The government is closely monitoring the escalating conflict in West Asia after the United Arab Emirates reported that Indians were among those injured in Iranian missile strikes. With hostilities intensifying and airspace across parts of the region shut, any evacuation of Indians from West Asian countries is currently impractical, official sources said.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India would "rebalance" its proposed trade pact with the United States (US) if the circumstances change following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump's country-specific tariffs.

Speaking at an event, Goyal said Indian trade authorities are closely tracking developments and remain in touch with their US counterparts.

The India-Nepal border will remain closed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of 5 in view of the general elections scheduled in Nepal on March 5, officials said on Friday.

Sudhir Sharma, in-charge of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Rupaidiha, Bahraich, told PTI that Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an official communication dated February 26 regarding the closure.

A Delhi court on Friday cleared all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy case, including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha, Bar and Bench reported.

Special Judge (PC Act) Jitendra Singh passed the order, bringing to an end the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Indian cricketer Rinku Singh's father, Khanchand Singh, passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida early Friday after a prolonged illness, family sources and hospital officials said.

Dr. Sunil Kumar, spokesperson of Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida, where the cricketer's father was admitted, said Khanchand Singh was battling advanced-stage liver cancer.

Pakistan launched a retaliatory operation in response to the alleged border attacks by the Afghan Taliban, saying it has killed over 130 Taliban fighters.

Operation Ghazab lil Haq commenced late Thursday night after the Afghan Taliban allegedly launched attacks on several border posts.

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam is likely to join Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) on Friday ahead of the forthcoming Tamil Nadu elections, sources said.

This move follows recent praise by the OPS camp for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and prediction related to return of DMK government in the state.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term, offering a forceful defence of his economic, trade and immigration policies ahead of the November midterm elections.

A central theme of his address was trade and tariffs. Trump reiterated his long-standing belief that tariffs paid by foreign countries could eventually replace the modern income tax system.

India must focus on scale, competitiveness and lowering the cost of doing business to successfully integrate into global markets, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday.

Speaking on the topic ‘Aligning India with evolving geopolitics’ at BS Manthan, Business Standard’s flagship event in New Delhi.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) reiterated his claim that he had helped stop eight global wars, including what he described as a potential “nuclear war” between India and Pakistan. He also made a fresh assertion that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would have died had it not been for his intervention.

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