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After Russian crude, the US has now issued a 30-day sanction waiver on Iranian oil, currently at sea, to ease rising concerns about energy supply flows as Middle East conflict continues to boil. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that the authorisation applies specifically to Iranian crude and petroleum products that are already in transit….
Banking relief for UAE and Gulf amid Iran–US–Israel crisis: Emirates NBD Bank removes ATM cash withdrawal charges In a move aimed at easing financial access during a turbulent period in the Gulf, Emirates NBD has announced that it will temporarily waive ATM withdrawal fees at other banks’ machines across the UAE and the wider GCC….
NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu returned to India after being stranded in Dubai since February 28 following the closure of airspace in West Asia due to escalating conflict in the region. As a result, she had to give the All England Badminton, which began on Tuesday in Birmingham, a miss.Go Beyond The Boundary…
NEW DELHI: Traversing all three levels of the judicial system and over four decades later, the curtains came down on a smuggling case – illegal import of 777 foreign-made wristwatches – on Feb 23, as Supreme Court held the three accused guilty, but said sending them to jail again would be harsh in view of…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, announced several major healthcare measures, including customs duty waivers on 17 cancer drugs and duty exemptions for medicines for seven rare diseases. The finance minister highlighted India’s economic stability, fiscal discipline, and sustained growth under the Narendra Modi-led NDA…
Five days after widespread flight disruptions triggered by IndiGo cancellations, Tata Group-owned Air India on Saturday announced a special waiver on change and cancellation charges for eligible domestic bookings, aiming to offer relief to affected travellers, PTI reported.The airline said customers who booked tickets on Air India or its subsidiary Air India Express on or…
US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming Syria into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group. The meeting marked the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state since Syria gained independence from France in 1946.Al-Sharaa arrived at the…
NEW DELHI: US has extended the waiver from sanctions granted last month for the Chabahar port in Iran by another six months, the govt said Thursday. To isolate Tehran, the US state department had in Sept revoked the sanctions exception issued in 2018 for the port that India developed for access to Afghanistan and Central…
