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Palghar: A massive leak of hazardous petroleum gas at a chemical unit in Maharashtra's Palghar district Monday led to the evacuation of over 2,600 people, including 1,600 school students, while three persons complained of minor eye irritation, officials said. The oleum (fuming sulphuric acid) gas...

New Delhi: India and Canada have launched negotiations for a free trade agreement and look to finalise the pact soon, an official statement said Monday. The pact is officially known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the agreement...

Bangkok: Military strikes on Iran rattled global markets Monday, with US futures following markets in Europe and Asia lower. Energy prices rose sharply. Futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each sank about 1 per cent. The price of a barrel of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday spoke to the King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, and condemned the recent attacks on the two countries in violation of their sovereignty...

London: Governments scrambled Monday to help travellers get home after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down flights through the Middle East. Tourists and business travellers found themselves stuck unexpectedly in hotels, airports and on cruise ships, with no word...

Kolkata: The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, is likely to visit West Bengal March 9 to review the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) scenario in the state ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. According...

Isfahan (Iran): Fear and uncertainty have gripped several Indian students stranded in Iran as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, with many appealing to the Indian government for evacuation or relocation to safer places. Fatima, a student at the Isfahan University of Medical...

Islamabad: Pakistan's offensive against the Afghan Taliban was going on as its security forces destroyed an ammunition depot, state media reported Monday. Pakistan launched 'Operation Ghazab lil Haq' last week after the Afghan Taliban forces attacked 53 locations along the more than 2,600 kms long...

Dubai: Lebanon's government says it considers Hezbollah's military activities illegal acts and says the group should hand over its weapons. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said only the state is the side that decides whether to go to war or peace. He added Monday that...

Dubai: The US military said Monday that Kuwait "mistakenly shot down" three American F-15E Strike Eagles during a combat mission as Iran attacked the country. The US military's Central Command said the combat included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones, the first time...