US: Unable to assist Iran in probing Ebrahim Raisi’s copter crash
State Department cites ‘logistical reasons’. The Iranian government has requested the US to assist in probing the deadly helicopter crash that killed... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaGunmen kill 9 Pakistanis in southeastern Iran days after tit-for-tat strikes
No individuals or groups have claimed responsibility for killings in Saravan in Sistan-Baluchestan province. Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaGunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat missile strikes
Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran. The victims were Pakistani laborers who lived and worked at an auto repair shop. Three others were wounded in the shooting. The Pakistani ambassador called for Iran's cooperation in investigating the incident. Key Points
Economic TimesIran's Pakistan attack amid joint drills raises eyebrows
The attack was neither preceded by any effort by the Iranian side to resolve the issue diplomatically nor any acrimonious exchange of statements between the two countries. In fact, the last significant attack by Jaish al Adl, an Iranian separatist group having presence in Pakistan, took place on a police station in Sistan-o-Baluchistan killing 11 policemen a month before the missile attacks. So, it can't possibly be the trigger for retaliation. Key Points
Economic TimesIranian gets death penalty for adultery
Tehran: An Iranian court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery, the state media said. The woman worked as a trainer in a gym for women. It said her husband contacted the police in 2022 when he found her with another man at their house. Under Iranian law, she can appeal and courts can reduce de Key Points
The Tribune India
Only casualty of Iran's attack on Israel is an Arab Bedouin girl
In Iran's direct missile and drone attack on Israel, a seven-year-old Arab girl was the only one to be severely injured. The Bedouin girl was hit on her head by shrapnel and has undergone surgery. Key Points
India TodayAfter tit-for-tat strikes, Iran, Pakistan ministers dial down tensions
A day after Pakistan retaliated against Iranian missile and drone attacks at Jaish al-Adl (formerly Jundallah), their Foreign Ministers spoke for the second... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIranian teen Armita Geravand injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing headscarf dies: State media
Activists abroad have alleged Geravand may have been pushed or attacked for not wearing the hijab. An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIran votes in its first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom
Iranian officials and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have urged the public to cast ballots, but polling stations in the country’s capital, Tehran, appeared to see... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIran attacks terror bases in Pakistan’s Balochistan hours after top leaders met in Davos
The Iranian president's point man for Afghanistan was also in Islamabad recently. Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar had met Iran's Foreign... Key Points
The Tribune India
Tehran strikes ‘terror bases’ in Pakistan, Israeli ‘spy HQ’ in Iraq
Iran launched attacks on Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, state media reported. Those reports... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIran foreign minister writes to BRICS members, urges intervention in 'dire' Gaza situation
In his letter, Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called BRICS a critical ‘post-Western alliance’. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke to his Iranian counterpart Sunday. Key Points
ThePrintIndia vs Iran Kabaddi: Controversy breaks out in final match, netizens react
Asian Games 2023: India defeated Iran to win gold at the Asian Games 2023 in men's kabaddi. However, a controversy halted the game for about an hour. | Trending Key Points
Hindustan TimesPakistan reserves the right to respond to this provocative act, its foreign minister tells Iranian counterpart after attack in Balochistan
Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday night targeted two bases of the Balochi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan's border town of Panjgur in Balochistan... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIran displays missile capability amid Gaza war
Iran's ballistic missile programme, which has advanced over the past 40 years despite sanctions, has brought Western attention to Iran's missile capabilities. Iranian forces, during strikes in Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria, showcased their missile arsenal, which covers short, medium, and long ranges. The development of solid-propellant missiles has made them more tactically useful for Iran. Iranian leaders have relied on missiles as an effective means of retaliation and defense, compensating for the lack of a modern air force. It is unknown how large Iranian missile stocks are, but estimates suggest there could be over 200,000 missiles. Iran aims to improve its missile capabilities, including hitting moving targets and extending the range beyond 2,000 kilometers. Key Points
Economic Times
Rani Mukerji's rant is misplaced. India can learn a lot from Iranian cinema
Rani Mukerji got ‘offended’ by Kannada film director Prithvi Konanur’s comment on Indian cinema like a nationalist would. But the nation was nowhere in the discussion at the roundtable. Key Points
ThePrintGoogle Doodle pays tribute to French-Iranian photographer and journalist Abbas Attar on his 80th birthday
Google Doodle pays tribute to French Iranian photographer and journalist Abbas Attar on his 80th birthday. Abbas Attar was born in southeast Iran on March 29 in 1944. Key Points
mint3 Generals among 5 Iran Guards killed in Israeli strike on Damascus; Tehran vows to carry out revenge attacks
One of the Generals was head of information for the elite force, says security source. Three Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers killed in an Israeli strike... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaWhere did Iran's air strike hit inside Pakistan?
Iran says its missile strikes were aimed at militant groups involved in attacks on its territory, but Pakistan has rejected that explanation and strongly condemned the airstrike while warning of retaliation. India Today’s OSINT team pinpoints the strike site in Pakistan's Balochistan province, speculated to be militant hide-outs. Key Points
India TodayWho was Qasem Soleimani, top Iranian general considered closest to Ali Khamenei?
Soleimani, an Iranian military officer, served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 1998 until his assassination by the U.S. in 2020. | World News Key Points
Hindustan Times
2 Iranian women arrested for not covering hair after man attacks them with tub of yoghurt | Video
Two Iranian women were arrested for not covering their hair after a man attacked them with yoghurt. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Key Points
India TodayIran-Pakistan tensions rise again: Unidentified gunmen kill 9 Pakistanis in Iranian city of Saravan
Pakistan News: Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in southeastern Iran. The victims were Pakistani laborers living at an auto repair shop. The shootin Key Points
Times Of IndiaContractor killed in Syria drone strike; US strikes back: Pentagon
A US contractor died leaving 6 others wounded after a suspected Iranian drone attack in Syria. The US retaliated with precision airstrikes on Iran-backed group's bases in east Syria. | World News Key Points
Hindustan TimesIsraeli strikes near Syrian capital kill Iranian adviser
Syrian state media on March 31 said Israel has launched airstrikes on the suburbs of Syria’s capital Damascus for the second day in a row. According to Iran state media, Milad Heidari, an Iranian military adviser, was killed during what it called a “criminal strike”. Key Points
The HinduChild detainees in Iran subjected to sexual violence, electric shocks, claims rights group
Iran has been witness to massive protests since the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the country's morality police last September. Minor protestors are being sexually assaulted on police custody, some eye witnesses and a rights group has claimed. Key Points
India Today
America Needs a Middle East Strategy
The U.S. can bring the Gulf Arabs closer while doing much more to contain the Iran menace. Key Points
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