06-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened past 92 per dollar for the first time on Wednesday with ‌the central bank likely curbing further losses in Asia’s worst-performing currency, as an escalating Middle East war pummeled global markets. The rupee fell to 92.3025 to the dollar, down …

06-03-2026 DUBAI/ RIYAZ: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it has fired 230 drones at several facilities hosting US troops in the Middle East, including a base in Erbil in northern Iraq and the Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The IRGC said the …

06-03-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: It was the first working day of the week and Muhammad Raza, a 23-year-old Pakistani medical student, was assisting the doctors treating patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences hospital in the Iranian capital. A loud explosion brought the ward to a halt. …

06-03-2026 JUBA/ RUWENG: At least 173 people have been killed after dozens of armed men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials said. A group of unidentified youths from Mayom County in neighboring Unity ‌state stormed Abiemnhom County on Sunday, the area’s information minister, James Monyluak …

Hyderabad, March 5 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI) In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, the Hyderabad City Police organised a grand Dawat-e-Iftar on Thursday at the historic Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad. The event was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Mohammad Azharuddin as Chief Guests. Asaduddin Owaisi, …

05-03-2026 GAZA STRIP: When Hani Abu Issa headed to the Deir el-Balah market on Saturday morning, he was not carrying a long shopping list. He had only intended to buy ingredients for his family’s Ramadan iftar meal, nothing more but the sight of crowds gathered in front of grocery shops …

05-03-2026 MADRID: Spain says the United States is not using and will not be using joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid. “Based on all the information I have, the bases are not being used for this military operation,” Foreign Minister Jose …

05-03-2026 HOUSTON: Authorities have identified the two people fatally shot outside a bar in Austin, Texas when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of Sunday. Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, died in the shooting outside a beer garden popular with University of Texas students, police said. …

05-03-2026 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s government on Monday banned military activities by Hezbollah after it opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, a move ‌likely to fuel tension with the Tehran-backed group as it faces a new Israeli offensive. The government’s decision, which was rejected by a …

05-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India, a fast-growing oil consumer, is the country most vulnerable to crude supply shocks if the Middle East conflict leads to a prolonged disruption in shipments from the region, mainly because of its thin reserves, analysts said. Both China and India, Asia’s top energy consumers, …