New Delhi, March 20 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held phone conversations with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Friday, discussing the West Asia crisis.Jaishankar's conversations with Wong and Anand came against the backdrop of...
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New Delhi, March 20 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on Friday and discussed the West Asia crisis as well as the situation in the Indo-Pacific.The Jaishankar-Wong phone conversation came against the backdrop of increasing global concerns...
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New Delhi, March 20 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a detailed assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region, which were cancelled amid escalating West Asia conflict, according to officials.The exams were cancelled following a critical review of...
Kabul, March 20 – Afghanistan's Chief of Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, has accused the Pakistani military of violating the ceasefire along the Durand Line, local media reported on Friday.According to a statement released by Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence, several people were killed in...
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March 20, New Delhi — Saudi Arabia said a drone struck the SAMREF refinery in the port city of Yanbu on Thursday. The Saudi Defence Ministry said damage assessment was underway.Oil loadings at Yanbu's Red Sea port were briefly disrupted. The port is currently the only export outlet for the...
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March 20, New Delhi – The United States-Israel war on Iran entered its 21st day on Friday, with hostilities intensifying across multiple fronts amid sustained missile exchanges, regional spillover, and rising concerns over energy security.The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes...
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March 20, New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to exchange warm Eid greetings and discuss regional security concerns.The Prime Minister extended heartfelt Eid greetings to the Amir and the people of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone conversation with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday and extended Eid greetings to him and the people of Qatar. In a social media post, the Prime Minister stated that he reiterated India's solidarity with Qatar and strongly...
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New Delhi, March 19 – In a strong display of diplomatic support, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Thursday to convey warm Eid greetings and firmly reiterate India’s condemnation of the recent attacks on energy...
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Tehran, March 19 – Iran warned on Thursday that it would carry out more severe retaliatory strikes if the US and Israel attack its energy facilities again.Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement published by the Islamic Revolutionary...
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New Delhi, March 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with leaders from Qatar, France, Jordan, Oman, and Malaysia on Thursday, expressing concern over the evolving situation in West Asia.Seeking de-escalation in the conflict in West Asia, Modi strongly condemned the attacks on the region's...
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New Delhi, March 19 As fresh attacks in West Asia triggered global concerns, India on Thursday said the attacks are "unacceptable and need to cease," even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to top leaders of Oman, Jordan, France, and Malaysia, emphasizing the urgency to restore peace in...
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Doha, March 19 – Qatar strongly condemned "Iran's aggression" on Thursday and demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities, asserting that escalating the conflict and prolonging it will only further destabilize the region.Speaking jointly with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Doha...
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New Delhi, March 19 As fresh attacks on West Asian gas hubs triggered global concerns, India on Thursday said the attacks are "unacceptable and need to cease" even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to top leaders of Oman, Jordan, France and Malaysia, emphasizing the urgency to restore...
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New Delhi, March 19 As fresh attacks on West Asian gas hubs triggered global concerns, India on Thursday said the attacks are "unacceptable and need to cease" even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to top leaders of Oman, France, and Malaysia, emphasizing the urgency to restore peace...
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New Delhi, March 19 As fresh attacks on West Asian gas hubs triggered new concerns, India on Thursday said such attacks are "unacceptable and need to cease".India described the attacks as "deeply disturbing" and that they only serve to further destabilise an already uncertain energy scenario...
Beijing, March 19 China welcomed a temporary pause in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday, while downplaying reports of its failure to enforce a ceasefire between the two neighbors.China welcomed the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Pakistan and Afghanistan during the...
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Mumbai, March 19 The benchmark stock indices, Sensex and Nifty, plummeted by over 3 per cent on Thursday as a sharp increase in crude oil prices and weak global trends, amid escalating strikes on energy infrastructure in West Asia, unnerved investors.The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 2,496.89...
New Delhi, March 19 Crude oil prices rose by Rs 74 to Rs 9,067 per barrel in futures trading on Thursday amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and concerns over supply disruptions.Brent crude futures crossed $116 per barrel in overseas trading as fresh attacks on key energy...
Islamabad, March 19 Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, said on Thursday that the country "will not tolerate the use of Afghan soil for conducting terrorism against its people."Munir made the statement during an interaction with Ulema of...