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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
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…
- 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…
- World
China’s economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress meets
Beijing: China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on, small businesses suffer…
- Business
Oil could top USD 100 as Strait of Hormuz closure halts flows
New Delhi: Oil prices could exceed USD 100 per barrel if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not swiftly restored, as the waterway’s closure threatens to disrupt 15 per cent…
- Business
Shares of aviation firms, tour operators dive amid Middle East crisis
New Delhi: Shares of airline companies, tour and travel related services providers tumbled on Monday, March 2, trade amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The stock of InterGlobe Aviation tanked 7.50…
- Kashmir
Mobile internet speeds restricted in Kashmir amid protests over Khamenei killing
Srinagar: Mobile internet speeds were throttled across Kashmir on Monday, March 2, in the wake of spontaneous protests against the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said. They said…
- Middle East
Iranian strikes in UAE leave 3 dead, 58 injured, including Indian national
Dubai: Iranian strikes across the UAE in the past two days have resulted in three fatalities and 58 injuries, including an Indian national, officials confirmed on Sunday, March 1. The Indian Embassy…
- Middle East
‘Free yourself from the shackles of tyranny’ Israel urges Iranians
Jerusalem: Israel urged Iranians to take to the streets and topple the government as Iran vowed revenge for the killing of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling it “an open…
- Middle East
Lebanon urges Hezbollah to stay out of US-Iran conflict
The Lebanese government has urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved if any fighting erupts between the United States and Iran, the Lebanese foreign minister said on Tuesday, expressing…
- Business
India’s forex reserves drop USD 2.119 bn to USD 723.608 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion during the week ended February 20, the RBI said on Friday, February 27. In the previous reporting week, the…
- Business
Stock market crash wipes out Rs 4.98 lakh cr from investors’ wealth
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth was eroded by Rs 4.98 lakh crore on Friday, February 27, as markets faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex falling over 1 per cent, due to fresh foreign…
- World
Trump uses longest-ever State of Union to convince voters that US is winning
Washington: President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world…
- India
Pakistan PM told me millions would have died without my intervention: Trump
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him that 35 million people would have died if it were not for his intervention in stopping…
- World
SC ruling against Trump’s tariffs is unlikely to mean end to trade policy chaos
Washington: The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore. But the justices’ ruling on Friday is…
