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Close call for Indian vessel: ‘Jag Laadki’ loading crude as UAE port attacked, sails out safely next day | India News

[ad_1] Ships are seen anchored near Fujairah port as smoke from burning oil facility fills the sky in Fujairah (AP photo) An Indian-flagged crude tanker had a close call when the the UAE’s Fujairah port came under attack on Saturday while it was loading crude at the oil terminal. The vessel sailed out safely the […]

Puducherry Election Date 2026: Full schedule, voting date, result and full details | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule for the 2026 Puducherry Assembly election, with polling to be held in a single phase on April 9 and counting of votes on May 4. Voting will take place for all 30 constituencies of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly.Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, addressing […]

Opposition questions Election Commission’s neutrality ahead of state assembly schedule announcement | India News

[ad_1] Jairam Ramesh (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The terms of these assemblies are set to end on different dates in May and June.Ahead of […]

EC likely to announce assembly polls schedule for five states | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for assembly elections in five states and union territories, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry, today at a press conference at 4.00 pm, according to news agency ANI.The date coincides with the deadline for filing appeals against the final electoral roll […]

Big relief for travellers stranded in the Gulf: Air India, Air India Express add 62 extra flights to UAE, Saudi Arabia amid Iran vs US-Israel war

[ad_1] Flight Chaos Eases: Air India, Air India Express Deploys 62 Additional Services to UAE, Saudi Arabia Air travel between India and the Gulf has received a major boost as the Air India group, comprising Air India and Air India Express, announced the addition of 62 extra flights connecting India with the United Arab Emirates […]

RSS outreach touches 10 crore homes, adds 6k shakhas in a year | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The RSS Friday presented fresh data on its expanding organisational footprint, saying it contacted more than 10 crore households across over three lakh villages and added nearly 6,000 new shakhas in a year, as the meeting of its top decision-making body began at Samalkha in Haryana. The organisation said the number of […]

Will ban conversions if BJP forms govt In Punjab: Shah | India News

[ad_1] The home minister indicated that the party would go alone in 2027 polls KILLI CHAHAL (MOGA): Union home minister Amit Shah sounded the bugle for the 2027 Punjab assembly election with a ‘badlav rally’ in Moga, urging people to give BJP “ik mauka” (one chance), and promising that the party’s first legislation would be […]

‘Openly protecting rapists’: PM Modi slams TMC over RG Kar and Sandeshkhali cases | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) while addressing a mega rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, accusing the state government of “protecting rapists”, undermining constitutional institutions and insulting President Droupadi Murmu.Bringing up Sandeshkhali and the brutality faced by a woman […]

‘White House now begging India’: Iran FM Araghchi mocks US U-turn on Russian oil

[ad_1] Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (ANI photo) Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday sharply criticised the United States over its stance on Russian crude oil, claiming Washington was now “begging” countries, including India, to buy Russian oil after earlier pressuring them to halt such imports.In a post on X, Araghchi said, […]

Tehran: Will allow Indian ships to pass; PM Modi says Iran a friend | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said […]