The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that some Indians have been killed in the conflict in West Asia, while some are missing. The ministry said that the developments have evoked “great anxiety”, as India has critical stakes in the security and stability of the Gulf region.
The ministry highlighted that nearly one crore Indians live and work in the region, and their safety and well-being remain its “utmost priority”.
On Monday, the Directorate General of Shipping had confirmed that three Indian seafarers were killed and one injured amid the conflict while serving on board foreign-flagged vessels. However, it said that no Indian-flagged vessels have reported casualties.
The conflict began on Saturday after Israel and the US launched a joint operation targeting the Iranian regime, alleging that its actions constituted an “existential threat to Israel”. Tel Aviv has been claiming that Iran is “closer than ever” to obtaining a nuclear weapon, even as Tehran has maintained that its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes. Read more.
The Iranian Red Crescent said that at least 787 persons have been killed in the country since the United States and Israel began attacking the country on February 28. In the past four days, over 1,000 strikes hit 153 cities and more than 500 locations in Iran, the humanitarian group said.
The United States military on Tuesday said that its forces had destroyed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities.
On Tuesday, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog confirmed that entrance buildings at Iran’s underground uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz were damaged in the Israel-US strikes.
On Saturday, a girls’ school in Minab town was hit, with Iranian media saying that the attack leftover 160 persons dead. Read more.
Some news and media outlets and persons have been booked in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly sharing misleading information about protests following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Srinagar Police said. Protests had erupted in parts of India after Khamenei’s killing in a joint United States-Israel operation on Sunday.
He was considered an important figure by Shia Muslims globally.
The police said they had taken cognisance of the “deliberate circulation of false, fabricated and misleading information” across electronic and social media platforms, alleging that they were attempts to “incite unrest and disturb public order”.
A first information report has been registered, several profiles identified and individuals summoned to the cyber cell, the police said without specifying the content in question. Read on.
The Delhi High Court stayed a sessions court order that had put on hold the bail granted to Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit on February 20. The High Court said it was “not satisfied” with the order and that it reflected “no application of mind”.
Chib was arrested on February 24 and had been granted bail by a magisterial court on Saturday, but the order was later stayed following an appeal by the Delhi Police.
The High Court said any order affecting personal liberty must disclose reasons. The matter will be heard again on March 6. Read on.
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