Air India, IndiGo and other Indian airlines cancelled their flights to the Middle East on Saturday, while the regulator DGCA advised the carriers to temporarily avoid airspaces of 11 countries amid the US and Israel strikes on Iran.
Author: M BHARAT KUMAR
Thousands of travellers were stranded at Abu Dhabi International Airport on Saturday, after the UAE temporarily closed its airspace amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
India on Saturday expressed serious concern over the escalating situation in West Asia, particularly in Iran and the wider Gulf region, following recent military strikes by the United States and Israel.
Russia on Saturday strongly condemned the joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran, calling them a “pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression” against a sovereign United Nations member state.
Fear and panic have gripped Iran as residents rush to secure fuel and flee major cities following joint military strikes by the United States and Israel. Long lines formed at
Explosions were reported on Saturday in Abu Dhabi and Doha, following joint military strikes by the United States and Israel targeting locations inside Iran. The blasts mark a sharp escalation of tensions in the Gulf region.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday declared that his foremost concern is ensuring freedom for the Iranian people, following recent joint military strikes by the United States and Israel inside Iran.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal sharply criticized the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) during a media interaction in Madurai, declaring that it was time to remove the “corrupt” DMK government from power.
In a significant move ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has assured the Congress party of a Rajya Sabha seat, cementing the DMK–Congress alliance, party sources said