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26 Mar

Air India Resumes Direct Delhi–Rome Flights After Six Years

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World NewsAir India Delhi Rome flight, Air India Europe expansion, Delhi international flights, direct flights India Italy, Rome Fiumicino Airport

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): After nearly six years, Air India has restarted its non-stop service between Delhi and Rome, strengthening its presence in Europe and reconnecting the two capitals. The airline launched a four-times-a-week direct service to Rome Fiumicino Airport, making Rome its eighth destination in mainland Europe and second in Italy after Milan. Flight AI123 departed Delhi at 1:32 pm on March 25 and landed in Rome the same evening. The return flight reached Delhi the next morning. The inaugural flight was welcomed by officials, including India’s Ambassador to Italy Vani Rao, along with airport authorities and airline representatives.…

25 Mar

Iran Turns Back Karachi-Bound Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Signals Tighter Maritime Control

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsWorld NewsAlireza Tangsiri statement, Iran Strait of Hormuz vessel blocked, IRGC Navy SELEN ship, Karachi cargo vessel stopped

Tehran (Rajeev Sharma): Iran has denied passage to a Karachi-bound container vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring heightened control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes amid escalating regional tensions.According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the vessel SELEN was turned back for failing to comply with mandatory protocols. IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri said the ship lacked the required permission to transit the waterway.“The passage of any vessel through this waterway requires full coordination with Iran’s maritime authority,” Tangsiri stated, emphasising Tehran’s strict enforcement of navigation rules in the region.Shipping data indicated that the vessel,…

25 Mar

Modi Tells Trump West Asia War Must End Soon; Govt Calls Pakistan ‘Dalaal’ at All-Party Meet

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World NewsDonald Trump, India all-party meeting West Asia, Jaishankar Pakistan dalaal remark, PM Modi, West Asia crisis

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to Donald Trump that the ongoing West Asia conflict must end soon, warning that the war is hurting all sides, the government informed Opposition leaders during an all-party meeting on Wednesday.At the meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reportedly described Pakistan as a “dalaal” (broker) nation in the context of its alleged mediation efforts in the crisis. He said there was “nothing new” in such a role, adding that Pakistan had historically been “used” by the United States since 1981. “We are not a dalaal nation,” Jaishankar told attendees.The meeting,…

25 Mar

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

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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…