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3:08 pmDevelopment in North Andhra will bring votes for NDA in local body polls, says TDP MLC Chiranjeevi Rao
3:07 pm‘Jantar Mantar is Everywhere’: Indian diaspora across the world stage anti-CEC protests after massive Delhi demonstrations
3:02 pmKumaraswamy cannot tolerate a Dalit like me making political progress: Priyank Kharge
3:01 pmSmaller babies perform poorer as teens, study finds
2:56 pmKarnataka brings government employees’ services under Sakala Act; hefty fines for delays and malicious complaints
2:54 pmLaddu prasadam in high demand at Vijayawada’s Indrakeeladri during Dasara Navaratri
2:49 pmIran Gets New Defence Minister 8 Months After Predecessor Killed In US Strikes
2:38 pmBJP Urges People To Wear Black To Protest Against AAP Over Punjab Activist's Murder
2:33 pmCongo confirms Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province

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Iran Gets New Defence Minister 8 Months After Predecessor Killed In US Strikes

Reported by NDTV 18 Oct 2026, 2:49 pm IST 1 min read

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The veteran defence official replaces Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack on a leadership compound on February 28.

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Section: Politics
Topics: Defence & security
First reported by: NDTV
Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026, 2:49 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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