Washington: The United States has announced the temporary lifting of sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil stranded at sea in an effort to cool down soaring global crude prices. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the temporary measure will make available 140 million barrels...
New Delhi: The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price Friday was increased by Rs 2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about Rs 22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict...
Dubai: Israel's military said Friday it struck sites in Syria in response to attacks against the Druze. The army said it struck infrastructure belonging to Syria in response to attacks on the Druze population in Sweida in southern Syria. Syria's state-run SANA news agency did...
United Nations: India has dismissed a report by the expert on minority issues as “factually incorrect” and displaying “hostility” to the country. Gaurav Kumar Thakur, a counsellor at India’s UN Mission in Geneva, said India rejects the assertions of Nicolas Levrat, the special rapporteur on...
Dubai: Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said after the latest Iranian missile barrage that the electricity grid in northern Israel sustained some damage. He said crews had restored electricity to some areas and were working to restore it to those still without power. Meanwhile, Israeli...
Washington: Saying that Iran's surface fleet is no longer a factor, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that their submarines - they once had 11 - are gone. The crafts Hegseth referenced are midget submarines designed to work in shallow waters in the Persian Gulf...
Mumbai: Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp fall Thursday over rising global tensions and a sudden spike in oil prices, as the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran disrupted key energy infrastructure. The benchmark indices, Nifty and Sensex, ended the session with steep...
Dubai: President Donald Trump pledged that Israel would make no more attacks on Iran's major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again, the U.S. would retaliate and "massively blow up the entirety" of the field. Trump made his threat on social media...
Dubai: Israel's defence minister said Wednesday that the Israeli military killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib. Israel Katz announced Khatib's killing and said that "significant surprises are expected throughout this day on all the fronts," without elaborating. Khatib's killing follows Israel killing top Iranian security...
New Delhi: In a bid to further enhance ease of air travel, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said Wednesday that minimum 60 per cent of seats on any flight must be allocated free of charge to ensure fair access. In fresh directions issued through the...
The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics...
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Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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