“Light will triumph over darkness, good will triumph over evil”: Israeli PM Netanyahu wishes ‘happy holiday season’ to Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Monday wishing Iranians a happy Nowruz, the Persian New Year, even as Israel continues its war against Iran alongside its ally, the United States.In recent years, Netanyahu…
Stock market today (AI image) Indian markets recovered on Monday, but analysts cautioned that volatility may persist as investors remain wary of geopolitical tensions in West Asia and fluctuations in global energy prices. The ongoing conflict continues to weigh on sentiment and keep overall risk appetite restrained.Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited…
Videos circulating widely on social media show large fires and plumes of smoke rising into the sky following Pakistani strikes on Afghan Taliban installations in Kabul and Nangarhar Province late Monday night. The strikes were part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, launched by Pakistan on February 26 after what Islamabad described as “unprovoked firing” by Afghan…
US President Donald Trump on Monday cast doubt on the survival of Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, citing reports about his condition. While some suggest that he may have lost a leg in an air strike others say that he could be disfigured but “no one” has publicly confirmed the leader is…
GURGAON: A 38-year-old man, who told his wife he was taking their two-year-old daughter downstairs to play in the park, jumped to his death from the 23rd floor of a residential tower in Joyville society in Sector 102 on Monday morning, carrying the toddler in his arms.It was around 7.30am when the father took his…
Rajya Sabha elections Monday accentuated the opposition’s inability to hold its ranks, with absentee legislators costing the Grand Alliance a seat in Bihar, cross-voting delivering a bonus seat to BJP in Odisha and a dispute over ballot secrecy leaving the poll outcome in Haryana hanging. In Bihar, Mahagathbandhan’s lone candidate, RJD’s Amarendra Dhari Singh, lost…
Afghanistan on Tuesday accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes on a Kabul hospital treating drug addicts, saying the attack killed more than 200 people, according to the Health Ministry.Pakistan denied the allegation, saying its strikes- also carried out in eastern Afghanistan – targeted only military and “terrorist” sites.Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman gave the death…
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: An electrical fire originating at a trauma unit of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack killed 12 patients on Monday. Hospital source said the blaze followed a small fire from an electrical spark in the first-floor trauma ICU that had been quickly attended to and doused. Till late Monday, there was no…
NEW DELHI: The cost of crude for Indian refiners has soared 93% since the conflict in the Gulf broke out on Feb 28 and hit $136.56 a barrel on Friday, eroding profits for domestic players ranging from IndianOil, HPCL and BPCL to Reliance Industries. Several countries, including the US, let retail prices rise in line…
NEW DELHI: Govt Monday agreed to Opposition’s demand for revocation of the suspension of its eight MPs, who had been barred from the House for remainder of Budget session for their alleged unruly conduct in LS, and the House is expected to formalise their return Tuesday. Official sources said a consensus was reached at an…