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DGCA directs airlines to remain vigilant in view of situation in Gulf regi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): In view of the prevailing situation in the Gulf region following Iran's missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday held meetings with the concerned airlines and sensitised them to remain vigilan
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India advises its nationals to 'avoid non-essential travel to Iraq'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after missile attacks targetted two military bases in Iraq, India on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its nationals, advising them to avoid "all non-essential travel" to the Middle East country, in view of the prevailing situation in the region.
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4.9 magnitude quake jolts Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale hit near the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran on Wednesday.
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Equity indices trade lower on increasing US-Iran tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded lower during early hours on Wednesday tracking losses in Asian peers as oil prices surged after Iran fired retaliatory attack at US forces based in Iraq.
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Ukrainian Airlines flight with 180 aboard crashes in Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): A Ukrainian Airlines flight carrying 180 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran on Wednesday, according to Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA.
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Iran threatens to attack Dubai, Haifa if country is bombed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that it will launch attacks on cities of Dubai in the UAE and Haifa in Israel if the Iranian soil is bombed in the future.
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Don't seek escalation or war, took proportionate measures in self-defence:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Tehran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that his country took 'proportionate measures in self-defence' and that it does
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'All is well', tweets Trump after Iran launches retaliatory missile attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Iran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that housed American troops, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that "all is well" and announced he will be giving a statement tomorrow morning.<
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Slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani laid to rest in his hometown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kerman [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The body of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike last week, was laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman on Wednesday morning, state media said.
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US aircraft restricted from flying over Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said that it was restricting all civilian US aircraft from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Security beefed up around White House amid Iran threat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): Security has been beefed up around the White House amid heightened tensions with Iran, CNN reported citing a law enforcement official.
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Iran launches second series of rockets toward US targets in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 08 (ANI): The second series of rockets have been launched toward US targets in Iraq soon after over a dozen of ballistic missiles struck two military bases used by US forces in Iraq, Iranian media reported.
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