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Indian domestic airlines cancelled 278 international flights on Friday amid escalating conflict in West Asia, while 96 flights to and from the Middle East were scheduled to operate, the civil aviation ministry said. Air India group suspended scheduled operations to West Asia until March 10

The Enforcement Directorate attached assets worth over Rs 441 crore belonging to prime accused Kessireddy Rajasekhara Reddy, his family members, and related entities in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case, allegedly involving kickbacks of Rs 3,500 crore during the previous YSRCP regime

Estimates suggest that between 2,114 and 2,662 people have been killed in Iran since the start of the conflict, with thousands more believed to be injured as airstrikes and missile attacks continue across the country

Pawar said he has sought appointments with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss the matter and push for it to be raised in Parliament

The Congress party slammed the Modi government after the US announced a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge alleging India`s strategic autonomy and national sovereignty are under dire threat as PM Modi is being blackmailed by America

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth around Rs 33,500 crore in Delhi on Sunday, including two new Delhi Metro corridors the 12.3-km Majlis Park-Maujpur Babarpur Pink Line and the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park Magenta Line

Post-mortem examinations on 84 bodies of Iranian sailors recovered from the sunken frigate IRIS Dena have been concluded at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle, Sri Lanka, with 80 of the 84 bodies identified by survivors. The ship was sunk by a US submarine off Sri Lanka`s southern coast while returning to Iran from Visakhapatnam

The ED said its specialised teams conducted searches at 10-12 sites across Mumbai, focusing on both registered offices and residential premises linked to companies in the Reliance group, particularly the power utility sector

According to the police, the explosion took place at the Dr Khan Industrial Consultants (DKIC) unit located at Lote Parshuram MIDC (chemical zone), around 250 km from Mumbai

The probe relates to the crash of a Learjet 45 aircraft operated by VSR Ventures that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others near Baramati

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced on Friday that the state will ban social media use for children under 13 within 90 days, while a decision on the 13-16 age group will be taken after arriving at a consensus. The announcement came on the same day Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah declared a social media ban for those under 16

A white paper by the Centre for Finance & Economics Research at Great Lakes Institute of Management reveals that only 18 per cent of young women aged 20-29 in India are in paid employment compared to nearly 79 per cent of young men, despite near gender parity in higher education

Adani Total Gas Ltd has kept CNG and domestic piped natural gas prices unchanged for vehicle owners and residential households, even as it imposed supply curbs on large industrial and commercial consumers amid the West Asia crisis disrupting LNG imports through the Strait of Hormuz

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a social media ban for children under 16 while presenting the Rs 4,48,004 crore State Budget 2026-27 in Vidhana Soudha, citing the adverse effects of increasing mobile usage among children. The budget also announced an AI and Technology Park under IISc, a Bangalore Robotics and AI Innovation Zone

Japan confirmed a new outbreak of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, where about 1,90,000 chickens will be culled to contain the virus, marking the countrys 21st outbreak this season

Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Iran and Lebanon while the US reportedly struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, escalating the week-long conflict across the Middle East. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel, triggering alerts in several regional cities

The Su-30MKI which was on a training mission, crashed in the area of Karbi Anglong, Assam, approx 60 km from Jorhat, said IAF

The sell-off came as worldwide financial markets again followed the cue of oil prices

Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump`s second term

Israel launched airstrikes on southern Beirut suburbs after ordering evacuations, escalating the conflict with Hezbollah and displacing thousands of residents

The bilateral trade talks are ahead of a scheduled review later this year of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the latest version of free trade agreements among the US, Mexico and Canada

A SpiceJet flight from Fujairah safely brought passengers back to New Delhi after they were stranded in the UAE due to flight cancellations amid the West Asia conflict. Vijay Ratna awardees and journalists shared their ordeal and relief after finally returning home

The drone is over 20 per cent lighter than carbon-fibre models, cuts structural costs by 20 per cent, flies above 100 kmph and can stay airborne for more than an hour

The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes

The CJI also met Bhutans PM Tshering Tobgay to discuss judicial cooperation, legal education, technology and bilateral ties, officials said

Government radio station Radio Rebelde quoted an energy official as saying that it could take at least 72 hours to restore operations at one of Cubas largest thermoelectric power plants, where a shutdown led the outage.

