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New Delhi: Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo Saturday suspended flights to and from the Middle East following escalating tensions after the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Air India said it has suspended all flights to all destinations in the...

Tehran: Iran Saturday declared that it would respond to the United States and Israel with “authority and strength,” asserting its right to defend itself against what it described as a military assault on its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States and Israel launched coordinated...

Dubai: Explosions could be heard in Qatar Saturday as Iran launched a counterattack over the joint US -Israel campaign targeting the Islamic Republic. There was no immediate word of any damage. Iran responded to the campaign as it had been threatening to do for months...

New Delhi: India Saturday advised its nationals in Iran and Israel to exercise utmost caution and remain vigilant after US President Donald Trump announced major combat operations against Iran. In an advisory, the Indian embassy in Iran urged Indian nationals in that country to avoid...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Saturday said it had detected the launch of ballistic missiles from Iran toward Israeli territory and urged citizens to immediately move into safe rooms and other protected areas. The development comes amid sharply rising tensions in the Middle...

New Delhi: The United States Department of Defence has decided to deploy OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models on its classified network, even as it distances itself from Anthropic over disagreements on AI safety and military use, OpenAI chief Sam Altman said Saturday. Altman confirmed the development,...

Tehran: The US and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital. President Donald Trump said in...

Washington: Harvard University’s Department of South Asian Studies has apologised for posting what it described as an “insensitive image” related to its Sanskrit programme, following criticism from sections of the Hindu community. The department, in a statement Friday, said it “deeply regrets the posting of...

Mumbai: India and the European Union have agreed to give each other Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment for five years after their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. The move is aimed at ensuring fair and equal treatment in trade in services between both sides....

Washington: The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as border fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban, with President Donald Trump praising Pakistan’s leadership and a State Department spokesperson telling IANS that Washington supports Pakistan’s right...