The first lunar eclipse of 2026 will be observed on Tuesday evening, with priests and temple authorities across several states announcing closures and issuing religious guidelines in view of the celestial event. Religious leaders, speaking to IANS, shared details about the timing of the eclipse, the observance of the ‘Sutak Kaal’, and precautions to be...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 Israel launched a series of coordinated airstrikes on a key leadership compound in Tehran, targeting what it described as the Iranian regime’s most critical command hub, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). As per reports, the Israeli military said the overnight operation was carried out by the...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 European natural gas prices surged sharply on Monday as reports suggest that Qatar Energy announced it was halting liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following Iranian attacks near key gas processing facilities, intensifying concerns over energy supplies across the continent. The Dutch TTF natural gas contract, regarded as Europe’s benchmark for gas...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the country’s plans to increase the number of nuclear warheads and temporarily deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to eight European countries in a move aimed at strengthening the continent’s security. In his speech at the L’Ile Longue military base in northwestern France on Monday, Macron outlined the...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The US-Israeli airstrikes, which have been underway since Saturday, have so far caused over 740 deaths and injured more than 750 people in Iran, according to reports. US-Israeli airstrikes have been ongoing since February 28, with the aim of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear bomb, forcing a change in its...
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck near the city of Gerash in southern Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of approximately 10 kilometres and is consistent with natural tectonic activity in the region. Southern Iran lies along the active Zagros...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 Amid Iran’s increasing attacks on Gulf countries where US military bases are located, the US State Department on Monday urged American citizens to immediately leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mora Namdar, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The Israeli military said early on Tuesday that it had carried out air strikes on the complex of Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, in Tehran as part of a new wave of operations targeting the capital. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said Air Force jets, acting...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The US Embassy in Riyadh was struck by two Iranian drones, causing a fire and resulting in material damage, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said early on Tuesday, as the Middle East crisis entered its fourth day. The incident unfolded against the backdrop of intensifying hostilities triggered by US and Israeli-led strikes...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday accused Iran’s “expansionist and Islamist” regime of waging a one-sided war against the United States for 47 years, warning that while America did not start the conflict, it would finish it and would never allow Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons. Speaking at the Trump administration’s first formal Pentagon...