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Russia will not disclose the data on crude oil export to India and keep it secret from 'too many ill-wishers', the Kremlin said on Friday.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comments came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington has issued a temporary 30-day waiver to...
22:32
At Squadron Leader Anuj Vashisht's home in Gurugram, preparations were underway for his wedding.Then came a call on Friday afternoon that changed a time of celebration into that of mourning.On the other end of the call was an Indian Air Force (IAF) official who informed the family that Sqn...
22:16
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of plotting to remove the names of over 1 crore from the state's voters list through the SIR in its attempt to win the upcoming assembly elections.In an interview with Bengali television channel News18 Bangla,...
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The rupee depreciated 18 paise against the US dollar on Friday to close at 91.82 against the American currency, as surging crude oil prices and a shift toward risk-aversion weighed on the currency.Forex experts said the rupee is under pressure as the escalating Middle-East conflict drove demand...
21:13
Pakistan's offensive against Afghanistan was going on as the tally of the killed Afghan Taliban operatives reached 527, according to the official on Friday.Pakistan launched 'Operation Ghazab lil Haq' last week after the Afghan Taliban forces attacked 53 locations along the more than 2,600 km...
20:55
High-speed mobile internet was restored in Kashmir on Friday, five days after a throttle was ordered as a precautionary measure against a spiralling of anti-US-Israel protests, officials said.The mobile internet and prepaid SIM card services are back to normal across the Valley, they said.Mobile...
20:07
From the Sensex pack, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finserv, and Larsen & Toubro were among the major laggards.Bharat Electronics, Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma, NTPC, Infosys, and HCL Tech were the gainers.
20:06
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 the seventh day, driving crude oil prices higher.The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,097 points, or 1.37 per cent, to settle at 78,918.90.During the...
20:02
The government on Friday directed television rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to immediately withhold reporting the Television Rating Points (TRPs) for TV news channels for a period of four weeks or until further orders.The directive has been issued as certain TV news...
19:55
Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted an aerodrome license for the Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, the second big airport in the national capital region that is being developed in four phases.With the aerodrome licence in place, the airport...
19:41
India's forex reserves jumped $4.885 billion to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the week ended February 27, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped $2.119 billion to $723.608 billion.The previous all time high for the...
18:43
The Congress has issued a whip for its MPs, mandating them to be present in Lok Sabha from March 9 to 11 with the notice seeking Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's removal from office likely to be taken up next week.Parliament meets for the second phase of the Budget session on March 9. ...
18:40
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Friday said the ultimate objective of Israel's ongoing military campaign in West Asia against Iran is to remove 'existential threats' posed by the Islamic Republic, adding that the end goal for the joint operation with the United States will be 'regime...
17:50
The government invoked sparingly used emergency powers to direct oil refineries to ramp up LPG production as it looks to increase the availability of domestic cooking gas to hedge against potential disruptions from the widening Middle East conflict.India consumed 31.3 million tonnes of LPG in...
17:41
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday released a video showing an airstrike on an underground bunker beneath Iran's leadership compound in Tehran, which it said belonged to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.According to the IDF, around 50 Israeli Air Force fighter jets...
17:16
Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood on Friday stated that the war between the US-Israel vs Iran may last longer than the United States anticipated, adding that Iran is retaliating and is willing to die, unlike America.It's difficult to say how long it will take, but I think it would last longer...
17:07
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it was good news that the movie 'Kerala Story-2 Goes Beyond' was not being widely watched. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha was interacting with students at Marian College in Kuttikkanam. Responding to a student's question about...
17:02
After a rebound the previous session, Indian stock indices traded again in the red on Friday, ending the week on a weak note amid tensions in West Asia. Sensex closed at 78,918.90 points, down 1,097.00 points or 1.37 per cent, while Nifty closed at 24,450.45 points, down 315.45 points or...
16:28
Realty firm House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) has sold 2.67 acre land in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan for Rs 35 crore. In a statement, HoABL said the transaction was executed on Friday by Rajesh Yadav, Managing Director of AB Corp Ltd.The land parcel is located near...
16:06
India is in a very comfortable position regarding crude oil, petroleum products and LPG supplies despite concerns over disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, government sources said on Friday. According to the sources, the country currently has access to more energy supplies from...
16:01
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said social media will be prohibited for children below 13 years of age within the next 90 days. Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister said they are actively debating whether to extend this ban to children between 13 and 16 years...
15:40
Top government sources on Friday described as baseless and preposterous claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US on an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days back. There is no question of providing any input to the US on it and the claims are...
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Rumours about a shortage of petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) due to the ongoing West Asia conflict triggered panic among locals in several areas here, leading to long queues at many petrol pumps on Friday, officials said.Queues of people seeking to purchase petrol and diesel...
14:44
India requires US permission to buy Russian oil
Ever since the Trump administration claimed victory after designing a framework trade deal to steer India away from Russian oil, the Modi government has remained conspicuously silent. Now the cat is out of the bag. writes Professor and columnist Brahma Chellaney.With the Strait of Hormuz all but...
14:26
Indian airlines on Friday intensified their assistance for travellers impacted by the situation amid rising tensions in West Asia. While IndiGo has provided a month-long window for free cancellations and rescheduling until March 31, and SpiceJet has deployed 14 special flights from Fujairah and...
13:44
Indian refiners have begun buying some of the over 15 million barrels of Russian crude currently floating on tankers near the country, as they move to offset supply concerns arising from disruptions in the Middle East.Sources said refiners stepped up purchases after the US Treasury Department...
13:27
Donald Trump with Zohran Mamdani
Amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh sharply criticised US President Donald Trump, questioning Washington's stance on Iran's political future. In conversation at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, Khatibzadeh said it was ironic that...
