Tehran, 21/3: The United States on Friday announced a temporary lifting of sanction on Iranian oil stranded at sea in a bid to keep check over the soaring crude oil prices globally. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took to X and said that the step would free 140 million barrels of Iranian oil to global markets….
Ahmedabad, 20/3: A metropolitan court on Friday remanded a Gujarat-based yoga guru and his six followers to ten days of police custody. A day earlier, they were arrested for manufacturing and circulating counterfeit currency largely with the help of AI-based tools. According to the police remand application, the yoga guru and his followers plotted to…
Kolkata, 20/3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to “take away people’s citizenship” in the name of NRC and Census after the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Addressing a press conference during the release of the TMC’s election manifesto, she claimed that an “unofficial President’s Rule”…
Kolkata, 20/3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to “take away people’s citizenship” in the name of NRC and Census after the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Addressing a press conference during the release of the TMC’s election manifesto, she claimed that an “unofficial President’s Rule”…
Riyadh,20/12: An Indian national was killed in Saudi Arabia due to the “recent events of March 18”, the Indian Embassy announced on Friday. In a social media post, the Indian embassy expressed its “deepest condolences on the tragic demise of an Indian national in Riyadh due to recent events on March 18th”.
New Delhi, 20/3: Premium petrol in India became costlier by up to Rs 2.35 from Friday (March 20, 2026) The price of BPCL’s Speed, HPCL’s Power, and IOCL’s XP95 increased by Rs 2.09 to Rs 2.35 per litre. However, there is no change in the price of regular petrol at present. Although the companies did…
New Delhi, 20/3: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to avoid nine airspaces, and ensure robust contingency plans amid the West Asia conflict. As part of safety risk assessments, DGCA has asked to avoid airspaces of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
JERUSALEM, 19/3: Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles after 20 days of US-Israeli air attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference on Thursday. We are winning, and Iran is being decimated,” Netanyahu said, noting that Iran’s missile and drone arsenal is being massively degraded and…
Kolkatta, 19/3: The BJP on Thursday released its second list of 111 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, fielding Rekha Patra from Hingalganj and Roopa Ganguly from Sonarpur Dakshin. According to BJP’s list, Sabita Barman will contest the elections from Itahar, Dilip Saha from Nabagram, Mitali Mal from Khargram and Gargi Das Ghosh…
Washington, 19/3: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the United States’ objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on February 28. The United States has carried out strikes against 7,000 targets inside Iran, and hit more than 40 Iranian mine-laying vessels and 11 submarines. “Our objectives, given directly…
