US closes embassy in Kuwait after Iranian strikes as war spreads across Gulf

Spread the love       The US State Department on Thursday announced the closure of the US Embassy in Kuwait following retaliatory Iranian strikes, as the widening conflict in the Middle East began directly affecting Gulf capitals.Iran has fired waves of missiles and drones at the American-allied Gulf country since the start of the war, escalating tensions across the region. Six American...

Rajya Sabha polls: Political tie-ups against NDA face acid test in Bihar, Odisha

Spread the love       JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in Bihar, are...

Major reshuffle in Raj Bhavans: Ex-envoy Sandhu named Delhi LG, TN guv Ravi moved to Bengal

Spread the love       Ex-envoy Sandhu named Delhi LG, Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi moved to Bengal NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi has replaced C V Ananda Bose as the new governor of West Bengal, while former ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu will be the new L-G of Delhi as part of a larger gubernatorial reshuffle. The...

Courts must deal with disobedient litigants with an iron hand: Supreme Court

Spread the love       File photo NEW DELHI: Criticising the practice of litigants, particularly government authorities, of not complying with court orders and filing appeals or review pleas when faced with contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court has said the court should deal with them harshly, otherwise public faith in the judiciary would erode.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan...

Iran conflict: Rising operation costs, fares add to West Asia flight nightmare

Spread the love       Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians stranded overseas safely home is the highest priority NEW DELHI: The expanding war in West Asia is giving twin nightmares to airlines – especially Indian ones due to the closure of Pakistan airspace to them – and passengers stuck here and abroad.Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians...

Ending Ukraine war in everyone’s interest, UNSC seat for India crucial: Finland prez

Spread the love       PM Modi with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in New Delhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India and Finland both asserted on Thursday that ending the Russia-Ukraine war was “in everyone’s interest” and called for reform in the United Nations. Finland President Alexander Stubb said a seat in the UN Security Council for India was of utmost importance.“We...

Trump ousts Kristi Noem as DHS secretary, taps Senator Markwayne Mullin as replacement

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump removed Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of Homeland Security, and announced that Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, replaced her. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Noem would be moving to be “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we...

Efforts on to evacuated Kashmiri students from Iran, says Farooq and Omar Abdullah

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129109944,imgsize-160496,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-03-06t003613.jpg" alt="Efforts on to evacuated Kashmiri students from Iran: Farooq and Omar Abdullah" title=" File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and...

US asked Ukraine for help against Iranian drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129108494,imgsize-30818,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-73.jpg" alt="‘Protection against 'Shaheds'’: US asked Ukraine for help against Iranian drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy" title=" File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy The United States has asked Ukraine to help counter Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, adding that...

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