13:06
President Trump has said that the war can go on for four or five weeks. The history of past interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya holds lessons for the future. Iran represents a much bigger challenge. Read the column here.
13:04
Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake makes a strong statement against the Iran conflict which has reached its shores with the downing of Iranian vessel IRIS Dena. He says, No civilian should die in wars. Our approach is that every life is as precious as our own. We jealously guard...
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Israeli soldiers are also drawn from reservists. Pic: Reuters/Amir Cohen
On the 6th day of the fighting in Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, Israel's Ministry of Labour published the estimate of damage to the labour market following the special situation declared on the home front. The main industries affected are arts, entertainment and leisure, management...
12:47
IBM has launched its maiden Infrastructure Innovation Centre within its India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) campus, as it continues to focus on advanced infrastructure engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in one of its key markets.Designed as a collaborative engineering hub,...
12:25
The closing ceremony of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday will feature a performance by global pop icon Ricky Martin, best known for his hit song 'Livin' la Vida Loca'. The update was shared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday through its official social media handles....
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Security personnel stand guard at a hospital in Galle after the sinking of IRIS Dena. Pic: Reuters/Thilina Kaluthotage
Two days after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast, Iran on Friday warned that the attack on an unarmed ship cannot go with impunity. The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral naval exercise hosted...
11:56
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday acknowledged the global energy supply chain disruption amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, terming it highly unusual. Addressing the Sagar Sankalp Maritime Conclave in Kolkata, the Defence Minister said that the disruption of trade routes,...
11:40
When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 2026 -- killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior Revolutionary Guard commanders, and hundreds of civilians -- India's response was, at best, a whisper.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed the Knesset -- the...
11:31
President Donald Trump offered more details on his hopes for new Iranian leadership Thursday, noting that he has some people in mind who he believes would be good options to run the country amid the war.We want to go in and clean out everything,' Trump told NBC News in a phone...
11:29
1980-1988. The eight year-long Iran-Iraq war.1990-1991. Iraq attacking Kuwait.2003. The United States attacked Iraq to capture Saddam Hussein.These are some of the recent wars in the Middle East which had huge implications on the South Asian region.Now comes the US-Israel attack on Iran, and the...
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Highlighting the shift in American strategy toward West Asia, Bonnie Glick, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, has stated that the United States is currently prioritising the destruction of ballistic missile capability in Iran and seeking a definitive end to the...
11:13
The Delhi Assembly has written to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal declining his request for live streaming of the proceedings of the Privileges Committee which has summoned the AAP chief on Friday in a matter related to the 'Phaansi Ghar'. The letter noted the Privileges Committee...
11:04
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has asserted that Tehran has no option but to engage in a heroic nationalist defence against what he termed an American and Israeli invasion, vowing that the nation will resist to the last bullet and last soldier. Speaking to ANI on the...
10:28
American beauty major, the Estee Lauder Companies, is set to acquire Forest Essentials. Estee Lauder said it has entered into an agreement to buy out the remaining 51 per cent stake in the Indian luxury Ayurveda brand, subject to regulatory approvals, with the transaction expected to close in the...
10:19
Actor Priyanka Chopra has been making India proud with ever-growing global presence, and how! Days after headlining the international film 'The Bluff', Priyanka on Friday was announced as one of the presenters for this year's Oscars ceremony. Expressing happiness over this honour,...
10:07
Rashtrapati Bhavan's Change of Guard ceremony, scheduled to take place in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, will now be held at a revised time on Saturday. The event will take place from 8:00 am to 9:00 am at the forecourt. According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Change of Guard ceremony is...
09:57
Smoke rises around the US embassy in Kuwait after a strike
The United States Department of State has announced the suspension of operations at its Embassy in Kuwait City, urging American citizens in Kuwait to leave the country. In a press release, the State Department said that while operations at the embassy have been halted, there have been no...
09:43
A voter outside a polling booth in Kathmandu. Pic: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Nepal's newly-formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was leading in early counting of votes on Friday in the country's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests led to the downfall of the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government. The RSP led by former rapper Balendra Shah, who...
09:27
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he believes he should have a role in selecting Iran's next supreme leader, as the United States and Israel continued their attacks on Iran for a sixth consecutive day.Meanwhile, Iran persisted with retaliatory strikes against Israel, U.S. bases,...
09:19
The Israeli government decided to eliminate Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as early as November, with initial intentions to execute the mission approximately six months thereafter, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post citing Defence Minister Israel Katz. Speaking on...
09:12
The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared a draft anti-conversion bill, which makes it mandatory to seek permission from a competent authority before converting to another religion.A person who wants to convert must give a 60-day notice and seek permission from the designated authority before...
09:11
Pakistan on Thursday decided to introduce weekly revisions in petroleum prices effective from Saturday and consider measures such as work-from-home and distance learning to conserve fuel amid possible oil supply disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The decision was taken at...
09:08
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday questioned the Centre over sovereignty as the United States allowed a 30-day waiver for India to purchase Russian oil amid a crisis in the Gulf hampering shipping routes that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on...
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A Su-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. The IAF said the search operation for the aircraft is underway. There is no information on the pilots of the aircraft. The Su-30MKI, which was on a training mission, crashed in...
08:32
Amid the escalating conflict with Iran, the United States said it is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil. President Trump's energy agenda has resulted in oil and gas production reaching the highest levels ever recorded. To enable oil to keep...
00:58
India on Thursday issued an advisory, asking its citizens in the United Arab Emirates to remain vigilant, calm and adhere to the safety guidelines of the local authorities in view of the prevailing situation in the region. The government of India continues to attach highest importance to...
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The United States will work with India to make sure that its short and long-term energy needs are met, US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau said on Thursday amid concerns over disruptions in flow of crude oil following the crisis in West Asia.Global oil and gas prices have surged after...
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