Khamenei will be remembered as brave leader, says Congress MP

IANS | March 1, 2026 1:35 PM

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Reacting to the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike, Congress MP Imran Masood said on Sunday that history would remember the Iranian cleric as a courageous figure.

Muslim clerics condemn killing of Khamenei, call for peace

IANS | March 1, 2026 1:21 PM

Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh have strongly condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, terming it a grave loss for the Muslim community and urging the international community to intervene to prevent further escalation in the region.

Puducherry can emerge as medical tourism hub, says PM Modi

IANS | March 1, 2026 1:15 PM

Puducherry, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Puducherry has the potential to emerge as a major medical tourism hub in India, as he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 2,700 crore in the union territory.

PM Modi unveils Rs 2,700 crore development projects for Puducherry

IANS | March 1, 2026 1:01 PM

Puducherry, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a wide array of development projects worth Rs 2,700 crore in Puducherry, marking one of the largest infrastructure pushes for the union territory in recent years.

Protests in Kashmir over killing of Khamenei; leaders appeal for calm

IANS | March 1, 2026 12:28 PM

Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) A large number of people across the Kashmir Valley, especially in Srinagar city, carried out peaceful protests against the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli bombing, as local political and religious leaders condemned the killing while appealing for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

UPI transactions surge 27 pc annually at 20.39 billion in Feb: NPCI data

IANS | March 1, 2026 11:03 AM

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The unified payments interface (UPI) saw 27 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 20.39 billion in the month of February — along with registering 22 per cent annual growth in transaction amount at Rs 26.84 lakh crore, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Sunday.