New Delhi, February 28 Iran has declared all US and Israeli bases and assets in the Middle East as “legitimate targets” in the event of military aggression against it, Iran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali said on Saturday. Fathali invoked Iran’s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and affirmed that, […]
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Mumbai, February 28 Air India has cancelled 28 flights connecting various cities in Europe, the US and Canada for March 1 due to the evolving situation in the Middle East. With multiple airspaces closed, airlines are finding it difficult to find alternate routes, especially for flights to the West. “As part of our continuing assessment […]
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New Delhi, February 28 As a joint military strike by the US and Israel on Iran triggered fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East, India on Saturday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation, emphasising that sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected. In its first reaction […]
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Patna, February 28 The authorities of the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, popularly known as Patna Zoo, in the Bihar capital, decided to close the facility to visitors from Saturday to March 7 following confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry samples collected from a research centre in a nearby area. According to a statement issued […]
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Vetlapalem (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said 18 people died and six were critically injured in the cracker unit blast here in Kakinada district on Saturday. The intensity of the explosion at Vetlakpalem village in Samarlakota mandal was so strong that the bodies were flung into nearby paddy fields, said a police […]
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New Delhi, February 28 Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited the Hanuman Mandir, a day after the Delhi court discharged him in the excise policy case. Senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that the ruling party was claiming the order was from a lower court, with higher courts still available, but […]
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Hubballi, February 28 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah watched from the stands at the KSCA Cricket Ground here as Jammu and Kashmir etched their name in the history books by clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title on Saturday. Abdullah was present on the fifth and final day of the summit clash against Karnataka as J&K lifted […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 28 The ruling BJP slammed the Congress on Saturday for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the US and Israel launching military strikes on Iran, calling it an “army of rats” and claiming that it has become the nature of the opposition party to make “negative comments” on every […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 28 A day after former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was discharged in the liquor policy case, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday accused the BJP of “weaponising” the law to target opposition leaders. The senior advocate urged the Supreme Court to direct the government to amend laws […]
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Bijnor (UP), February 28 Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for murder allegedly threatened the presiding judge and the complainant in open court after the verdict was pronounced here, officials said on Saturday. Assistant District Government Counsel Ajit Pawar said that on Thursday, Additional District and Sessions Judge (IV) Nijendra Kumar delivered the judgment in […]
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