Gold prices could surge to USD 6,000 per troy ounce and rupee may weaken to 92-92.5 against USD if the Middle East conflict escalates further, according to a report by Elara Capital.
Several Indian students remain stranded in Iran as tensions escalate between Iran and Israel, with universities and public institutions temporarily shut and airspace closed to international flights; however, they will be allowed to leave through land borders, reported Tasnim News.
Atleast 31 people were killed and 149 others injured in overnight strikes carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) across southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern Dahiyeh district, the Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing Lebanon's Health Ministry.
Iranian State Media on Monday released a picture on Telegram allegedly of the American F15 fighter pilot whose plane was downed in Kuwait earlier on Monday morning. As tensions escalate in the region, it also shared visuals of the massive drone fleet of Iran along with Iranian strikes on
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday urged PM Narendra Modi, hailed as 'Vishwaguru', to intervene in the Iran-Israel conflict and halt the war, questioning why PM Modi can't if Trump could.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Akbar said, "The law of unintended consequences might have already kicked in. President Trump started this war by saying that his war objective was regime change. Instead, the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei may have actually strengthened the Islamic regime."
AIADMK MP I S Inbadurai has written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), expressing concern over the evolving situation in parts of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, and urging the government to take proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of Indians
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Monday announced the postponement of the SSLC and Higher Secondary examinations in Gulf centres due to the intensifying conflict in the Middle East.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Waghmar said the conflict "did not start with Operation Epic Fury yesterday in the early hours of Tehran. It started, if you must, 47 years ago with the inception of the Islamic Republic from February 1979."
As conflict widens in West Asia in the wake of Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in Israeli-US strikes on Saturday, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet was shot down in Kuwait on Monday morning.
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Monday reported a new wave of missile launches from Iran targeting Israeli territory as the conflict escalates in the region, prompting emergency alerts in affected areas.