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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Sunday that the country's air force and air defence forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed 137 ballistic missiles and 209 drones launched by Iran. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said 132 of the 137 missiles...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday held separate phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar as the Middle East reeled under massive tension following a joint US-Israel military offensive against Iran. The external affairs minister...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Sunday announced that seven senior Iranian military commanders, including Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in what it described as precise airstrikes carried out across Iran. Iran has...

Dubai: The Indian missions in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan among other countries in the Gulf region Saturday issued advisories for its citizens, urging them to "exercise utmost caution" and follow advisories issued by local authorities diligently. Several missions also said it is in...

Frankfurt: Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the US and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear. Scenarios before the latest conflict with Iran foresaw a quick price...

Brussels: World leaders reacted warily to US and Israeli strikes on Iran Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures to protect their citizens in the Middle East, with key leaders calling for a negotiated settlement between...

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA Saturday advised airlines to avoid airspaces of 11 countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, till March 2. The countries are Iran, Israel, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. Many airspaces are already shut in the...

Kolkata: Around 63.66 lakh names, nearly 8.3 per cent of the electorate, have been deleted in West Bengal since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) began in November last year, bringing down the total number of voters in the state to over 7.04 crore ahead of...

New Delhi: Above-normal number of heatwave days are expected over most parts of the country between March and May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its monthly forecast Saturday. These parts include West Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, south and east Maharashtra, east Uttar Pradesh,...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded message released Saturday morning that the attacks will let Iranians "take their fate into their own hands" and that Israel plans the current operation to be "much more powerful" than the bruising 12-day war Israel...