Plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo) Iran on Sunday threatened to “irreversibly destroy” critical infrastructure ​and energy facilities in the Middle East region if Tehran’s power plants are targeted, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ⁠said in a post on X. Iran’s parliament speaker’s comments came...

Flash floods in Oman have claimed the lives of two people from Kerala, while another woman remains missing, prompting senior Congress leader VD Satheesan to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent intervention. The missing woman has been identified as Ramla, who also hails from Trithala. According to reports, the victims were travelling in a vehicle...

Last week’s bloodbath at the Dalal Street erroded the market capitalisation of five of the top-10 most-valued firms by over Rs 1 lakh crore. The broader equity benchmarks also ended on a muted note. The BSE Sensex slipped by 30.96 points, or 0.04%, while the NSE Nifty declined 36.6 points, or 0.15%, reflecting a largely...