Daily Archives: March 2, 2026
Toxic gas leaks from Palghar chemical unit; 458 persons evacuated, some complain of eye...
PALGHAR: Oleum (fuming sulphuric acid) gas leaked from a chemical unit located in an industrial belt in Palghar district of Maharashtra on...
India reviews fuel supplies amid Middle East tensions
NEW DELHI: As military conflict in the Middle East escalates, India's Oil Ministry on Monday said it is continuously monitoring the evolving...
Silver hits Rs 3 lakh/kg, gold nears Rs 1.73 lakh/10g amid rising Middle East...
NEW DELHI: Precious metal prices skyrocketed up to 12 per cent in the national capital on Monday, with silver surging to Rs...
Excise policy case: CBI challenges discharge of Kejriwal, calls special court order ‘patently illegal’
NEW DELHI: Challenging the special court order discharging former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the excise policy case, the...
PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince and Bahrain King, condemns attacks on their...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to the King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Crown...
Oil tanker hit by unmanned boat off Muscat coast, 1 Indian killed
DUBAI: An Indian national was killed on Monday when an explosive-laden unmanned boat struck an oil tanker off the coast of Muscat...
More than 50 schools to close in districts bordering Afghanistan after drone attack in...
ISLAMABAD: Over 50 educational institutions in the districts bordering Afghanistan were shut on Monday following a drone attack on a school in...
Saudi Aramco shuts Ras Tanura refinery after drone strike, source says
ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco shut its Ras Tanura refinery after it was hit by a drone, an industry...
Iran conflict widens to Lebanon; Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets
DUBAI: The US-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, engulfing Lebanon with Israel responding to strikes...
No nuclear installations in Iran hit so far, says IAEA chief Grossi
NEW DELHI: Amid escalating tensions across West Asia, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Monday said there...