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25 Mar

Dubai Gold Plunges 14 Days Straight; 24K Hits Dh523 (₹13,380), India Prices Remain Higher

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsTrending, World NewsDubai, Gold

Dubai ( Bureau):– Dubai’s gold market is witnessing a dramatic slide, with 24-karat gold dropping to Dh523.25 per gram, marking the 14th consecutive day of decline amid global economic uncertainty. Even 22K gold fell below Dh485 per gram, rattling bullion traders and buyers. The fall is driven by rising global interest rates, a stronger U.S. dollar, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which have intensified market volatility. When converted to Indian currency, the Dubai 24K gold price translates to approximately ₹13,380 per gram (1 AED ≈ ₹25.57), which is still lower than retail prices in India, where 24K gold…

24 Mar

PM Modi and President Trump Discuss West Asia Conflict; Vow to Protect Strait of Hormuz

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World NewsDonald Trump, global energy security, India-US relations 2026, PM Modi, Sergio Gor, Strait of Hormuz, West Asia Conflict

New Delhi/Washington DC (Gurpreet Singh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a high-stakes telephonic conversation on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, marking their first direct diplomatic engagement since the outbreak of hostilities between the US-Israel alliance and Iran on February 28. According to US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, the discussion focused primarily on the escalating security crisis in the Middle East and its profound implications for the global economy. Both leaders underscored the absolute necessity of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, a critical maritime chokepoint through which a significant portion of the world's daily oil…

23 Mar

Colombian Military C-130 Hercules Crashes with 110 Soldiers Onboard; At Least 20 Rescued

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsWorld News110 soldiers, C-130 Hercules, Colombia plane crash, military transport, Pedro Sánchez, Puerto Leguízamo

Puerto Leguízamo, Cambodia (Rajeev Sharma): A Colombian military transport aircraft carrying approximately 110 soldiers crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday, March 23, 2026. The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules went down near Puerto Leguízamo, a town in the southern Amazon region near the border with Peru. According to Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez, the aircraft was transporting troops when the "tragic accident" occurred just three kilometres from an urban centre. Search and rescue operations were immediately launched in the dense jungle terrain. While the exact number of fatalities has not yet been officially confirmed, preliminary reports from local outlet BluRadio suggest that…

23 Mar

Pilots dead, several injured as Air Canada plane rams into parked truck at New York airport

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Rajeev Sharma :- A pilot and co-pilot were killed while seral others got injured after an Air Canada Express plane collided with a ground truck parked at New York's La Guardia Airport on Monday. The accident happened as the aircraft was taxiing toward a gate amid bad weather. Authorities and several rescue teams rushed to the spot. Audio from air traffic control captured the moments before the collision with controllers warning the vehicle on the ground. Meanwhile US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for all planes at the airport. Several purported videos of the collision emerged on…

21 Mar

275 Former Judges and Officials Slam “Motivated” USCIRF Report on India

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World Newsformer judges, India religious freedom, MEA rejection, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RSS Sanctions, USCIRF report

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A coalition of 275 eminent Indian personalities—including former Supreme Court judges, senior bureaucrats, and high-ranking Armed Forces veterans—issued a scathing joint statement on Saturday, March 21, 2026, condemning the latest annual report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The signatories described the report, which recommended targeted sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), as "highly motivated" and a display of "intellectual bankruptcy." The 2026 USCIRF report had designated India as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC), alleging a deterioration in religious freedom and recommending that…

21 Mar

PM Modi Urges Restraint in Call with President Pezeshkian Amid West Asia Infrastructure Attacks

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World NewsIndia-Iran relations, infrastructure attacks, Masoud Pezeshkian, PM Narendra Modi, West Asia Conflict

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a significant telephonic conversation with Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, March 21, 2026, marking India’s latest high-level diplomatic effort to de-escalate the intensifying conflict in West Asia. During the call, the Prime Minister condemned recent attacks on critical energy and logistics infrastructure, warning that such actions pose a grave threat to regional stability and the fluid operation of global supply chains. The dialogue occurred against a backdrop of heightened volatility, with maritime security in strategic corridors like the Strait of Hormuz becoming a primary concern for international trade. Prime…

20 Mar

Iran Claims First-Ever Strike on US F-35 Stealth Fighter; Pentagon Confirms Emergency Landing

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsWorld Newsemergency landing, F-35 strike, Iran Conflict, IRGC, Pete Hegseth, stealth fighter, US Air Force

Tehran (Rajeev Sharma): In a significant escalation of the ongoing West Asia conflict, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to have successfully struck a United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II. If fully verified, this would mark the first time a fifth-generation US stealth fighter has been hit by enemy fire in combat. The IRGC stated that the aircraft was intercepted at 2:50 a.m. local time over central Iranian airspace by their "advanced, modern air defense systems," following what they described as a successful campaign that has already downed over 125 US and Israeli…

20 Mar

Air India Vancouver Flight Turns Back After Seven Hours Due to Aircraft Approval Lapse

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada, World NewsAir India, aircraft approval, Boeing 777, Delhi Airport, flight return, operational lapse, Vancouver

Vancouver (Rajeev Sharma): A major administrative oversight forced a Vancouver-bound Air India flight to return to New Delhi on Thursday evening after being airborne for more than seven hours. The Boeing 777-200 LR (registration VT-AEI) was flying through Chinese airspace when it was discovered that the specific aircraft model was not approved for this particular route under Canadian aviation requirements. Sources indicate that a failure to update the list of operational requirements for Canada led to the deployment of the wrong aircraft type. According to industry insiders, the Delhi-Vancouver service was specifically cleared to be operated using a Boeing 777-300…

19 Mar

FBI launches manhunt for Indian national in US-wide fraud scheme case

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National Times Bureau :- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched manhunt for an Indian national accused of orchestrating long-standing fraud scheme across the United States. FBI has also urged the public to step forward in the information on his whereabouts. In a post on X, the FBI said Kalpeshkumar Rasikbhai Patel, also known as Kenny Patel, is “wanted by the FBI” for his alleged role in a nationwide operation that targeted multiple victims between 2017 and 2021. The FBI has identified Patel, a former fuel station attendant, as a suspect in a nationwide fraud scheme that allegedly operated…

19 Mar

32-year-old Punjab man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Spain, family seeks justice

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsPunjab, World NewsDied, Punjab News, Punjabi Youth, Spain

Rajeev Sharma :- A 32-year-old Punjabi man from Raikot was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Spain. The deceased has been identified as Arshdeep Singh, who is a resident of village Bhaini Baringa near Raikot in Ludhiana district. He was the only son of his parents. He had gone to Spain around eights years ago in search of a better future and employment opportunities and had been working in the same factory for over five years. According to his father, Balwinde Singh, he was very much familiar with the job as he had been working there for more than five…