Spread the love       Photo credit: ANI Indian embassies on Saturday issued urgent advisories urging nationals to exercise caution and follow safety guidelines amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran. The Embassy and Consulate of India in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported that Indian passengers are stranded at airports...

Spread the love       Bahrain’s interior ministry on Saturday said several residential buildings in the capital, Manama, were targeted. In a statement, the ministry said civil defence teams are carrying out firefighting and rescue operations at the affected sites. Online video footage verified by Al Jazeera showed an Iranian drone striking a tower in Manama. A loud explosion was heard at...

Spread the love       Photo/Agencies Pakistan were eliminated from the T20 World Cup on Saturday despite a five-run win over Sri Lanka in their Super Eights match, as New Zealand progressed to the semifinals on the basis of a superior net run rate.Pakistan needed to hold Sri Lanka to 147 or fewer to move ahead of New Zealand in Group 2....

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Air India on Saturday announced the cancellation of 28 international flights connecting India with cities in Europe, the US and Canada for March 1, citing the evolving situation in the Middle East.“As part of our continuing assessment of the evolving situation in the Middle East, in the interest of the safety and security of our...

Spread the love       India’s exposure to oil procurement via Strait of Hormuz has increased in the last few months. (AI image) The growing tensions in the Middle East after Israel and United States’ strikes on Iran and the latter’s retaliation has implications for India as well. India imports approximately 90% of its crude oil and the tensions in the Persian...

Spread the love       Auqib Nabi’s family members watch Ranji Trophy final (TOI Photo) BARAMULLA: Some 40 km west of Uri, close to the Line of Control, sits Sheeri village. Along the Jhelum Valley road, north west of Srinagar. There, a narrow lane off the main road takes you to the home of cricketer Auqib Nabi Dar. It is barely wide...

Spread the love       Phoebe Gates regularly asks candidates one question during interviews. The co-CEO of the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping assistant Phia has revealed that she asks this question to candidates during interviews for roles at her startup. The youngest daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and philanthropist Melinda French Gates said that this question helps her to understand how...

Spread the love       An official with the European Union’s naval mission Operation Aspides said on Saturday that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz have been receiving radio messages stating that “no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz”.The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the warnings were transmitted over VHF radio and were attributed...

Spread the love       Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and seeing a plume of smoke rise from Dubai’s iconic man-made island, the Palm Jumeirah, on Saturday as Iran launched counter offensive after US-Israel strikes. Authorities confirmed that four people were injured in an incident at the landmark location, news agency AFP reported.The blast came amid heightened regional tensions after Iran carried...