New Delhi: A foreign-flagged vessel carrying oil for India has managed to cross the war-hit Strait of Hormuz to reach Mumbai, while another large ship is likely to reach Indian ports in a day or two, according to vessel tracking data and industry sources. Liberia-flagged...
New Delhi: There is no LPG shortage in the country and "no dry-out has been reported", Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry's Joint Secretary, Marketing and Oil Refining, Sujata Sharma, said Thursday. In a briefing on the current LPG situation in the country, she said that...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking directions to bring back the mortal remains of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose from Japan to India. After a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressed disinclination to...
New Delhi/Baghdad: An Indian crew member was killed after a US-owned crude oil tanker, Safesea Vishnu, came under attack by Iran near Basra in Iraq Wednesday. The remaining 15 Indian crew members on board were evacuated safely and moved to a secure location, the Indian...
New Delhi/Tehran: Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following talks between External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, with the aim of keeping the critical sea route open for the transportation of crude oil...
United Nations: The Security Council has adopted a resolution cosponsored by India condemning "in the strongest terms" Iran's attacks on its neighbours in the Middle East. The resolution sailed through the Council Wednesday (local time) after Russia and China, in a surprise move, refrained from...
Washington: More than 40 US senators have demanded answers from the Pentagon over the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran that reportedly killed at least 168 people, most of them children, during the opening phase of the Trump administration’s war against Iran. In a...
Washington: The United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next four months, part of a coordinated international effort by major economies to stabilise energy markets as conflict in the Middle East pushes global prices higher. The...
Jammu: Leaders of the National Conference have expressed anguish and concern following a firing incident involving former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah during a private function in Jammu. A person attempted to attack National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during an event Wednesday evening....
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation Wednesday during which they discussed the situation in West Asia. The two ministers exchanged views on the situation surrounding Iran, calling for its rapid normalisation, the Russian foreign ministry...
On 4 November 2013, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to over 120 heads of Indian missions and outlined the...
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In Rajasthan, accountability has recently discovered a rather dramatic sense of urgency. A ten-minute technical glitch at Prime Minister Narendra...
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The energy crisis engulfing the whole world is deepening with no sign of the war between Israel-USA and Iran ending...
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Nepal did what Bangladesh could not. Its Gen Z has transformed its pent-up anger against mainstream political parties and their...
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