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- Stock Market
Asian shares extend losses as the war with Iran widens
Bangkok: Asian shares fell further on Wednesday, March 4, after the global sell-off for stocks hit Wall Street, with South Korea’s benchmark plunging 8 per cent, while oil prices climbed even higher.…
- Business
Rupee slumps 69 paise to all-time low of 92.18 against US dollar
Mumbai: Rupee slumped 69 paise to an all-time low of 92.18 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, March 4, as a sharp spike in crude oil prices amid geopolitical…
- Hyderabad
Saw missiles in sky: Hyderabad’s Gulf passengers return amid US-Israel-Iran war
Hyderabad: For most passengers who landed in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening, March 3, the relief of touching Indian soil only came after days of uncertainty. They watched a conflict spiral around them, scrambled…
- Hyderabad
Iran’s Consulate General in Hyderabad to honour Khamenei on March 5, 6
Hyderabad: The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad on Tuesday, March 2, announced that a condolence book would be opened for people to honour Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini…
- 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
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…
- India
India as Israel’s weapons factory? Anchor’s remark sparks furore
An Israeli television anchor has claimed on a live broadcast that Israel has taken “all of India” and its 1.4 billion people to manufacture weapons for the country, the remarks which have…
- Politics
‘Modi must speak up’ Rahul demands PM’s response on Khamenei’s assassination
New Delhi: Amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, February 3, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up and answer as to whether he supports the assassination of…
- 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…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba slams OIC for ‘betraying’ Muslim world
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday, March 3, slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its silence over the US-Israel strikes on Iran, saying the grouping has betrayed the Muslim…
- Kashmir
Protests in Rajouri against killing of Khamenei
Rajouri: Protests erupted in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, March 3, against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In Budhal, residents gathered in front…
- 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…
- Sports
West Indies cricket team stranded in India due to international airspace restrictions
New Delhi: The West Indies cricket team’s departure from India after its exit from the T20 World Cup has been delayed owing to international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli…
- Telangana
Israel-Iran-US tensions strand Telangana minister in Dubai
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao remains stuck in Dubai after regional tensions involving Israel, the United States and Iran prompted major disruptions in West Asian air travel. His son-in-law, Kalyan…
- Hyderabad
MHA seeks vigil on ‘pro-Iran radical preachers’; Owaisi hits out
The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories asking them to keep a close watch on pro-Iran radical preachers and inflammatory speeches in the wake…
