Najaf's selection as a stop on the funeral route carries deep religious weight: the city is home to the shrine of Imam Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad, and ranks among the most sacred sites in Shi'ite Islam worldwide.
Trump's comments come hours after CENTCOM confirmed US forces had struck more than 80 Iranian targets in response to attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes.
The petitioners alleged that Vijay had 'blackmailed' children through his campaign speeches by emotionally appealing to them to influence their families' votes.
The warning comes hours after CENTCOM confirmed it had struck more than 80 targets inside Iran on Wednesday, in retaliation for attacks on three commercial vessels transiting Hormuz earlier this week.
Kumar's appointment to Kyiv comes at a sensitive juncture for India's diplomatic engagement with Ukraine, which remains in the midst of its prolonged conflict with Russia.
Water resource experts caution that reservoir levels remain well below last year's mark even as the rains recover, with a strengthening El Nino still clouding the outlook for the rest of the season.
The IRGC said its naval and aerospace forces had carried out a joint missile and drone operation targeting 85 sites, describing them as 'important US military facilities.'
Prabhas Mondal was among the first three suspects arrested after an 11-year-old girl's body was discovered stuffed inside a sack in a pond in Baruipur.
The India Meteorological Department's morning bulletin forecast a generally cloudy sky with intermittent light to moderate rain over the city and its suburbs through the day.
US forces struck Iranian air defence systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait.
The near-simultaneous outages in both countries come against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions, with the United States and Iran having exchanged fresh strikes over the Strait of Hormuz within the same 24-hour window.
The exchange marks the most serious challenge yet to the memorandum of understanding signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 17 June.
Officials said around 10 people may still be trapped under the debris amid the area is understood to have recorded over 265 mm of rainfall in the preceding 24 hours.
The blasts, coming just as Macron arrived, highlight how fragile security remains in Syria even as its new leadership tries to rebuild the country's global standing.
The attacks, among the deadliest in Gujarat's history, killed 56 people and left nearly 200 others injured, with several hospitals also targeted in the aftermath of the initial blasts, compounding the chaos and casualties.
The wide-ranging agreements underline the deepening strategic partnership between India and Indonesia across defence, economic, technological and cultural domains.
The Bintang Adipurna is among Indonesia's most prestigious state honours, typically awarded to individuals, including foreign leaders, in recognition of exceptional contributions to bilateral relations or service to the nation.
Footage that spread rapidly across social media captured the moment a bright flash and plume of smoke erupted within the packed gathering, cutting off the speech and sending attendees fleeing in different directions.
The restrictions have been imposed keeping in view the safety of visitors amid heavy rainfall in the hill station region, a popular monsoon getaway for tourists from Mumbai and Pune.
Aerial visuals from Monday's procession showing a flower-strewn vehicle carrying the coffins moving slowly through Tehran, almost entirely swallowed by a dense crowd waving red, white and green Iranian flags.
