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BJP's Laxmi Verma Nominated To Rajya Sabha From Chhattisgarh
- Mar 03, 2026 17:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Laxmi Verma as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Chhattisgarh, as part of a list of nominees released for six states.
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"Important To Control Emotions": Omar Abdullah As Kashmir Simmers Over Iran
- Mar 03, 2026 17:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
As Kashmir simmers amid protests against Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said war is not a solution and questioned which law permits the US and Israel to launch an attack on Iran
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Delhi Liquor Shops Open This Holi After It Was Removed From 'Dry Day' List
- Mar 03, 2026 16:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
Liquor stores in the national capital, Delhi, will be open on Holi. According to an order issued by the Delhi government back in January, the festival of colours is no longer on the list of 'dry days', meaning days when the liquor stores are shut.
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India Could Be Forced To Play Russia Oil Card If Iran Conflict Drags On
- Mar 03, 2026 16:10 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
India could increase purchase of Russian crude to offset potentially large-scale energy supply volatility linked to US-Israel-Iran war, particularly after Tehran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that carries around a fifth of world's oil.
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"India In Comfortable Position, Crude Oil Stock Of 25 Days": Government Sources
- Mar 03, 2026 15:44 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
India is in a comfortable position in terms of crude oil and gas, government sources told NDTV today as the war in the middle-east that started with the US-Israel air strikes on Iran escalated.
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Qatar Man Stranded In India As Gulf Airspace Shuts Amid Middle East Tensions
- Mar 03, 2026 15:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
He said he had come to India on a six-day business trip on February 22nd.
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Opinion | The Eerily Familiar Game Behind China's Silence On Iran
- Mar 03, 2026 15:18 pm IST
- Harsh V. Pant
What looks like a setback for Beijing in West Asia might actually be more leverage - a chance to build long-term capital without firing a single shot.
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"Selective Outrage": BJP Sources On Sonia Gandhi's Khamenei Article
- Mar 03, 2026 14:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
Diplomacy cannot be reduced to appeasement, BJP sources appeared to deliver a lesson in diplomacy as they criticised Sonia Gandhi's article which questioned the government's "silence" on the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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An Indian Lab Is Trying To Keep Cheetahs Alive Till 'Perpetuity'
- Mar 03, 2026 14:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
With arrival of nine cheetahs from Botswana, six females and three males, at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, India's ambitious cheetah reintroduction effort has entered a new phase.
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Disruption Of Public Order Unacceptable: J&K Police Warns Of Action Amid Protests Over Khamenei's Death
- Mar 03, 2026 13:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
Protests to mourn the killing of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned violent at several places in Kashmir after angry protesters threw stones at security forces when they were stopped from marching to Lal Chowk.
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Blog | How Did Indians Become So Central To Dubai's Rise? It Goes Deeper Than Oil
- Mar 03, 2026 13:23 pm IST
- Naghma Sahar
The ease with which Indians have made the UAE, particularly Dubai, their home is a familiarity the two nations shared even before the oil boom of the 1970s, or the real estate boom later.
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"No Food Or Water": Man Claims He Was Stranded At Moscow Airport, Indian Embassy Reacts
- Mar 03, 2026 12:46 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The US-Iran conflict disrupted flights worldwide and forced the closure of major airports.
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First Air India Flight From Dubai Lands In Delhi Amid Middle East Crisis
- Mar 03, 2026 12:38 pm IST
- Asian News International
In a significant development amid the ongoing Middle East situation, Air India on Tuesday welcomed passengers and crew arriving from Dubai onboard Flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
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700 Tankers Jam Strait Of Hormuz: Will India Be Forced To Ration Fuel?
- Mar 03, 2026 11:30 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran conflict could last "weeks, not days," raising the prospect that India may soon have to balance fuel security at home.
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Indian Airlines Gear Up To Start Middle East Operations Amid Iran Crisis
- Mar 03, 2026 11:05 am IST
- Edited by: Nonika Sharma
Domestic airlines today said that they are planning to start to operate special relief flights from the Middle East to facilitate the return of stranded passengers due to the growing conflict between the US-Israel and Iran.
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Sonia Gandhi Slams Centre's Stand On Khamenei Death, Adds Kashmir Reminder
- Mar 03, 2026 09:07 am IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Questioning the government's silence on the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has said silence, in this case, is not "neutral", but an "abdication"
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Why Is Market Closed Today And Will It Open Tomorrow On Holi? Answered
- Mar 03, 2026 07:40 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Both the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange have declared a full trading holiday on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu Deepam Row: Court Suggests 5-Person Team Light Lamp On Hill
- Mar 03, 2026 00:56 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A group of five persons named by the court could be permitted to proceed to the hilltop pillar known as Deepathoon to offer symbolic prayers for 15 minutes, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has suggested.