New Delhi, 24/3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. He said that India supports de-escalation and restoration of peace at the earliest in West Asia, and hence focuses on securing the Strait of Hormuz for global shipping. The call was initiated by the US president, a…
Dubai, 24/3: – Iran named a former Revolutionary Guards commander and senior figure in the hardline political faction on Tuesday to replace the powerful head of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, killed in US-Israeli strikes last week. Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr was appointed as Larijani’s successor as secretary of the SNSC, the Iranian president’s…
New Delhi, 24/3: Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that the Indian government is looking forward to procure gas and crude oil from all available sources. He acknowledged that the war has created a serious energy crisis. Modi said that India’s aim is de-escalation of the war and opening of…
Islamabad, 24/3: Pakistan has reportedly emerged as a key player in ongoing diplomatic efforts that attempt to ease tensions between the United States and Iran, according to Reuters. This comes after US President Donald Trump said strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure had been paused for five days following what he described as ‘productive’; engagement with…
New Delhi,24/3: The Central government on Monday said two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers had safely navigated through the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and were expected to reach Indian shores over the next two days. LPG tankers Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, sailing close to each other, started from the Persian Gulf on Monday morning before…
New Delhi, 24/3: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “not just a person but an idea and an institution” as he completed 8,931 days in public office. Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Chouhan said Modi has become the longest-serving head of an elected…
Mumbai, 23/3: Dhurandhar: The Revenge has stirred up controversy as a formal complaint has been filed by a Shiv Sena leader against a particular scene in the movie featuring Ranveer Singh and R. Madhavan. The complaint was filed on Sunday at Mulund Police Station, Mumbai against the film’s makers and actor R. Madhavan According to…
Thiruvananthapuram, 23/3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says that the BJP is far from becoming a dominant player in the state and that a CPI(M) – Congress alliance in Kerala against BJP is not feasible as the latter often acts as a B-team for communal force. Vijayan says that the LDF government did not make…
Teheran, 23/3: Iran has said it will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if United States President Donald Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in a statement on Sunday said companies with US shares will be “completely destroyed” if Iranian energy facilities were targeted by Washington and energy facilities…
Kolkata, 23/3: The Election Commission is likely to publish the first supplementary voters’ list for poll-bound West Bengal on Monday evening as part of the ongoing SIR exercise, officials said. The list will be released in the same manner as the final electoral roll, with copies sent to district election officers and subsequently displayed at…
