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Global oil supplies are facing mounting pressure as the Middle East crisis continues to intensify, with disruptions rippling across several regions and the heat has reached Pakistan. In a bid to soften the hit, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has rolled out measures, running from cutting government spending and work from home guidelines, aimed towards saving…
NEW DELHI: As the conflict in West Asia continues to disrupt global energy flows, the Indian government has moved to safeguard domestic fuel supplies. With crude oil prices fluctuating amid uncertainty over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, New Delhi has invoked provisions of the Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) to regulate the supply and…
Indian men’s basketball team (Pic credit: BFI) NEW DELHI: After being stranded in Doha for 10 days, the Indian men’s basketball team is finally on its way back home, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) confirmed on Tuesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The team had travelled to Doha for the FIBA…
Iran players react during their national anthem ahead of a Women’s Asian Cup match. (AP Photo)) Five members of Iran’s women’s football squad have been granted asylum in Australia after conflict erupted in their home country during their stay for the Women’s Asian Cup, Australian authorities confirmed on Tuesday.Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said…
Garment shipments for major fashion retailers like Zara are stranded in Bangladesh and India due to Middle East air travel disruptions. Major airlines have canceled flights, halting crucial cargo routes through Gulf hubs. This is causing significant delays and surging freight costs for South Asian apparel exporters. Garment shipments bound for global fashion retailers, including…
NEW DELHI: Even as tensions escalate across West Asia, queues outside visa application centres for Gulf countries in Delhi show little sign of slowing, with many workers saying economic compulsions leave them little choice but to travel to the restive region.Outside centres processing visas for UAE and Saudi Arabia on Monday, dozens of applicants were…
NEW DELHI: With the Bahrain airport not seeing any commercial flights since Feb 28, the Indian embassy there has made arrangements for stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.“The embassy in Riyadh is obtaining individual transit visa approvals from Saudi govt. Transit visa requests are being referred by Indian embassy in Bahrain to Indian…
Oil prices surged to $120 a barrel before retreating to $102 Monday as Saudi Arabia was reported to be cutting output, adding to the supply squeeze due to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.Finance ministers of developed G7 nations, who met Monday evening, deferred plans to tap their strategic reserves to cool down the global…
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the conflict between Israel and Iran, actor Urvashi Rautela shared an emotional update while leaving Kuwait. The actress later confirmed that she had safely reached Mumbai. Taking to Instagram Stories, Urvashi opened up about the sudden fear she experienced while boarding the flight out of Kuwait. The…
NEW DELHI: The government has directed oil refineries to increase the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and divert the additional output for domestic household use in view of geopolitical disruptions affecting fuel supplies, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announceed on Monday.The move comes amid constraints in LPG availability due to global supply pressures,…
