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Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka on Thursday allowed a second Iranian ship to dock at the eastern port of Trincomalee and evacuated all 208 personnel on board, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after another Iranian frigate was sunk near the island nation.In a televised address...

New Delhi, March 5 The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly side with Iran," saying the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the "outdated ideological reflexes" of the opposition party.Several...

Mumbai, March 5 The US submarine that sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka did not issue any warning before launching the attack, an Iranian diplomat said on Thursday.Speaking to

New Delhi, March 5 A day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Indian Navy said on Thursday that it had deployed its long-range anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft to augment the search operation launched by Colombo to rescue the crew...

New Delhi, March 5 The Iranian warship, which sank in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka after a US submarine attack, was not carrying any weapons, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday, describing America's targeting of the vessel as against international law.The Iranian...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the central government's response to the US attack on an Iranian ship, which had come to India for a joint military exercise, was "condemnably" and reflected "subservience to America."The Iranian warship...

Colombo, March 5, China's systematic undermining of Buddhist values in Sri Lanka reflects a calculated strategy aimed at embedding the Chinese Communist Party's agenda into the spiritual and political life of the island nation.What appears to be cultural diplomacy is actually ideological...

New Delhi, March 5 India on Thursday expressed condolences for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid sharp criticism from opposition parties regarding the government's silence on the assassination as well as the sinking of an Iranian ship by the US off the Sri Lankan...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Congress party on Thursday questioned the Narendra Modi government's silence regarding the attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in international waters off Sri Lanka, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 87 sailors, with many more still missing.Senior party...

New Delhi, March 3 The Indian Navy said on Thursday that it joined the search and rescue operation after receiving a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which sank off the coast of Sri Lanka after being hit by a torpedo fired by a US submarine.The Iranian warship was returning...

New Delhi, March 5 The CPI(M) on Thursday described the sinking of an Iranian warship by the US when it was returning from a multilateral wargame hosted by India, as a "direct attack" on New Delhi's right to hold such exercises and questioned the Indian government's "silence" on the matter.The...

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New Delhi, March 5 Opposition parties on Thursday questioned the government's silence regarding the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine with a torpedo in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, with Rahul Gandhi stating that the conflict has reached "our doorstep and while...

Colombo, March 5 Suresh Sally, a former head of Sri Lanka's state intelligence service, has been named a suspect in the investigation into the 2019 Easter bombings, police said on Thursday.The police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) made the disclosure before the Colombo Fort...

Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka said on Thursday that it is considering appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territorial waters, a day after a frigate belonging to the Islamic country was attacked near the island nation.However, no decision was announced by 6 pm...

New Delhi, March 5 Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday criticized the government's stance on the West Asia conflict and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains "silent" when he is required to speak out, while giving long speeches when not needed.Sibal cited examples of Jawaharlal Nehru...

New Delhi, March 5 Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" regarding the US-Iran war sends a "dangerous signal" at a time when global tensions are escalating.The AAP leader also questioned the implications of this stance for...

New Delhi, March 5 The Congress on Thursday questioned the Modi government's "criminal silence" on the "trampling upon" of the rules-based order by the US and Israel, and said that the impact of the West Asia conflict will be felt by the people of India as a recession will set in in the coming...

Jaipur, March 5 Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in West Asia should end soon and urged the Indian government to uphold its tradition of diplomatic neutrality while taking a clear stance on developments affecting its strategic region.Pilot said...

New Delhi, March 5 The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly align with Iran," saying the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the "outdated ideological reflexes" of the opposition party.Several...