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New Delhi, March 9 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the evolving situation in West Asia, emphasizing that the conflict is of particular concern to India due to the large number of Indian...

Washington, March 8 – The US military issued a warning to civilians in Iran on Sunday, urging them to stay indoors as Iranian forces continue launching drones and ballistic missiles from densely populated cities – a tactic American officials say puts millions of ordinary people at risk.US...

Seoul, March 8 – A chartered plane departed from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday to bring home hundreds of South Koreans stranded in the Middle Eastern country amid the escalating conflict between Iran and the United States, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.An Etihad Airways...

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that over 52,000 Indian nationals have been safely repatriated from the Gulf region to India between March 1 and March 7, following the outbreak of war in West Asia.The MEA stated that of these, 32,107 passengers traveled on Indian airlines...

New Delhi, March 7 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that more than 52,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from the Gulf region to India between March 1 and March 7, following the outbreak of war in West Asia.The MEA said that of these, 32,107 passengers...

Washington, March 7 – More than 28,000 American citizens have safely returned to the US from the Middle East since late February, the State Department said on Saturday, as Washington continues large-scale evacuation and assistance efforts across the region.In a statement, Assistant Secretary...

Jammu, March 7 The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee said on Saturday that the party will organize protests in all district headquarters on March 9 against the recent India-US trade deal and will demand the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a press conference...

Srinagar, March 7 Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the safe return of students from Jammu and Kashmir who are stranded in Iran.In a post on X, Mufti, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu...

Seoul, March 7 – A chartered plane to evacuate South Koreans from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take off this weekend amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.The ministry said it is arranging a 290-seat Etihad Airways charter flight, scheduled...

Sydney, March 7 – Five people were rescued, and patients were evacuated from a hospital amid major flooding in the Australian state of Queensland and the neighboring Northern Territory (NT).Flood warnings were in place for rivers and catchments across most of Queensland as of Saturday morning...

Seoul, March 7 – South Korean nationals stranded across the Middle East following a regional crisis are continuing to evacuate to safer areas with assistance from local diplomatic missions, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.According to the ministry, 65 South Koreans who had been staying...

Srinagar, March 5 – The J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to help evacuate Indian students in Iran, particularly those in the city of Urmia in northwestern Iran, via Armenia."The JKSA urged External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar to...

Palghar, March 5 A fire broke out in a girls' hostel of a state-run ashram school in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, though there are no reports of injuries as all 87 inmates were successfully evacuated, a civic official said.The blaze erupted at 5:20 pm at the hostel of the school...

New Delhi, March 5 A 17-year-old girl was killed and over 100 shanties were gutted after a major fire broke out in Delhi's Rithala area in the early hours of Thursday.The blaze left dozens of migrant families homeless as it swept through the densely packed settlement. The Delhi Fire Services...

Chandigarh, March 5 "We felt relieved after our flight landed at the Mumbai airport," said Neeru Garg, a college principal from Punjab, who was among many Indians stranded in Sharjah (UAE) following the joint Israel-US strike on Iran.Garg, the principal of SSD Girls College in Bathinda, said a...

New Delhi, March 5 An electric bus belonging to the Delhi Transport Corporation caught fire near a hospital on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road in south Delhi on Thursday afternoon, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said.All passengers were safely evacuated in time, with no injuries reported...

Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu), March 5 A tense situation prevailed at the defence factory in Aruvankadu, in the Nilgiris district, after the factory authorities sounded an emergency siren on Thursday, asking workers to immediately leave the premises.Officials also used the public address system...

Washington, March 5 – The United States has begun charter flights to evacuate American citizens from the Middle East, as Washington intensifies efforts to help thousands return home amid rising tensions in the region.A charter flight operated by the Department of State, carrying American...

Mumbai, March 4 The Centre has advised states not to undertake individual evacuations of those stranded in the Gulf due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as this would lead to chaos, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative council on Wednesday.He emphasized...

Surat, March 4 Seven people, including a 95-year-old man and children, were rescued after a fire broke out in a bungalow in the Surat district of Gujarat in the early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said.No injuries were reported.Seven people were safely evacuated after a fire...