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Founding Editor
NAZ ASGHAR
Founding Editor
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
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NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
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SHAKEEL AHMAD
Consulting Editor
CHANDER SHEKHAR LUTHRA
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ARNAB BANNERJI
UAE says three killed in Iran strikes; Indian, Sri Lankan among those injured
Abu Dhabi: The UAE's Ministry of Defence on Sunday announced that its air defences have so far dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 541 Iranian drones. According...
Five workers electrocuted to death in Bengal’s Dinhata
Kolkata: Five factory workers were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with an 11,000-volt overhead electric line in Dinhata in Cooch Behar district of north Bengal on Sunday, officials...
US-Iran war could push Brent above $100 per barrel
New Delhi: Brent crude could climb above $90 per barrel with Strait of Hormuz disruption or exceed $100 per barrel in a broader regional conflict, a report said on Sunday....
Nora Fatehi says ‘stay united stay prayed up’ amidst the Middle East unrest
Mumbai: Actress Nora Fatehi advised all to "stay united, stay prayed up" amidst the ongoing unrest in the Middle East. She uploaded a video on her Insta handle, assuring that...
Hundreds of flights cancelled worldwide after strategic air corridors close
New Delhi: The global aviation industry is under heavy strain after rising military tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran triggered widespread airspace closures across West Asia, disrupting flight...
Nine people killed in missile strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh
Jerusalem: As many as nine people were killed in an Iranian missile strike on the civilian neighbourhood of Beit Shemesh in Israel on Sunday, local media reported. The missile...
Six killed outside US Consulate in Karachi after violent protest over Khamenei’s death
Karachi: At least six people were killed, and dozens were injured after clashes broke out between police and protesters on MT Khan Road in Pakistan's Karachi on Sunday as people...
Ayatollah Arafi named Iran’s interim Supreme Leader
Tehran: Hours after long-time Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, Iran on Sunday named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as his interim successor. Ayatollah Khamenei, whose death in...
17 killed in Nagpur factory blast; PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for kin
New Delhi: At least 17 persons were killed in a massive blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Sunday, police said. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) expressed...
Protests in Kashmir over killing of Khamenei; leaders appeal for calm
Srinagar: A large number of people across the Kashmir Valley, especially in Srinagar city, carried out peaceful protests against the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a...
UN chief warns of ‘potential wider conflict’ from latest Middle East flareup
New York: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of “a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability” at the Security Council, where the US and Israel, on one...
Death toll rises to 148 in US-Israeli attack on Iranian school
Tehran: The death toll from a joint US-Israeli strike on a girls' elementary school in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan rose to 148, local media reported on Sunday. The attack...
