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NEW DELHI: The price situation in the country remains comfortable and it is unlikely to see any significant surge against the backdrop of the West Asia conflict, top officials said, asserting that the Centre is keeping a close watch and working to ensure steady supplies.Key ministries are tracking the situation daily and the Prime minister’s…
SINAGAR: J&K police have registered an FIR against a man running the Instagram page “Master Electrician” over posts related to recent protests about the ongoing war in West Asia.In a statement, police said the content was provocative and intended at disturbing law and order in Kashmir.This is the first time after recent widespread protests in…
NEW DELHI: A 10-member Indian junior boxing team has withdrawn from the Youth World Cup in Montenegro due to logistical logjams arising out of the conflict in west Asia.According to sources, the boxers couldn’t secure their stamped passports in time from the authorities, resulting in their no-show at the World Boxing (WB)-sanctioned event in Budva…
NEW DELHI: With West Asia-bound cargo ships stranded in India due to conflict in the region, shipping ministry on Friday directed all 12 major ports to consider requests for reduction, waiver or remission of charges, including for storage rent, reefer plugging and change of vessel.The ministry said ports may permit storage of cargo destined for…
Hyderabad: India’s pharmaceutical sector is staring at potential losses of Rs 2,500– Rs 5,000 crore if March exports to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the wider West Asia and North Africa (WANA) are completely disrupted by the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is intensifying pressure on freight, shipping routes, and delivery schedules, according to…
West Indies celebrates (Getty Images) MUMBAI: Forced to stay back in India following the end of their campaign in the T20 World Cup, the West Indies team might finally be able to fly home on a chartered flight on Friday with assistance from the International Cricket Council, TOI has learnt.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians stranded overseas safely home is the highest priority NEW DELHI: The expanding war in West Asia is giving twin nightmares to airlines – especially Indian ones due to the closure of Pakistan airspace to them – and passengers stuck here and abroad. Connectivity remains the primary concern…
80 students among 111 Pune residents back from Dubai (Uma Kadam/ TOI) PUNE: A total of 111 residents from Pune district, including students stranded in Dubai due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran military conflict, have safely returned home, the district administration confirmed on Wednesday. Authorities said that 184 residents from Pune were initially stuck in the…
MUMBAI: The rupee dropped to a new low of 92.30 in the foreign exchange market as the conflict in the West Asia risks damaging the economy on multiple fronts. The domestic unit breached the 92 level for the first time at the opening and hit a record low before recovering on suspected RBI intervention to…
MUMBAI: Airlines have stepped up evacuation efforts with more special flights as the crisis in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.Up to Tuesday, 1,221 international flights by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers were cancelled, the civil aviation ministry said. It said Indian…
