External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar strongly defended India's decision to buy Russian oil, stressing that New Delhi's choices were based on cost and availability considerations and criticised Eur
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India's intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the India-Bangladesh border amid plans by the Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies to stage major protests against the alleged push-ins of illegal
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Iran-US peace deal expected to take place in Geneva, could reopen Strait of Hormuz and extend ceasefire: Report
Despite Iran insisting that reports of a breakthrough remain speculative, diplomatic sources have indicated that Tehran and Washington are moving closer to an interim agreement that could pave the way
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India summons US envoy again over attacks on vessels carrying Indian seafarers, calls use of force ‘unacceptable’
India on Friday lodged a strong protest with the United States over a series of attacks by US naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian seafarers in the Gulf of Oman, describing the use of le
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Ceasefire goes for a toss? US launches wave of strikes on Iran, explosions rock Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Hengam; Trump backs escalation
The United States has carried out wave strikes on Iran in the wee hours on Thursday (June 11), while Iranian state media reported explosions in several areas, including the port city of Bandar Abbas a
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Global oil route thrown into chaos: US strikes push Iran to shut Strait of Hormuz again for all vessels, shoot on sight ordered
Following a new wave of US strikes hit parts of the country’s southern coastline and triggered direct naval and air confrontations in the region, Iran’s military leadership on Thursday (June 11) annou
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