Tehran: Iran Monday claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet had crashed in Kuwait, with videos circulating on social media purportedly showing an American pilot ejecting seconds before the aircraft went down. Footage widely shared online appears to capture a parachute descending from the sky, while other clips carried by local media outlets show what is believed to...

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked states to keep an eye on pro-Iran radical preachers giving inflammatory statements that may result in violence in the wake of the Israel-US attack on Iran, officials said. In a letter circulated to all states February 28, the Ministry also asked all states and UTs to keep vigil on...

Bahraich: A property dispute took a gruesome turn in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, where a young man allegedly killed four of his family members with an axe and seriously injured his elder brother. The incident occurred in Ramnagar village under the Rupaidiha police station area Sunday night. According to police, the accused, identified as Nirankar, allegedly attacked...

Sambalpur: Odisha Police searched the Sambalpur district court building after an email was received threatening to blast the premises, an officer said Monday. The threatening email written in Odia language was received at about 10 pm Sunday, following which local police engaged a bomb disposal squad, sniffer dogs, metal detectors and other devices to search the court...

New Delhi: The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have summoned the Iranian envoys in their respective capitals to deliver strong protests against recent attacks targeting their territories, condemning them as flagrant violations of sovereignty and international law. In Amman, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs summoned the Charge...

Dubai: As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, it aimed punch after punch at the power of Iran, the militant group's longtime sponsor, and its other proxies and allies in the region. The result has been a rapid and systematic degradation of Iran's clout across the Middle East...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron is delivering a keynote speech Monday France's nuclear deterrence policy, as his European allies express growing concerns over possible US disengagement and Russian threats. France is the European Union's only nuclear power and its deterrence doctrine relies on a strictly defensive strategy intended to safeguard the country's "vital interests." Macron has long...

New Delhi:  The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has reviewed the evolving situation in West Asia and directed all concerned departments to take necessary and feasible measures to assist Indian nationals affected by the developments. The CCS, which met last evening under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also underscored the importance of an early cessation...

Paradip: Police Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man for the alleged repeated sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl over a period of three-days under the Paradip Model police station area of Jagatsinghpur district. The suspect, identified as Sheikh Raja, was taken into custody after local residents intervened. Police have registered a case (57/26) and confirmed that both the...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday called on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the visiting leader's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar said, "Delighted to call on Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in New Delhi this morning. Appreciate his commitment towards charting a forward-looking partnership."...