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US sanctions multiple entities, vessels in Iran oil trade clampdown
Washington, The United States sanctioned many companies, individuals and vessels as part of a sweeping new crackdown on Iran's oil and petrochemical trade, accusing them of helping facilitate transactions involving…
India-bound oil tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz
New York, An oil tanker carrying sorely needed petroleum for India has cleared the Strait of Hormuz, according to several sites that track maritime traffic. The Nissos Keros is on…
Sensex crashes 1,092 points amid US-Iran uncertainty, final hour sell-off
Mumbai, Indian equity benchmark indices ended sharply lower on Friday after a volatile trading session, as uncertainty surrounding a possible US-Iran understanding triggered heavy selling in the final hour of…
CM welcomes ₹10,021-crore PMAY-G central sanction for rural housing
Raipur, May 29: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has welcomed the Union Government’s release of a ‘Mother Sanction’ worth over ₹10,021 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)…
Siddaramaiah has decided to tender his resignation, claims K’taka Congress MLA
Bengaluru, In a major political development amid intense speculation over a leadership change in Karnataka, senior Congress leader and nine-time MLA Deshpande on Wednesday stated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has…
India says ‘entrenched interests’ blocking UN Security Council reforms amid credibility crisis
United Nations, Even as the Security Council, frozen in the world of 1945, faces a crisis of credibility, India has said that “entrenched interests” are blocking reforms needed to make…
‘We are satisfied’: SC says SIR within constitutional powers of ECI; advances free and fair elections
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was…
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai welcomes Union Cabinet’s approval for ₹25,530-crore SARTHAK-PDS Phase-2 project
Raipur, May 27: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet’s approval of ₹25,530 crore for the SARTHAK-PDS Phase-2 project, terming it a historic and visionary…
India-led Quad targets $20 billion investment to strengthen critical minerals supply chains
New Delhi, The India-led Quad, comprising India, Australia, Japan and the United States, has announced plans to mobilise up to $20 billion in combined government and private sector investment to…
Trump outlines different options for destroying Iran’s enriched uranium
Washington, US President Donald Trump said that Iran's enriched uranium will be destroyed after being handed over to the United States, in place, or at another "acceptable location." "The Enriched…