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India Gulf Conflict: Middle East tensions: Have critical stakes in Gulf, will act in national interest, says government | India News
Officials interact with Indians stranded in Kuwait at the embassy NEW DELHI: With the conflict in the West Asia region intensifying further, India has expressed deep anxiety over the issue, saying it cannot be impervious to any development that negatively affects almost 1 crore Indian nationals in the Gulf and that any major disruption in…
Advanced Light Helicopters: MoD signs Rs 2,900 crore contract with HAL for 6 ALH choppers, inks Rs 2,182 crore deal with Russia for ship missiles
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for the Navy and Indian Coast Guard, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth Rs 5,083 crore for the acquisition of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III (maritime role) for the Coast Guard and surface-to-air vertical launch-Shtil missiles for the Navy.While the contract for ALH Mk-III (MR) was…
‘Not happy with UK either’: Donald Trump slams European nations, singles out Spain over Iran campaign
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply criticised several European nations over their response to the ongoing US-Israel military campaign against Iran, singling out Spain for refusing to allow American forces to use military bases on its territory.Commenting on the role of European allies, Trump said, “Some of the European nations have been helpful, and…
Flames, black smoke rise near US Consulate in Dubai after drone strike; no injuries reported — watch video
Authorities have put down a limited fire in the vicinity of the US consulate in Dubai due to a drone strike, Dubai’s media office said on Tuesday.A US official and Dubai’s government media office told the Wall Street Journal that a drone struck the parking lot of the consulate in Dubai.Several Footages are being circulated…
India Repatriation Flights: US, Israel attacks Iran: Scheduled, charter flights to be used for repatriation | India News
Evacuation drive: AI brought back 143 cockpit and cabin crew members of its and Air India Express flights who had been stranded in Dubai NEW DELHI: India is working to repatriate thousands of travellers stranded in West Asian countries such as the UAE and Qatar since February 28, using a mix of charters and scheduled…
US-Israel attack on Iran: Former Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei to be buried in his hometown, Mashhad
Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israel strike on Saturday, will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, as tensions continue to escalate across the Middle East following the high-profile assassination.The Fars news agency said Khamenei, who died at the age of…
Hindu Temple Uk: UK Hindu temple thrown lifeline by judge after council plans to sell its premises to a mosque
LONDON: A temple serving 18,000 Hindus in Peterborough and surrounding counties has been thrown a lifeline by a high court judge who has issued a temporary injunction preventing the sale of the building it is in to a mosque.The Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple (BHS) was established in the New England Complex in Peterborough in 1986…
Japan’s ‘snow monsters’: The frozen giants of Zao that only appear for weeks and locals say they’re slowly disappearing | World News
Japan’s ‘snow monsters’: The frozen giants of Zao that only appear for weeks and locals say they’re slowly disappearing (Image source: Canva) In the depths of winter, the forests of the Zao Mountain Range transform into something almost surreal. The trees no longer resemble trees. They rise in bulky, twisted shapes, layered in thick white…
Bullet Train Project: Railways unlikely to seek extra loan from JICA to meet higher cost of Bullet train project
NEW DELHI: The railways is looking at bearing the nearly Rs 90,000 crore additional (83% escalation) cost for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project and won’t seek further loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project cost has increased from Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Rs 1.98 lakh crore because of delays and other reasons.The…
‘Oil price will reach $200 a barrel’: Iran warns against more US-Israel strikes, says will target all ‘economic centres’ in Middle East
Iran has warned that continued US-Israeli attacks will trigger retaliation against “all economic centres” across the Middle East, while signalling further disruption to global energy supplies.Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general Ebrahim Jabbari said Tehran would escalate its response if its “main centres” were targeted. “We are saying to the enemy that if it decides…
