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164 tourists from Maharashtra stranded in UAE return home, says Shiv Sena

A total of 164 tourists from Maharashtra stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict have returned home in two flights arranged by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a Shiv Sena functionary said on Wednesday. Two aircraft carrying 76 and 88 tourists landed here Tuesday night. These included 84 students from the Pune-based Indira School of Business Studies and residents from Thane, Ahilyanagar and Pune, he said. The special fights were arranged by Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, the party leader said. In a statement on Tuesday, Shinde's office had said that two flights carrying stranded Maharashtra residents would take off for Mumbai from the UAE's Fujairah Airport at 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm. "The Shiv Sena was successful in bringing back many residents from Maharashtra who were stranded in Dubai," Shinde said in a post on X, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for their leadership. He further said it gave satisfaction to gi

Russia, China block US UNSC Presidency's Programme of Work over Iran crisis

In a development highlighting polarisation in the UN Security Council, the monthly programme of work for the US Presidency of the powerful UN organ could not be adopted after Russia and China raised objections concerning Iran. The United States, a veto-wielding permanent member, assumed the Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council for the month of March. As is customary, a monthly programme of work that outlines the Council's anticipated meetings and events for the month is adopted by the UN body at the commencement of the Presidency. The Council President then briefs the media in the UN headquarters on the UNSC programme of work and agenda for the month. However, the US-drafted programme of work for its monthly presidency of the Council could not be adopted on Monday after the other veto-wielding permanent members Russia and China raised objections pertaining to the 1737 Sanctions Committee concerning Iran. "Russia & China objected to the adoption of the US-drafted UNSC ...

16th wave of Operation True Promise launched against US, Israel: IRGC

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has announced the execution of the 16th wave of Operation True Promise 4 against the US-Israel forces

Explosions sound in Iran as war with US and Israel enters fifth day

Explosions sounded in Iran's capital city Wednesday as its war with the US and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region. Iranian state television reported explosions around Tehran at dawn. Meanwhile, Israel said its air defences were activated due to incoming missile fire from Iran. Five days into a war that US President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks or longer, nearly 800 people have been killed in Iran, including some Trump said he had considered as possible future leaders of the country. Explosions also hit Lebanon, where Israel said it is retaliating against Hezbollah militants. Lebanon's state-run media reported that at least four people were killed in an Israeli strike that hit a residential complex in the city of Baalbeck. A day earlier, Israel launched airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers and a nuclear research site, and Iran struck back ...

Passengers stranded in Dubai amid Gulf unrest return home, recount horror

The conflict in the West Asia has entered its fifth day following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei

'We've just begun,' says Centcom as US, Israel intensify strikes on Iran

Israel's Defence force said that in the past 24 hours, hundreds of fighter jets and aircraft had been striking hundreds of targets simultaneously in Iran and Lebanon

Saudi oil storage sites filing fast on Hormuz disruption, says Kayrros

The Ju'aymah terminal on the country's east coast "was quickly running out of spare capacity" as of March 1, Kayrros co-founder and chief analyst Antoine Halff said

Rupee sinks to fresh low, breaches 92/$ mark amid West Asia tensions

The domestic currency opened 55 paise weaker at 92.03 against the greenback, a day after closing at the 91.47 mark

Sensex, Nifty tumble on US-Israel-Iran war; rupee hits record low, oil up

Indian stock market crashed on Wednesday as US-Iran war escalated. Sensex, Nifty fall over 2 per cent amid oil surge, FII selling, rupee at record low and inflation concern

AAI denies seeking aviation fuel stock details from airport operators

In a statement issued late in the evening, AAI said the reports suggesting such communication were "false and factually incorrect".

Iran-Israel conflict: UBS on where to invest in stocks, gold, silver, oil

UBS sees further upside for broad commodities in 2026, driven by primarily by metals, their analysts said in a recent note.

Khamenei's son Mojtaba chosen as his successor, formal announcement soon

Israeli Media described Mojtaba has having a more hard-line position than his father and being behind the violent crackdowns on protesters in Iran

Asian stocks slump as markets brace for energy shock amid West Asia crisis

Shares in Seoul dived 4 per cent ​to take two-day losses beyond 11 per cent as fast-money and foreigners bailed out of a ‌market that had soared on memory chipmakers' vast AI-driven profits

Will not stop, Iran's ability to hit back declining: US Command chief

Admiral Brad Cooper also said that not a single Iranian vessel was operation in the Arabian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz

Fire erupts near US Consulate in Dubai after drone strike, none injured

Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the US Consulate has been successfully contained

West Asia crisis: X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos

Under the revised policy, creators who share AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without proper disclosure will face a 90-day suspension from the revenue-sharing programme

Israel eliminates highest ranking Iranian commander serving in Lebanon

Ali Zada was the highest-ranking Iranian commander responsible for operations in Lebanon and served at a rank equivalent to a brigadier general

Pentagon releases names of service members killed in Iran conflict

The Pentagon has released the names of four of the six service members who were killed in the Iran war, saying they died in a drone strike in Kuwait. All four Army Reserve soldiers were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. That was just a day after the US and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, which launched retaliatory strikes. All were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, lowa. Killed were Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and Spc. Declan J. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.

US will escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Trump

Trump said he had directed the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to ensure the financial security of all maritime trade

Macron orders France's nuclear aircraft carrier to move to Mediterranean

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates. In a pre-recorded speech on French TV, Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defence systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the Middle East. "And we will continue this effort as much as necessary," Macron said. He cited Monday's strike on a British air force base on Cyprus, adding that Cyprus was a member of the European Union with which France has recently signed a strategic partnership. "This requires our support. That is why I have decided to send additional air-defense assets there as well, along with a French frigate, the Languedoc, which will arrive off the coast of Cyprus later this evening," Macron said.