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Pakistan raises petrol, diesel prices to record levels amid Israel-US-Iran war
Islamabad: In the first post-Iran war economic shock, the Pakistan government in an overnight decision, has increased petrol and high-speed diesel prices by PKR 55 per litre each, the highest-ever hike. Addressing…
- Middle East
US–Israel attack on Iran Day 8: Expat driver killed in Dubai’s Al Barsha; debris hits Marina tower
The US–Israel war on Iran entered its eighth day on Saturday, March 7, anßd continues to intensify, with huge overnight explosions reported across several locations in Iran, including the capital Tehran. The…
- Middle East
Sensex tumbles over 1,000 points as Israel-US-Iran tensions push crude oil higher
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent on Friday after a day’s breather as the conflict in the Middle East entered its seventh day, driving crude…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Egg prices drop as Iran–Israel–US war halts exports
Hyderabad: Egg prices in the city have fallen sharply over the past three days following disruptions to exports caused by the ongoing war involving Iran, Israel and the United States. The decline…
- India
Rajnath Singh warns West Asia tensions may impact global economy
Kolkata: In this era of changing geopolitics, oceans have once again come to the centre of the world’s power balance and it is India’s responsibility to provide leadership with confidence and capability,…
- Middle East
US-Israel attack Iran Day 7: Kuwait issues safety advisory over missiles, foreign objects
On the seventh day of the war on Iran on Friday, March 6, the United States (US) and Israel continued intensive attacks on Iranian targets, amid conflicting signals from Israel about the…
- Middle East
Iran yet to elect new supreme leader: Iran official in India
New Delhi: Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday,…
- Middle East
Indian Navy joins search for survivors of sunk Iranian warship
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Thursday, March 5, said it joined the search and rescue operation after learning about a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which went down…
- India
India seeks US cover for Middle East energy cargoes: Source
New Delhi: India is tapping the United States to secure marine cover for vessels to ferry oil from the Middle East as it looks for continuity in energy supplies beyond its current…
- Entertainment
Sonu Sood offers free accommodation to those stranded in Dubai
New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has announced free accommodation for travellers stranded in Dubai following flight disruptions triggered by the escalating US-Iran conflict in the Middle East. Taking to social media platform…
- Telangana
Saudi Arabia is safe, says Telugu Association amid tension in West Asia
Hyderabad: With anxiety mounting among families in India following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States, the Saudi Arabia…
- Middle East
Smallest coffins are the heaviest: The 165 Iranian school girls who never came home
They had arrived for morning classes. When the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, a city in southern Iran, on February 28, the girls were at their desks.…
- Middle East
Oil prices cross USD 83 per barrel as Middle East tensions escalate
New Delhi: Amid escalating Middle East tensions, crude oil prices went up more than 2 per cent on Thursday, March 5, over supply constraints as Strait of Hormuz was closed by Iran.…
- Bollywood
Lara Dutta stranded in Dubai as Middle East unrest escalates
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Lara Dutta Bhupathi, who is currently in Dubai with her daughter and former tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, on Wednesday said she is feeling “nervous” and “stressed out” due to…
- World
Capitol scuffle with anti-war activist leaves 3 officers injured
Washington: A protester and three US Capitol Police officers were treated for injuries in a Senate office building on Wednesday, March 4, after the protester resisted arrest for disruptive behaviour and grabbed…