New Delhi, 28,2/:The Indian Embassy in Iran on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens and urged them to exercise “utmost caution” and “stay indoors as far as possible” following a joint operation by Israel and the United States in Iran. In view of the developing situation, all Indian nationals in Iran are advised to…
Hyderabad, 28/2: At least 12 people were feared dead and several others remained in critical condition following a massive explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Vetlapalem, Samalkot Mandal of Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh. The blast, which occurred while workers were making firecrackers on a large scale, ignited a huge fire and trapped many…
Bhubaneswar, 28/2: In a major political development, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, naming Dr. Datteswar Hota and Dr. Santrupt Mishra as nominees. Dr.Datteswar Hota, a distinguished medical professional, brings decades of experience in healthcare. His nomination reflects BJD’s emphasis on strengthening representation in public…
Tehran, 28/2: Israel on Saturday, February 28, launched preventive attacks on Iran, the country’s defence minister said. Iranian local media said explosions were heard in central Tehran. Meanwhile, Israel Defense Forces said sirens were sounded all throughout Israel as a proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward the…
Chennai, 28/2: As Abhishek Sharma was going through a lean run for the first time in his fledgling international career, it wasn’t just him who was scratching his head wondering what was going wrong all of a sudden. Various members of the support staff his captain and some of his teammates — all of whom…
Washington DC, 26/12: US President Donald Trump on Friday heaped praise on Pakistan, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshall Asim Munir. I get along with Pakistan very well, they have a great Prime Minister and General; Pakistan doing terrifically well,” Trump said in a statement
Mumbai, 27/2: A day after the late Ajit Pawar’s wife and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was anointed NCP national president, NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar on Friday accused ‘four leaders’ of trying to control his aunt. This statement could spark a war-of-words between the two factions who reside on opposite ends of the…
New Delhi, 26/2: India’s GDP growth estimate has been raised to 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal from 7.4 per cent after the government revised the calculation methodology, including change in base year and adding data from GST and e-Vahan portal. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday released the New…
Chennai, 27/2: Actor-politician and TVK chief Vijay’s wife Sangeetha has filed a petition seeking to end their 28-year-old marriage on various grounds. The petition by Sangeetha, a who was born and raised in the UK, has been filed before the District Court Chengalpattu. The case has now been listed for April 20. Though we have…
New Delhi, 27/2: The CBI has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court, challenging a special court’s order discharging former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others in the liquor-policy case, officials said on Friday. The central agency flagged several points that were ignored and not considered at the…
