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March 27, 2026, 07:17 PM - 3 min read
To shield the public from soaring global energy prices, the government has moved aggressively on the fiscal front, slashing excise duty on petrol to ₹3 per litre and remarkably bringing the duty on diesel down to zero.
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March 27, 2026, 06:22 PM - 3 min read
Govt says India has 60 days of fuel stock and 74-day reserve capacity, securing supply for months amid global crisis; urges public to ignore misinformation.
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March 26, 2026, 06:16 PM - 3 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a virtual meeting with chief ministers on Friday to review the escalating conflict in West Asia and assess its possible implications for India.
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March 26, 2026, 06:08 PM - 3 min read
Authorities in Iran have said they are allowing India and several other ‘friendly nations’, including China and Russia, to continue commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, even as restrictions remain in place for others.
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March 26, 2026, 03:49 PM - 6 min read
Israel not only developed its nuclear weapons in secret – employing subterfuge, misleading claims, and even the suspected theft of bomb-grade nuclear material from the United States – it has also rejected international inspections of its facilities and refused to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by almost every state in the world. Iran, meanwhile, has never had a nuclear weapon, though its programme has been the source of international concern for more than a decade.
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March 25, 2026, 09:43 PM - 3 min read
: Government tells all-party meet India is safeguarding diaspora and energy needs amid West Asia crisis; Opposition seeks debate, calls response inadequate.
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March 25, 2026, 07:50 PM - 2 min read
Despite declines in global crude oil prices, a weaker greenback and positive sentiment in domestic equity markets, the local currency remained under pressure, forex traders said.
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March 25, 2026, 06:48 PM - 2 min read
According to Mohammad Amid, divisional LPG sales head at Indian Oil Corporation, around 9,500 LPG bookings were recorded in a single day in February, with numbers witnessing a sharp increase in March. He attributed the surge largely to panic over a perceived shortage.
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March 25, 2026, 02:26 PM - 3 min read
The timing of the intervention is a direct response to the worsening energy crunch being caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
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March 24, 2026, 08:14 PM - 4 min read
Despite diplomatic signals, the pace of fighting remained intense. Thousands of US Marines are being deployed to the Gulf, while Iran has denied that any negotiations are underway.
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March 24, 2026, 07:59 PM - 2 min read
The call was initiated by President Trump, a day after he extended Washington’s deadline by five days for Iran to reopen the strategically vital waterway. “Received a call from President Trump and had a useful exchange of views on the situation in West Asia,” PM Modi tweeted.
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March 24, 2026, 02:22 PM - 3 min read
He made a specific point of highlighting the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, where numerous global vessels — many manned by Indian crew members — remain stranded.
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