iran conflict

March 26, New Delhi: Foreign ministers from G7 nations will meet in France this week amid ongoing conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.The two-day meeting at Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey in Paris brings together officials seeking clarity on U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran and possible diplomatic...

Washington, March 26 – US President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing on May 14-15 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House announced, signaling a renewed high-level engagement between the world's two largest economies amid ongoing global tensions.White House Press...

New Delhi, March 25 The Jan Hastakshep, a civil rights organization, has criticized the NDA government for its "deafening silence" in the midst of the US-Israel and Iran conflict and termed the attack on the Persian nation as "unprovoked".In a statement, issued after a seminar held on Tuesday...

March 25, New Delhi - In Bangladesh, all educational institutions have switched to online learning to reduce the strain on the national power grid.Furthermore, Dhaka has introduced a five-hour rotating power outage schedule for domestic consumers in order to prioritize electricity supply to...

New Delhi, March 24 Gold prices ended a four-day decline and rose by Rs 1,200 to Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, while silver remained unchanged at Rs 2.30 lakh per kilogram, according to the All India Sarafa Association.The precious metal, with 99.9 per cent...

New Delhi, March 24 CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Tuesday cited the 2003 unanimous resolution of Parliament, under then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, condemning the Iraq war, to urge the government to move a similar motion on the Iran conflict.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during zero hour...

Washington, March 24 Top US Democrats intensified pressure on President Donald Trump over the ongoing conflict with Iran, warning of rising costs, a lack of clarity, and the risk of a prolonged war with no clear end.In fact, the political divide over the Iran conflict deepened as Democratic...

Washington, March 22 – A prominent Republican senator has raised concerns about the lack of clarity from the Trump administration regarding its objectives in the Iran conflict, warning that this approach could strain ties with key allies even as he supports aspects of President Donald Trump’s...

Washington, March 21 – President Donald Trump urged US allies and major global economies to take responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, while firmly rejecting calls for a ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict.“The United States doesn’t use the Strait; we don’t need it…Europe needs...

Washington, March 20 – The ongoing conflict in Iran is beginning to unsettle US strategic commitments in the Indo-Pacific, as Washington is diverting military assets and leadership attention back to the Middle East, a former senior official from the Biden administration said on Friday."One of...

Mumbai, March 20 The rupee crashed 64 paise to settle at an all-time low of 93.53 against the US dollar on Friday, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and a steep rise in crude oil prices amid mounting geopolitical tensions.Forex traders said the Indian rupee is under tremendous...

Ranchi, March 18 CPI(ML) leader and general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya alleged on Wednesday that the Centre has weakened the job prospects of people through the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-GRAM-G, and said his party would launch a nationwide...

New Delhi, March 18 Silver prices edged lower by Rs 213 to Rs 2.52 lakh per kilogram in futures trade on Wednesday, tracking muted global trends and cautious investor sentiment ahead of key monetary policy decisions.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the white metal for May delivery slipped by...

New Delhi, March 18 Asian refining margins have turned negative after a brief surge earlier this month, as the ongoing Iran conflict disrupts crude supply chains and forces refiners across the region to cut operating rates.Benchmark Singapore gross refining margins (GRMs), a key indicator of...

New Delhi, March 15: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Sunday that misinformation spread by political parties like the Congress and the AAP has created a misconception of a cooking gas shortage in the minds of some people, leading to panic bookings of LPG cylinders.Sachdeva...

New Delhi, March 14 – Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress for resorting to gimmicks and using old images of people waiting in LPG booking queues in their desperation to create panic amid the global fuel crisis caused by...

Mumbai, March 13 The rupee trimmed some losses and closed the session 5 paise lower at a fresh record low of 92.30 against the US dollar on Friday, with crude oil prices stabilizing around USD 100/barrel, even as global sentiment remained volatile due to the West Asia crisis.A strengthening US...

Washington, March 13 – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used part of a Pentagon briefing on the Iran conflict on Friday to sharply criticize media coverage of the war, even suggesting alternative headlines he said would better reflect the situation on the battlefield.Speaking during a news...

Mumbai, March 13 The rupee fell by 20 paise to close at a fresh record low of 92.45 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, amid soaring crude oil prices and the ongoing conflict in West Asia.According to forex traders, a stronger US dollar, heavy outflows of foreign funds, and...

Washington, March 13 – Facing a sharp rise in fuel prices and disruptions in global shipping routes, the White House is considering a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act to allow more vessels to deliver energy and agricultural supplies to US ports.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt...