets surged as investors grappled with the widening Middle East conflict and mounting threats to the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows.According to a report …
Washington, March 3, (IANS) President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the Oval Office on Tuesday and cast the US-led campaign against Iran as decisive and overwhelming, saying Tehran’s military infrastructure had been “knocked out” and warning that its leadership faced “a lot of hurt.”Seated alongside Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and senior cabinet officials, Trump praised Merz as “a very successful man” who was “doing a very…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) In a meeting intended to underscore Transatlantic unity, US President Donald Trump instead delivered a pointed rebuke of two key European allies, calling Spain and the United Kingdom “very, very uncooperative” and faulting them over Nato spending, military access, immigration, and energy policy. “Spain has been very, very uncooperative. And so has the UK,” Trump said on Tuesday during the Oval Office session with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.”This is not the age of…
New York, March 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signalled on Tuesday that he was ready for a prolonged war in a post on Truth Social, asserting that its munition stockpiles can hold out. In a post that used the ominous word “forever”, he said, “As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons” at the medium and upper medium levels.“The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better,” he wro…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A city-based defence entrepreneur received two threatening phone calls from abroad recently, warning him of dire consequences if he doesn’t agree to their demands. The callers, allegedly the kingpin of international extortion rackets in foreign locations, warned of directly targeting him despite the security cover provided to him, months after his house in Amritsar came under attack from armed assailants in August last year.Delhi Police have taken cognisance of a comp…
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 super 8s clash between India and West Indies surpassed the previous peak of concurrent streams set during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final.T20 World Cup 2026 became the most digitally engaged and globally accessible edition ever, with ICC.tv and the ICC’s social media channels set new standards across digital platforms.ICC.tv has already surpassed the total users and watch time for the entire 2024 event. At this same point in the previ…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Several international flights were disrupted or cancelled at Mumbai airport following escalating tensions in West Asia after US-Israel strikes on Iran, leaving passengers stranded — including an Indian ice hockey team scheduled to participate in a European championship.Members of the team, who were set to travel to Germany for the tournament, expressed deep disappointment after their flight was abruptly cancelled.A passenger from Karnataka, part of the contingent, said t…