Brent crude prices have surged around 10 per cent amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following ongoing military confrontation between Iran and the United States after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Shia Muslims across various parts of the country protested on Sunday against the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israel air strikes amid prevailing Middle East tensions.
Shia organisations Majma-e-Ulama wa Khutaba and Matami Anjuman-o-Grohan organised a protest rally in Telangana's Hyderabad on Sunday, to condemn the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In a post on X, the Karnataka CMO stated that the Chief Minister gathered information on the current situation of Kannadigas in war-affected areas, including Dubai, and subsequently instructed the Chief Secretary to coordinate with Foreign Ministry officials to bring the stranded citizens
Congress on Sunday "unequivocally" condemned the "targeted assassination" of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel and offered condolences to the people of Iran and the Shia community around the world.
Further highlighting the obvious spread of misinformation in times of war, the SP chief said that the government should verify the news related to the number of deceased in the war. Yadav urged humanity to be in order amid the difficult situations.
Tanzeem-e-Jaffery organised a protest rally in Hyderabad's Old City on Sunday, with thousands participating across communities after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israel airstrikes.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf after the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by US and Israeli air strikes, as per Al Jazeera.
Members of the All India Shia Council hold a protest in Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, terming the US and Israel attack as "cowardly and inhuman".
"It is impossible to insist that one country should hold the exact same opinion as another. However, certain rogue nations are now adopting the same stance that common thugs usually take in our society. The harshest reality is that American imperialism is leading these rogue nations. They