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
06 March,2026 10:09 PM IST | PTIThe 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
06 March,2026 09:38 PM IST | PTIEstimates 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
06 March,2026 09:22 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentPawar 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
06 March,2026 08:42 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe 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
06 March,2026 08:27 PM IST | PTIPrime 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
06 March,2026 08:12 PM IST | PTIPost-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
06 March,2026 08:11 PM IST | PTIThe 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
06 March,2026 05:54 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAccording 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
06 March,2026 05:27 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe 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
06 March,2026 05:05 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAndhra 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
06 March,2026 04:31 PM IST | IANSA 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
06 March,2026 03:59 PM IST | ANIAdani 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
06 March,2026 03:59 PM IST | New Delhi [India] | PTIKarnataka 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
06 March,2026 03:58 PM IST | Bengaluru (Karnataka) | ANI"The Su-30MKI which was on a training mission, crashed in the area of Karbi Anglong, Assam, approx 60 km from Jorhat," said IAF
06 March,2026 12:54 PM IST | Karbi Anglong | ANIA 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
06 March,2026 11:52 AM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes
06 March,2026 08:54 AM IST | Srinagar | AgenciesThe CJI also met Bhutan’s PM Tshering Tobgay to discuss judicial cooperation, legal education, technology and bilateral ties, officials said
06 March,2026 08:50 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesIndia imports 88 per cent of its crude oil needs and roughly half of its natural gas requirement
06 March,2026 08:43 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesIt combined a synchrotron particle accelerator, X-ray scanning, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to produce interactive digital images representing 800 ant species
06 March,2026 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesUpon 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
05 March,2026 08:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
A controversy is brewing online after the US Central Command revised a statement related to reports of a fighter jet incident over Basra, Iraq. What began as unverified claims on social media quickly escalated into a global debate after CENTCOM edited its public messaging, prompting critics to accuse the US military of changing its narrative. The Pentagon has firmly denied that any US fighter jet crashed in Basra, dismissing viral claims circulating across social platforms. However, the revised wording in CENTCOM’s communication has triggered intense scrutiny, with users online questioning whether the aircraft was lost or shot down. WATCH
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 country’s 21st outbreak this season
06 March,2026 02:55 PM IST | Tokyo | IANSIsrael 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 sell-off came as worldwide financial markets again followed the cue of oil prices
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Amit Shah made the remarks via video link while inaugurating the Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Mehsana district, Gujarat
13 November,2025 09:36 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentMove to ease traffic congestion near Pune University, along Ganeshkhind Road
Janmashtami, which commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, on the occasion, here are some of the best messages and wishes you can share this Janmashtami with your family and friends-
Mumbai’s cosmopolitan history aside, it was sad to see Rhythm House, where I heard so much of the 1960s music, shuttered up, and Thacker, a book shop that held wonderful memories, no more
05 March,2026 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Mihir BoseADVERTISEMENT
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