India imports 88 per cent of its crude oil needs and roughly half of its natural gas requirement

The US and its allies are seeking Kyivs expertise in countering Irans Shahed drones

This fossil is the first perinatal record of the Hyperodapedontinae, a diverse and abundant clade within the Rhynchosauridae family

It combined a synchrotron particle accelerator, X-ray scanning, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to produce interactive digital images representing 800 ant species

Gen Z creator Ria Chopra wrote a book about the Internet that is now being ripped apart on, well, the Internet. I would just say, maybe, if you are above the age of 30, dont judge, just dont read her

No matter which side you are on, dialogue is always better than war, skirmishes, or fights

The US-Israel military operations against Iran, which began on February 28, entered their sixth day with continued exchanges of fire and widening regional impact. Heres are the developments that took place on Thursday, March 5

Six days after Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel strike on Tehran, India`s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian embassy and signed the condolence book on behalf of the government, amid sharp criticism from the opposition over India`s silence

Upon receiving the information, Indian Navy immediately activated its resources. A long-range maritime patrol aircraft was deployed at 10 am to support and augment the primary search operations led by the Sri Lankan Navy

In the advisory, the Embassy urged all Indian nationals to remain vigilant, stay calm, and strictly adhere to the safety guidelines issued by the UAE authorities. They are also advised to follow official advisories from time to time to ensure their well-being

The airline said it will begin non-stop services between Delhi and Hanoi from May 1, 2026, making Hanoi its second destination in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s decision to enter the Rajya Sabha as a betrayal of the people`s mandate, alleging that the BJP engineered the move to install a rubber stamp chief minister in the socialist stronghold

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a new round of US-brokered Russia-Ukraine peace talks planned for this week has been postponed due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, which has drawn international attention away from Europe`s biggest conflict since World War II

Out of the total flights, seven will fly to Mumbai, five will operate to Delhi, and one flight will connect Dubai with Mumbai. The airline said these additional services are intended to help clear the backlog of passengers stranded in the Gulf region

Congress` Ashok Gehlot stressed that India has historically maintained strategic autonomy in international affairs and has never compromised its sovereignty under pressure from other nations

India and Finland, both, believe in the rule of law, dialogue, and diplomacy. We are in agreement that no issue can be resolved through military conflict alone. Be it Ukraine or West Asia, we will continue to support the swift end of conflicts and every effort towards peace, the PM said

According to official data, a total of 1,204 challans were issued for drunk driving during the Holi celebrations on Wednesday. This was slightly lower than 1,213 cases recorded last year, indicating a marginal decline in such violations

Seyed Abbas Aragchi condemned the US after an American submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, escalating tensions in the ongoing Iran-US conflict

According to a statement released by the Israeli military, fighter jets conducted coordinated strikes on multiple strategic sites across Iran as part of a broader campaign to weaken Tehrans offensive military capabilities

A preliminary 22-page report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) noted that visibility at the time of the crash was below the required level

Gandhi warned that the global situation has become increasingly volatile and that India faces serious risks due to the ongoing conflict in the region

AAI said, There are some media reports with reference to Airports Authority of India (AAI) suggesting that AAI has sought details regarding Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) stock positions at international airports in the context of the prevailing geopolitical situation in West Asia

Nitish Kumar, who has served as chief minister for a record 10 terms since 2005, said he would continue to support the states governance even after stepping aside from the top post

Finnish President Alexander Stubb visited India, paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, and held meetings with PM Modi and other leaders to strengthen India-Finland ties. He will also address the Raisina Dialogue 2026 and meet officials in Mumbai