Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar on Sunday expressed concerns regarding the stranded Kannadigas passengers stuck due to the war between Israel and Iran.
A war of words broke out between the United States and Iran at the emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council here in New York, with permanent representatives of both nations having an explosive exchange during a heated session.
Air India has announced that it has cancelled several flights scheduled for today, following close monitoring and careful assessment of the evolving situation in West Asia.
PV Ramana, Indian star badminton player PV Sindhu's father, said that his daughter confirmed that the Indian Embassy in Dubai is taking care of her amid the Israel-Iran tensions and that they arranged accommodation for her in a hotel.
Several passengers were left stranded at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport amid flight disruptions and cancellations due to the situation in the Middle East.
Several passengers were left stranded at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on Saturday after multiple flights to Middle Eastern destinations were cancelled amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
IndiGo issued a travel advisory stating that the airline will communicate any probable adjustments to the passengers in view of the escalating tension in the Middle East.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday drew a comparison between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating that the biggest difference is that the United States is not trying to conquer Iran, as Russia did with Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, describing him as "one of the most evil people in History," and said the development marked "justice" for Americans and others worldwide.
In a post on X, House Republicans wrote, "The lead architect of global terrorism is DEAD, ending his decades of terrorist reign. The world is safer with Ali Khamenei's death."
National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, Nasir Khuehami, on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the evacuation of 1200 Kashmiri students from the affected Iranian territories after the United States and Israel launched military strike
Former Karnataka CM and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday expressed deep concern over the Israel-Iran conflict, stating that the situation should be addressed with talks and negotiations.