Middle East
- Middle East
Kuwait extends visit visas, absence permit amid regional travel disruptions
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has announced the automatic extension of visit visas for one month and an additional three-month absence permit for residents currently outside the country, citing exceptional circumstances…
- India
West Asia turmoil drags stock markets, Sensex tumbles 1,123 points
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed more than 1 per cent lower on Wednesday, March 4, in tandem with a weak trend in Asian markets as the conflict in West…
- Business
Rupee slumps to all-time low of 92.16 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee slumped 67 paise to close at an all-time low of 92.16 against US dollar on Wednesday, March 4, weighed down by spiking crude oil prices in the wake of the…
- World
Spain PM stands firm on opposition to war in Iran despite Trump’s threat
Madrid: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez once again criticised the US and Israel’s military actions in Iran, standing firm on Wednesday, March 4, against fresh trade threats from Washington and warning that…
- India
India’s silence on US-Israel strike on Iran incomprehensible: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday, March 4, said India’s silence on the US-Israel aggression against Iran was incomprehensible for her, as only Tehran had stood by New Delhi when sanctions were…
- Middle East
Iran war disrupts global cargo supply chains beyond oil
New York: The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply chain beyond oil, affecting everything from pharmaceuticals…
- Entertainment
Yash’s Toxic release postponed amid rising Middle East tensions
Bangalore: The makers of director Geethu Mohandas’s highly anticipated action-drama, ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups’, featuring Yash in the lead, on Wednesday announced that the film’s release was being postponed to…
- India
Returnees recount fear, soaring costs amid Middle East conflict
New Delhi: “I didn’t feel any relief, not even during the flight, until I finally landed in Delhi,” said Sunil Gupta, one of the several passengers who returned home shaken, as the…
- India
AAI seeks fuel stocks details from airport operators amid Iran crisis
New Delhi/ Mumbai: State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked all international airport operators in the country to provide details about available fuel stocks as well as estimated requirements for the…
- Top Stories
IndiGo operates 4 repatriation flights to Jeddah, Muscat next on list
New Delhi: IndiGo on Tuesday, March 3, operated four repatriation flights to Jeddah and plans to have another flight to Muscat later in the day to bring back passengers stranded due to…
- India
Over 250 flights cancelled at four airports amid escalating conflict in Gulf
Mumbai: More than 250 flights were cancelled at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai airports on Tuesday, March 3, due to the Middle East conflict, officials said. For the fourth day, flight operations…
- World
Netanyahu takes gamble on US support for Israel with war against Iran
Jerusalem: Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and…
- India
CBSE postpones board exams in Gulf nations amid Middle East conflict
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday, March 3, announced that the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations scheduled for March 5 and 6 have been postponed…
- Hyderabad
Petrol pumps in Hyderabad witness heavy rush amid rumours
Hyderabad: Petrol pumps across Hyderabad witnessed an unusual surge in customers after rumours about a possible fuel shortage spread widely on social media. The unverified messages claimed that due to Middle East…
- Hyderabad
Sharp rise in airfares from Hyderabad airport amid Middle East tensions
Hyderabad: Passengers flying out of Hyderabad airport are witnessing a sharp rise in ticket prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Prices have been hiked as airlines reroute flights…