Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sudnay arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit.
Eight Iranian citizens have been arrested on suspicion of having connection with the alleged espionage racket, Israel Radio's Persian language programme said.
Flights from Mumbai and Kerala will also have to transit through these routes due to restrictions
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has begun drilling for oil in Farshi offshore block of Iran.
Pompeo defended the killing of Soleimani saying he was making efforts for an attack on Americans in the region.
'Tehran,' Foreign Minister Zarif said, 'had expected the Modi government to be "more resilient" in the face of Washington's bullying,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Official sources said the two leaders will meet for around four to six hours for the 'agendaless' talks
With Modi's international image seriously damaged -- perhaps, irrecoverably -- and Indian foreign policy finding itself in drift, we move on to the New Year in a depressing scenario, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
How the XUV300's suspension, plastics and interiors hold out in Indian conditions after a couple of years will be the litmus test for its success in the long term, but for now, this SUV delivers, says Pavan Lall.
How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal?
Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Beauty is woven into the ghazal with such deep feelings of love that the focus is always on seeking oneness with the other, notes Gopi Chand Narang.
Two authors track a diamond with a bloody history.
The Trump Administration's consideration in this regard comes months after a successful meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House on June 26.
The government on Friday decided to extend 'open sky' policy to all foreign airlines, including those from the Persian Gulf for three months in the peak winter season, subject to commercial arrangements with the national flag carriers.
The collection, sold by Clive's descendants, fetched more than three times Christie's estimate.
The movable assets of the 66-year-old princess, who died on November 11, include cash, gems and jewellery, car, Persian carpets and rare artefacts.
On April 10, 1896 the first Olympic marathon was held from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens.
"We have the toughest sanctions ever imposed. But on oil, we want to go a little bit slow because I don't want to drive the oil prices in the world up," Trump told reporters.
Have Muslim women taken to the BJP under Modi even while their menfolk cling to 'secular' politics, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
National Geographic's new travel photography competition is entering its third week and is attracting stunning pictures from across the globe. Some of the jaw-dropping pictures show the famous "Firefall" of Yosemite National Park to a sunset at the Taj Mahal. The annual competition is accepting entries until May 3 at 12pm and asks for pictures in three categories: nature, cities and people.
The tata group intends to invest Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) in setting up 150 'value hotels' in India and abroad over the next five years.
'Some Indians take the extreme view that everything was known to our ancients, but others go to the opposite extreme and consider everything Indian was superstition and rubbish.' 'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.'
The exercise, a culmination of a series of Indo-French naval ventures initiated in 1998 began with the French fleet moving out of the Arabic-Persian Gulf to be met by the Indian fleet, a French embassy release said in Panaji.
Twitter users flooded the social network with messages against the move, making #StopHindiImposition and #TNAgainstHindiImposition the top trends on platform.
Spain squeezed past dogged Iran 1-0 in their World Cup Group B encounter on Wednesday, thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa, but the Europeans suffered a string of second-half scares.
India's macroeconomic situation has benefited from oil prices' decline.
India has been eyeing deeper energy ties with Iran and has already lined up $20 billion as investment in oil and gas as well as in petrochemical and fertiliser sectors there.
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