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NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - India is not "profiteering" from Russian oil imports and its purchases have stabilised markets while keeping prices from rising to as much as $200 a barrel, Hardeep Singh Puri, country's oil minister, said in the Hindu newspaper on Monday. The U.S. has targeted India for its Russian oil purchases, with President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S. to discourage the country's crude buying. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused India of pr ...Read More >
Prime Minister Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, discussing the ongoing conflict and potential paths to peace. Modi emphasized India's consistent stance that dialogue and diplomacy are the only solutions. He reiterated India's commitment to providing all possible support for a peaceful resolution and reaffirmed the nation's dedication to restoring peace. PM Modi on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the two leaders disc ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India and Russia reaffirmed their long-standing strategic partnership on Monday against the backdrop of US pressure on India to curb Russian energy purchases, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling President Vladimir Putin that the two countries have stood side by side in the most difficult times. As the two leaders met on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, Modi said he looked forward to welcoming Putin in India in December for an annual ...Read More >
(Bloomberg) -- Oil fell as traders looked past US efforts to force India to quit buying Russian crude, and broader markets carried a risk-off tone. Global benchmark Brent dropped below $68 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was near $64. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stepped up the pressure on New Delhi to halt purchases of Russian energy after Washington doubled a levy on imports from the country to 50%. Calling Indians "arrogant," he cast the conflict in Ukraine as "Modi's war, ...Read More >
(Bloomberg) -- Oil fell as traders looked past US efforts to force India to quit buying Russian crude, and broader markets carried a risk-off tone. Global benchmark Brent dropped below $68 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was near $64. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stepped up the pressure on New Delhi to halt purchases of Russian energy after Washington doubled a levy on imports from the country to 50%. Calling Indians "arrogant," he cast the conflict in Ukraine as "Modi's war, ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 21: KP Group, a leading name in India's renewable energy sector, is stepping up its expansion with a clear goal of reaching 10 GW capacity by 2030. With projects already underway in Gujarat, the Group is working on projects in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, supported by a strong order book and government partnerships. KP Group has signed memoranda of understanding with Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for over 2.6 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Gold prices jumped by Rs 600 to Rs 1,00,770 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, supported by a weak rupee and firm global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,00,170 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed Rs 500 to Rs 1,00,400 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from the last close of Rs 99,900 per 10 grams. Silver prices rallied by Rs 3,000 to revisit t ...Read More >
India is welcome to export its products to Russia if it is facing trouble entering the US market, a senior Russian diplomat on Wednesday said. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said the US' pressure on India over the latter's procurement of Russian crude oil was "unjustified" and "unilateral". "..If Indian goods are facing difficulties entering the US market, the Russian market is welcoming Indian exports....," he said. "The sa ...Read More >
Indian goods face additional U.S. tariffs of up to 50%, among the highest imposed by Washington, due to New Delhi's increased purchases of Russian oil. Western countries boycotting Russian crude say India's purchases are helping to fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. But New Delhi says its purchases are purely commercial transactions, and accuses the U.S. and European Union of double standards, noting that they continue significant trade with Moscow themselves. "We have good results in cooperation i ...Read More >
Moscow: India is "very perplexed" at the logic of the US argument in imposing an additional 25% tariff for buying oil from Russia. "We are not the biggest purchasers of Russian oil, that is China. We are not the biggest purchasers of LNG, that is the European Union. We are not the country which has the biggest trade surge with Russia after 2022; I think there are some countries to the south," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during a joint press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, after ...Read More >
India defends its right to purchase from the cheapest source, while strengthening ties with Russia and China. Russia expects India to continue buying its oil, a senior official said, even as the South Asian nation faces higher US tariffs and harsh criticism from Trump administration officials for the trade. India's imports of Russian crude are likely to stay at current levels, Evgeny Griva, the deputy trade representative of Russia in India, told reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday. The remark ...Read More >
'War is a costly affair and pressure comes on the economy of a country' 'We have to avoid the mistake that took place in Russia-Ukraine war' IMAGE: India destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir with precision strikes in May as part of the Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre. Photograph: Indian Ari Force Operation Sindoor made it clear who stands with India diplomatically, former principal adviser to the Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant ...Read More >
