Why is market falling today? Sensex slumps 1,200 pts, Nifty below 23,850; 7 key triggers behind bloodbathIndian stock markets experienced a significant downturn on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty dropping over 1% each. Soaring oil prices to his...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
IRGC hardliners in control of Iran's military and diplomacy, moderates sidelined, says reportUS-Iran war news: Iran's military apparatus and diplomatic teams are now under the control of the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Will Larijani killing weaken chance of US exit strategy for Iran war?The killing of Ali Larijani by Israel removes a key pragmatic figure from Iran’s leadership, increasing the influence of hardliners and red...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death brings Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson into focusIran faces a crucial decision to select a new Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hassan Khomeini, grandson of th...
02 Mar, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prisonIran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to over seven years in prison. This comes as the country faces a crackdown on ...
09 Feb, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prisonNobel laureate Narges Mohammadi received over seven additional years in prison and an internal exile sentence after beginning a hunger stri...
08 Feb, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Iran protests: Who is exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, son of last Shah, ousted in 1979 by Khomeini, now drawing huge supportWho is Reza Pahalavi: Tens of thousands of Iranians heeded exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's call to protest the clerical leadership, fill...
09 Jan, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Iran's divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protestsAmidst Israeli strikes and internal discontent, Iran's opposition faces a dilemma. While exiled groups and figures like Reza Pahlavi urge p...
20 Jun, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
Iran weaponises tech to crush dissent, UN probe revealsA UN investigation reveals Iran's use of digital and surveillance technology, as well as state-sponsored vigilantism, to suppress dissent f...
14 Mar, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
Who will become Iran President? When is Presidential Election?Iran President Ebrahim Raisi is dead and now the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds the key as a Presidential election h...
21 May, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Who was Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's hardline president who died in a helicopter crash?Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, considered a hard-liner and a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in a mo...
20 May, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissentIranian authorities are cracking down on dissents ahead of the anniversary of the death of a woman in morality police custody. Journalists,...
18 Jul, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
Iran's Guards head warns protesters: 'Today is last day of riots'Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police last month...
29 Oct, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Iranian protesters defy crackdown with nationwide demonstrationsThe protests sweeping Iran since Amini - a 22-year-old woman from the country's Kurdish region - died on Sept. 16 while being held for "ina...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
Who is leading the crackdown on Iran's protests?During the latest protests, which erupted after a young woman died in the custody of the country's morality police last month, the Basij (b...
13 Oct, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Iran to raise gasoline prices by 40 per cent amidst cutting subsidies: ReportThe report said the new prices will take effect from Tuesday morning. Previous attempts to raise prices have sparked dissent.
25 May, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
- 30 years after revolution, Iran still seeks democracy
Iranians shouted "independence, liberty, Islamic republic" during the revolution which toppled the US-backed monarchy, but hopes for freedo...
05 Feb, 2009, 09.55 AM IST