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New Delhi, March 12 An Indian crew member of a US-owned oil tanker has been killed after the vessel came under attack in the waters near Basra, Iraq.The Indian embassy in Iraq, confirming the death, said that 15 other Indian crew members on board the ship were being evaluated.Commercial...

Mumbai, March 12 The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Mumbai received a bomb threat via email on Thursday during the ongoing budget session, police said.Following the alert about the threat to blow up the premises, security protocols were immediately initiated. Employees and other people...

Doha, March 11 Over 500 Indians stranded in Qatar were evacuated to New Delhi and other destinations on Wednesday, the Indian mission here said, warning those still in the West Asian country against approaching any unidentified objects, debris, or fragments.In an advisory posted on X, the...

Chennai, March 11 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the safe evacuation of Tamil people stranded in West Asia and requested urgent intervention to address disruptions in LPG supply caused by the ongoing conflict in the region.In a...

Mexico City, March 11 – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that 1,009 Mexican nationals have left the conflict zone in the Middle East.During her daily press conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said that the Mexican nationals traveled by land and Turkey is one of the countries with...

Amaravati, March 10 APNRTS president Ravi Kumar P Vemuru said on Tuesday that nearly 2,000 transit passengers and Telugu people on tourist visas in the Middle East had returned home.The president of the Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) said that the government evacuated some...

Washington, March 10 More than 40,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East since late February, the State Department said Tuesday, as Washington continues evacuation and travel-assistance operations across the region amid the expanding conflict with...

Ahmedabad, March 10 A private university based in Vadodara was evacuated on Tuesday following a bomb threat email, while similar online messages were also received by multiple passport and post offices across Gujarat, but no suspicious devices were found during searches, police said.All bomb...

Jaipur, March 10 – Panic spread across more than 10 cities in Rajasthan on Tuesday after several government offices received bomb threats.The threats were received by passport offices and post offices, prompting immediate concern among police and security agencies.As soon as the information...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik raised questions about the alleged "inaction" of the Odisha government, as hundreds of thousands of people from the state are stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.Patnaik, who had...

Amaravati, March 10 The APNRTS president, Ravi Kumar P Vemuru, stated on Tuesday that nearly 2,000 transit passengers and Telugu people on tourist visas in the Middle East had returned home.The president of the Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) said that the government...

Dubai, March 9 Over 1,000 Indian nationals stranded in Doha have been evacuated over the past three days, authorities said on Monday.Qatar Airways operated a Doha-New Delhi flight on Monday, during which more than 300 Indian passengers stranded in Doha traveled to India, the Embassy of India...

Kolkata, March 9 A fire broke out at a confectionery firm's plant in the Anandpur area of Kolkata on Monday evening, officials said.Three fire tenders were able to extinguish the flames after over an hour, they said.The fire erupted around 8:15 pm, and employees present inside the facility...

Srinagar, March 9 – The National Convenor of the J&K Students' Association (JKSA), Nasir Khuehami, said on Monday that he had met with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to request the quick evacuation of stranded Indian students in Iran amid escalating tensions in the region.In a statement issued...

Ahmedabad, March 9 – Security agencies conducted extensive searches at court complexes in Ahmedabad on Monday following bomb threat emails targeting the Gujarat High Court and the Ahmedabad Rural Court. This prompted evacuations and the suspension of court activities.Officials said threatening...

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...