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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Tuesday postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 in the Middle East region amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said. Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East- Bahrain,...

New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has criticised the Central government's silence regarding the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the joint US-Israel airstrikes. She stated that the lack of any official statement on this matter is not neutral;...

New Delhi: Narendra Modi's YouTube channel has crossed the milestone of 30 million subscribers, further cementing his position as the most-followed world leader on the platform. The second-highest, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has a subscriber base that is only about one-fourth of Modi's. The...

New Delhi: Indians returning from Muscat and Oman, Tuesday, expressed relief upon reaching home safely and appreciated the authorities’ efforts in managing the tense situation in the region. Many passengers said they were happy and relieved after landing in India, especially those travelling with children....

New Delhi: Domestic airlines have planned to operate special relief flights from the Middle East Tuesday to facilitate the return of passengers, stranded there due to the growing conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. IndiGo has planned to operate 10 special relief flights from...

Amethi/Mainpuri: Several people, including four students, from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi are stranded in Iran following the attack on the Islamic nation by the US and Israel, police said Monday. All those stranded are residents of Bhanauli village in the Musafirkhana area of the Amethi district,...

New Delhi: IndiGo will operate 10 special relief flights from Jeddah to four Indian cities March 3 to bring back passengers stranded due to the Middle East crisis. A source said flights from Jeddah will be operated to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Ahmedabad. The civil...

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...

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...