Kashmir netas meet Iran envoy, slam Khamenei’s killing | India News

SRINAGAR: Kashmir politicians across parties met Iranian ambassador Mohammad Fathali in New Delhi on Monday, expressing grief at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing and calling US-Israel attacks “barbaric”.The meeting followed widespread protests in Kashmir last week over Khamenei’s murder in the attacks. “The people of Kashmir stand with the courageous and resilient people of Iran,” PDP…

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Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed for Rajya Sabha from Telangana; Vem Narender Reddy joins Congress line-up | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress party has nominated the present Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former MLA Vem Narender Reddy as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Telangana, ahead of polling scheduled later this month.The nominations were announced as part of the biennial elections to the Council of…

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Evening news wrap: Court grants interim bail to Sharjeel Imam; Putin offers support to Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei & more | India News

A Delhi court granted 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran’s new supreme leader, pledging Russia’s “unwavering support” to Tehran. The BJP accused the TMC of spreading misinformation after Mamata Banerjee alleged PM Modi had insulted President…

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‘It was right thing to do’: Jaishankar briefs Parliament on India permitting docking of Iranian ships | India News

External affairs minister S Jaishankar (ANI photo) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that Iran had formally requested permission for three of its vessels to dock at Indian ports, a request that India granted the very next day.Amid rising tensions in the Indian Ocean after last week’s sinking of an Iranian warship by…

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‘We cannot assist once you exit Iran’: Indians asked not to approach land borders without embassy coordination | India News

NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Tehran has issued an advisory asking Indian nationals in Iran not to approach any of the country’s land border points for travel out of the country without prior coordination with the mission.In a statement, the embassy said any movement towards land border crossings must be undertaken only after obtaining…

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