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"Around 90,000 people able to travel in last week": Aviation Minister Naid
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday said that around 90,000 people have been able to travel from the Gulf region in the last week itself amid the escalating conflict, emphasising the key roles of various airlines
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"Citizens and residents urged to head to safe place": Sirens activated acr
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Bahrain activated sirens and urged citizens to seek shelter following an Iranian drone attack on civilian targets, including a desalination plant. The strike in Sitra caused casualties, including children. Meanwhile, President Pezeshkian denied seeking conflict with neighbours, while rejecti
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Iranian FM thanked India for docking IRIS Lavan at Kochi: EAM Jaishankar
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the Iranian leadership thanked India for letting them dock IRIS LAVAN at Kochi amid conflict in West Asia.
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Interest of Indian consumer always overriding priority: Jaishankar warns o
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament that the Indian consumer's interest is the "overriding priority" amid the West Asia crisis. He warned of supply chain disruptions, confirmed 67,000 Indians have returned home, and defended the humanitarian decision to allow an Iranian wa
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"Safety of Indians our main priority": Jaishankar says PM Modi closely mon
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the Iran conflict. With two Indian mariners dead and thousands of citizens in the region, India is coordinating evacuations and relocation efforts, while warning that the cri
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"A World Adrift": Congress MP Manish Tewari warns small conflicts could tr
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
MP Manish Tewari, in a post on X, wrote, "Small Wars put together have the potential of becoming World Wars. That is how World War -1 and World War -2 became World Wars.
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"Dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued": Jaishankar briefs Parliament o
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the Rajya Sabha on the escalating West Asia crisis following US-Israeli strikes on Iran that triggered wider regional conflict. India urged restraint, emphasised dialogue and diplomacy for de-escalation, and confirmed that the Cabinet Committ
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"Points towards US responsibility": Experts link Tomahawk missile to deadl
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Experts and newly surfaced video evidence point to a US-made Tomahawk missile striking an IRGC complex adjacent to a girls' school in Iran, where 168 died. While President Trump denied US responsibility, blaming Iranian "inaccuracy," analysts suggest the footage indicates a US strike within
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"Keen to hear what he will say": Priyanka Gandhi on EAM Jaishankar's state
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday reacted to the announcement of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's statement on the West Asia crisis, stating she is "keen to hear" the minister's position on this matter.
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Jairam Ramesh recalls 2003 Iraq War resolution, calls for similar parliame
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In an X post, Ramesh attached two pictures from the 2003 discussions in the lower and upper houses, to emphasize his previous call for a full-fledged discussion in Parliament on the evolving situation in West Asia.
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Iran makes hardline choice in Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme leader
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, who is more hardline than his father, has been announced as the third Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution following a decision by the country's Assembly of Experts after days of deliberation.
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LoP Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge arrive at Parliament for Congress MPs
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, arrived at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office on Monday for a meeting of party MPs.
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