Dubai: The US said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow "even a single litre" to be shipped to its enemies. As concerns grew about...
Washington: The White House said that the United States is determined to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as the war with Iran intensifies, stressing that President Donald Trump will not allow Tehran to disrupt global energy supplies. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said...
Doha: Nearly 1,000 Indian nationals stranded in Qatar were flown to New Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Indian mission here said. The Indian Embassy in Doha coordinated with Qatar Airways to facilitate the travel of stranded Indian...
New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will start levying a fuel surcharge of Rs 399 on each domestic flight ticket from March 12 and also hike the charge for international bookings due to a steep rise in jet fuel prices amid the Middle...
Dhaka: Bangladesh has begun receiving diesel from India, with an initial supply of 5,000 tonnes expected by Wednesday, an official said Tuesday, amid growing concerns about a fuel shortage due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia. "We have started receiving diesel from Monday afternoon...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the constitution of Appellate Tribunals, comprising former High Court Chief Justices and judges, to hear appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench headed by...
New Delhi: Pieter Elbers has resigned as the CEO of IndiGo, the country’s largest airline operated by InterGlobe Aviation Limited, following the low-cost carrier’s worst-ever flight crisis in December last year, it was informed Tuesday. In a filing to exchanges, the airline said that Rahul...
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Tuesday, killing one terrorist during an encounter, officials said. Acting on intelligence inputs, security forces detected the movement of two terrorists in the general area of...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Tuesday approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay of Rs 8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 to provide safe...
United Nations: India has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a flagrant violation of international law, saying it is hypocritical to invoke Islamic solidarity while carrying out attacks that have killed civilians during Ramzan. Addressing a Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan Monday,...
The ongoing war between the US-Israel combine and Iran has unexpectedly turned out to be a windfall for Russia. In...
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The widening conflict in West Asia is beginning to cast a shadow over India’s economic outlook. The country’s heavy dependence...
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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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