Tehran/Jerusalem, March 21 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday it has hit an Israeli F-16 Fighting Falcon in the country’s central airspace. In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the aircraft was struck at 3:45 a.m. local time by air defence systems of its Aerospace Division.It added that the country’s armed forces have successfully tracked and intercepted more than 200 hostile aerial targets, including drones, cruise mis…
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Riyadh, March 20 (IANS) India on Friday confirmed the death of an Indian national on March 18 in Riyadh due to the ongoing West Asia conflict. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia stated that it remains in touch with the family and local authorities and assured all possible assistance.”The Embassy of India expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of an Indian national in Riyadh due to recent events on March 18th. The Embassy is in touch with the family and local authorities. We remai…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The BJP highlighted on Saturday that petrol prices in India have remained unchanged at Rs 94.77 per litre, despite sharp increases in many major economies. The party attributed this stability to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “handling” of the global energy crisis triggered by escalating US-Iran tensions since late February.In a post on X, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that India had managed to maintain fuel price stability despite global markets w…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has issued an order to shut universities across the country in order to conserve electricity and fuel, as the escalating conflict in West Asia intensifies the global energy crisis, local media reported on Monday. According to the directive issued by the Ministry of Education, the holidays will continue until the end of the holy Eid al-Fitr holiday as outlined in universities’ academic calendars.”To deal with the global crisis, it is necessary to sa…
Kabul, March 8 (IANS) Fuel and food supplies to several parts of Pakistan’s Balochistan have been disrupted due to the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US, raising prices and sparking fears of shortages in border areas, local media reported. Pakistan’s regions along the border with Iran, especially Makran and Rakshana areas, including Gwadar, Kech, Panjgur, Chagai and Washuk, rely heavily on Iranian goods, which are cheaper and easily available than supplies from other parts of Pakistan, Th…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned that the United States could expand its military targets in Iran, hours after Iran’s President apologised to neighbouring countries caught in the widening Middle East conflict but rejected calls for surrender.Trump issued the warning in a post on Truth Social as the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran entered its second week.“Today, Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruct…
Tel Aviv, March 5 (IANS) Iran launched another wave of missiles toward Israel on Thursday, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media, setting off air raid sirens in multiple locations, including Tel Aviv. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Israeli military noted that the latest barrage followed a pause of more than seven hours in hostilities.“The Israeli Air Force has identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel,” the mili…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Elon Musk‑led social media platform X warned that it will suspend creators from its revenue‑sharing programme for 90 days if they post AI‑generated videos of armed conflict without disclosure about AI use.X Product Head Nikita Bier announced the measure as part of its broader effort to curb manipulation and maintain access to authentic information during wartime.Subsequent violations after initial suspension will result in a permanent suspension from the revenue-s…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Congress party is once again facing accusations of selective outrage after Sonia Gandhi criticised the Centre’s silence on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in US-Israel strikes. Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in an op-ed published in The Indian Express titled “Government’s silence on killing of Iran leader is not neutral, it is abdication,” slammed the central government for its alleged “silence” …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s benchmark KSE‑100 index plunged nearly 10 per cent on Monday amid escalating geopolitical tensions due to the US-Iran war along with the country’s ongoing military operation in Afghanistan dampening investor sentiment.The index was at 151,798.54 at about 2:19 pm, down 9.68 per cent. The KSE‑30 index fell around 9.8 per cent before trading was halted for an hour, after which the market reopened taking KSE‑30 to trade about 7.3 per cent lower.The sell…