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Moscow for talks with Sergey Lavrov, addressing trade, energy, and cooperation. Discussions will likely cover India's energy procurement from Russia, amid US tariff concerns, and preparations for President Putin's visit. The Ukraine conflict and the need for dialogue will also be on the agenda. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow next week to hold crucial talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, amid some s ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh faced nature's fury. Bridges collapsed in Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused widespread damage. Over 300 roads closed, disrupting travel. A police post swept away, shops damaged. No casualties reported yet. Orange alert issued for more heavy rain. The state has suffered significant financial losses this monsoon. Many people have died in rain-related incidents. Several bridges were washed away in Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts, while over 300 r ...Read More >
Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More >
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that there would be "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to end the war in Ukraine during their upcoming summit on Friday. As per the media reports, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump was "very clear" during a virtual meeting with European leaders that the US is aiming for a ceasefire at the forthcoming US-Russia summit, set to take place in Alaska. During the same meeting, Ukrai ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to China for the SCO summit, India has intensified engagement with both China and Russia.As reported earlier, Chinese foreign minister and Special Representative (SR) for boundary talks Wang Yi will visit India next month and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow. India and China are expected to jointly announce Saturday Wang's visit on Aug 18. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Moscow on August 21.Modi is likely to have bilateral me ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has been importing Russian crude oil at discounts ranging from 5 to 30 dollars per barrel for the past three years. According to a report by Moneylife, private companies such as Reliance and Nayara, along with state-owned firms like Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum, pocketed around 65 percent of the benefits from these discounted imports. The Indian government received the remaining 35 percent. Ordinary consumers saw little or no relief at fuel stations. Recent tariffs imposed b ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Thursday stressed that it was not "unduly worried" about secondary sanctions. The stand articulated by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri came in the wake of US President Donald Trump's recent threat that 100% secondary tariffs would be imposed on nations buying oil from Russia, and showed once again that India would not be toeing the West's line on Ukraine. The minister's statements were echoed by the MEA asserting that securing India's energ ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said India has diversified its sources for buying oil in the global market, due to which the government is not "unduly worried" over any US crackdown on Russia's oil exports. Speaking at the Urja Varta 2025, the minister said India currently buys oil from 40 nations, as compared to 27 countries in 2007, and the global market is well-supplied. "There is a lot of oil available in the ma ...Read More >
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao has slammed a ₹25 crore defamation notice on Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and sought an unconditional public apology for his 'illegal' and 'unlawful' acts of making false imputations against him with regard to the suicide of University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar Rohith Vemula causing him 'serious agony' and 'Irreversible' damage. Mr. Vikramarka has been given three days to apologise or criminal action will be taken claiming dam ...Read More >
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China, India and Turkey. ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant development amid the intensifying Russia-Ukraine war, a big European country has decided to acquire the much-talked about Iron Dome air defence system of Israel. For those unversed, the Iron Dome air defence system of Israel is a mobile all-weather air defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells. In the recent development, the southeastern European country named Romania has decided to purchase the famous air defence system ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Stating that America relationship with Pakistan is complex, a leading security expert has said that he does not see the possibility of Islamabad getting US technology antime soon and that the United States administration has conveyed that it will not back those who back terrorism. In an interview with ANI, welfare scholar and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, John Spencer, said that India is not the same India of five years ago, and fo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. T ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday doubled down on his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips, alleging that his visits abroad are without need or reason while the country's problems lie unsolved.Unfazed by condemnation from ministry of external affairs that his remarks on the PM were "irresponsible and regrettable", Mann said in the assembly on Friday: "Today, MEA has reacted. Don't we have the right to ask the Prime Minister about foreign policy? When ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Karnataka government is making strides in establishing a defence corridor in the state, with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh responding positively to the proposal. Minister for Large and Medium Industries, MB Patil, announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet soon to discuss the project, which will cover two regions: Hubballi-Dharwad-Belgaum-Vijayapura in North Karnataka and Bengaluru Rural-Kolar-Chikkaballapur in South Karnataka. ...Read More >
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