Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and senior BJP leader R. Ashoka on Monday said that processions in favour of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should not be permitted, describing him as a “dictator”.Responding to protests held in parts of Karnataka following the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ashoka said such demonstrations should not be allowed.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, he said: “Khamenei was a di…
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Jaipur, March 2 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the Israel-US airstrikes on Iran, flight operations to parts of the Gulf region have been disrupted. Several flights have been cancelled, leaving many people from Rajasthan stranded in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. A group of astrologers from Deeg district in Rajasthan travelled to Dubai on February 28 to attend an astrology conference. They were scheduled to return to India on March 1, but their flights were cancelled due to su…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) The US Embassy in Islamabad on Monday announced that visa appointments, as well as American Citizens Services, have been cancelled for the day following the violent protests that unfolded the previous day.In a post on X, the US Embassy said, “All appointments for US visas and American Citizen Services are cancelled for today, March 2, at the US Embassy in Islamabad and the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore.”Violent protests took place outside the US Consulate …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Umrain Mahfooz Rahmani, strongly condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel airstrikes, calling the action “completely unacceptable” and a serious threat to world peace.Speaking to IANS, Rahmani said, “The way the United States and Israel have demonstrated aggression, and the continuous attacks by Israel on Gaza and Palestine, with growing confidence, pose a serious que…
Aligarh/Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) A protest was held at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as students gathered to express their grief and anger. Locals also joined the students’ protest inside the university campus.One of the protesters, speaking to IANS, said, “I have been in Iran for nine years. Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, we staged protests in the afternoon and again at night…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Members of the Shia community in Hyderabad held protests on Sunday, condemning the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint attacks by the United States and Israel. A pall of gloom descended on the Shia-majority pockets of the old city after it was confirmed that Khamenei was killed in Saturday’s attack on Iran.Clad in black, men and women came on streets in Purani Haveli, Noor Khan Bazar, Darulshifa and other areas to condemn the killi…
Karachi, March 1 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and dozens were injured after clashes broke out between police and protesters on MT Khan Road in Pakistan’s Karachi on Sunday as people from the Shia community in large numbers marched towards the US Consulate following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli strikes, local media reported. Visuals circulating on social media showed doors and windows smashed and set on fire, and chaotic scenes outside t…