The Palau-flagged oil tanker was struck off Oman's Musandam Peninsula in an attack that followed drone strikes on the country's Duqm port.
The Pentagon's policy chief on Tuesday seemed to distance Washington from the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday (February 28), calling it "Israeli operations."
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz issued an open assassination threat to Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor Wednesday. The threat came hours after Iran elected Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as the next Supreme Leader.
Israel-Iran War: Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases and threatened that the United States would "bitterly regret" torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
The reported strike took place at a girls' elementary school, Shajareh Tayyibeh School in the town of Minab in southern Iran on Saturday (February 28), killing over 160 students.
A wedding ceremony in Bihar's Buxar turned into mourning on Tuesday night after the bride was shot allegedly by her lover. The man has been identified as Deenbandhu, a neighbour.
Shaurya Goyal, a 19-year-old from Delhi, has been named as an accused in Goa road accident, killing a 65-year-old man.
The investigation has revealed that the tax evasion money, reportedly amounting to over Rs 100 crore, was invested in luxury hotels.
The teenager who rammed a Scorpio SUV into 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra's bike, killing him on the spot, was overspeeding, shows the latest CCTV footage. The video shows the minutes before the horrific accident took place in Delhi.
A case has been registered against BlinkIt for selling button knives, a folding pocket knife often used in murders. The Delhi Police registered a case after accused in two separate murder cases confessed to purchasing a knife online.
Pratyusha's mother has, for years, alleged that her daughter was raped and murdered by influential men, including people linked to political families.
A poster on Sahil's study table reads "They want to fly first class. I want to own the plane."
In 2024, when Sandeep Kumar's wife left their home in Uttar Pradesh, taking along her jewellery and their son, he thought she has been killed by his in-laws. Little did he know that two years later, his wife, Priyanka Prajapati, would turn up healthy
A 24-year-old woman died in a road accident after allegedly being run over by an drunk police official in Haryana's Ambala. The woman, identified as Nikita, fell from an e-rickshaw she was travelling in after it was hit by the cop.
Bangladesh Election Results Highlights: Steered by a leader back to the country after a 17-year exile, Tarique Rahman-led BNP raced towards a decisive win in the crucial national election held on Thursday.
The appointment of Mumbai-born Tamannaah Bhatia as the brand ambassador of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) has sparked a row.
A first-year law student shot dead his classmate before killing himself with the same gun in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Monday morning. While his classmate, a girl, died on the spot, the accused was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Kamal spoke to his twin brother, Karan, around midnight and said he would reach home within minutes. But when he didn't come for 30 minutes, the family grew suspicious and began the search.
A woman was groped, dragged, harassed, and physically assaulted in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in the early hours of January 31. The woman tried to free herself from the man's grip, but he kept pulling her back.
Rajasthan's Honeymoon Murder Case: Ashish and Anju, a newlywed couple from Rajasthan, were out on a walk when a vehicle hit them. While Ashish died on the spot, Anju was robbed of her gold jewellery and left unconscious on the road.
The three sisters - Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12) - had created a social media account that gained a significant number of followers. They identified themselves with Korean names.
Two Khalistani terrorists have been arrested for writing slogans at two locations in Delhi, ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. The two terrorists are reported to have worked under the guidance of the Khalistani terrorist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
In the Ghaziabad triple suicide case, a new twist has emerged. One of the sisters was attempting to jump to death while the two others were trying to pull her back, but all three fell off the balcony window, claims an eyewitness.
Three minor sisters jumped to death from the ninth floor of their apartment building in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, allegedly after their parents took away their mobile phone, stopping them from playing an online game.
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2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
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4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.

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