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Energy security: Two Indian LPG-carrying tankers coming via the Strait of Hormuz

March 14, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After deft diplomacy between India and Iran this week, two Indian tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have crossed the embattled Strait of Hormuz and are heading home, the media reported on Saturday. The LPG carrier Shivalik is carrying approximately 40,000 metric tons of gas, while Nanda Devi is also […]

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President Joins Thousands of Iranians on Streets Protesting against Israeli – US Strikes

March 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 13: The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian joined thousands of demonstrators in Tehran on Friday to participate in a large protest rally marking the International Quds Day, an annual event held on the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestinians. Iranians were seen taking photos with President Pezeshkian as he […]

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Iraq: US refuelling aircraft crashes; four of six crew members killed

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Four of six crew members onboard the United States Air Force KC-135 midair refuelling aircraft, that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, have died, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in an X post on Friday. Efforts to rescue the other two are ongoing, it said, according to media reports. […]

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Managing a crisis: Nirmala proposes ESF for resilience against global headwinds

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed an “Economic Stabilization Fund” to provide fiscal headroom for the country to respond to unexpected global headwinds, the media reported. It will boost resilience against crises, such as those arising from the ongoing war in West Asia. The proposed Rs. 57,300 crores (USD […]

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Markets: As Iran war, oil price hike continue, Sensex, Nifty tank 2%

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply lower by nearly 2 percent on Friday, due to the escalating conflict in West Asia and surging oil prices. Moreover, heavy selling in global markets, persistent foreign fund outflows, and weakness in the rupee also dented investor sentiment. Brent crude climbed […]

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Roving Periscope: The US-Israel war against Iran turns into a ‘windfall’ for Russia!

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: When the US-Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, nobody—President Donald Trump included—had any idea that the escalating West Asian conflict would be a ‘windfall’ for Russia’s oil industry. That’s what has happened. Earlier, the US had tried to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine; now Russia has offered […]

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Warns West Asian Neighbours to Close US Bases, Strait of Hormuz to Stay Closed

March 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 12: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday delivered a series of warnings and declarations as the conflict involving United States, Israel and Iran continues to intensify across the region ordering to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and asking the West Asian neighbours to close the US […]

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Roving Periscope: Iran lists three demands to end the war

March 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A day after US President Donald Trump boasted that he could end the ongoing war in West Asia at his will, Iran listed three conditions to end the hostilities involving over a dozen countries in and around the volatile region, the media reported on Thursday. Late on Wednesday, Iranian President […]

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Hospitality sector: Commercial LPG shortage hits hotels, restaurants across India

March 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the government’s restrictions on supply of commercial LPG to businesses because of the ongoing West Asian war, hotels, restaurants, dhabas, and food outlets across several Indian cities have been badly hit and several marriage functions are going without the customary banquets, multiple media reports said on Thursday. And despite […]

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Energy flow: Iran may allow Indian crude tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

March 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid escalating war in West Asia and uncertainties in energy supply chains, Iran may allow a safe passage for Indian-flagged crude oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz even as Tehran tightened restrictions on vessels of Israel, Europe, the US, and some other countries, the media reported on […]

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