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Premium petrol up over Rs 2; regular fuel prices unchanged
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Premium petrol up over Rs 2; regular fuel prices unchanged

New Delhi, March 20: Oil marketing companies on Friday increased the price of premium petrol by around Rs 2 per litre from March 20, amid rising global crude prices triggered by escalating tensions in West Asia.State-run oil marketing companies, including Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and...
PM Modi congratulates Charnvirakul on becoming Thailand PM
International

PM Modi congratulates Charnvirakul on becoming Thailand PM

New Delhi, March 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Anutin Charnvirakul on his election as Thailand's Prime Minister and expressed readiness to work closely with him.PM Modi stated that he and Charnvirakul will further deepen the strategic partnership between India and...
PoK crisis deepens amid crackdown, systemic neglect claims
International

PoK crisis deepens amid crackdown, systemic neglect claims

London, March 20: The deprivation of essential services in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has forged a widening humanitarian divide, where inflation, unemployment, food insecurity, and power shortages intertwine with political exclusion and...
India, Cambodia aim to expand trade, development partnership
International

India, Cambodia aim to expand trade, development partnership

New Delhi, March 20: Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran held a meeting with Cambodian delegation led by Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, KHY Sovanratana in New Delhi on Friday, discussing expanding cooperation in trade and...
Vikram Doraiswami to be India’s next Ambassador to China
International

Vikram Doraiswami to be India’s next Ambassador to China

New Delhi, March 19: Vikram K Doraiswami, presently High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer,...
Rights groups urge Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to free journalists
International

Rights groups urge Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to free journalists

Dhaka, March 19: Several rights groups have written to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, urging him to take concrete steps to protect human rights and uphold press freedom in the country.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other human rights organisations...
Rights body: 500 minority girls abducted, forcibly converted in Pakistan
International

Rights body: 500 minority girls abducted, forcibly converted in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 18: A leading minority rights organisation flagged a troubling trend of abductions and forced religious conversions of girls from the minority community across Pakistan between 2021 and 2025, during which 515 cases were recorded.Citing data from various reports, the Voice of...
Argentina formally withdraws from WHO
International

Argentina formally withdraws from WHO

Buenos Aires, March 18: Argentina formally withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO), Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said.He said in a social media post on Tuesday that Argentina communicated this decision through a note addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General on March 17,...
‘Pakistan masking massacre as military action’: India condemns Kabul strike
National

‘Pakistan masking massacre as military action’: India condemns Kabul strike

New Delhi said the international community must hold the perpetrators of the criminal act accountable
Jet fuel, diesel seen rising faster than crude amid Iran conflict
International

Jet fuel, diesel seen rising faster than crude amid Iran conflict

New Delhi, March 17 : The disruption in the global oil market triggered by the ongoing Iran war, which has engulfed the entire Middle East, is poised to have a greater impact on products such as jet fuel and diesel than on crude, according to a Goldman Sachs Group report.“Prices have rallied much...
Afghanistan claims 400 killed in Pakistan strikes; Islamabad denies civilian toll
International

Afghanistan claims 400 killed in Pakistan strikes; Islamabad denies civilian...

India criticised Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing it of spreading ‘fabricated’ narratives on Islamophobia
China calls for halt to military ops after Trump urges nations to secure Hormuz
International

China calls for halt to military ops after Trump urges nations to secure Hormuz

The effective closure of the vital waterway by Iran in retaliation for airstrikes by the US and Israel has proved catastrophic for global energy and trade flows.
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