Washington, March 22 (IANS) An influential Republican senator has raised concerns over the Trump administration’s lack of clarity on its objectives in the Iran conflict, warning that the approach could strain ties with key allies even as he backed aspects of President Donald Trump’s policy.In an interview on ABC News’ This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senator Thom Tillis said the US strategy in Iran remains unclear.“I don’t know, and I think it’s a real problem,” Tillis said when…
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Washington, March 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump urged US allies and major global economies to take responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, while firmly rejecting calls for a ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict.“We don’t use the Strait, the United States, we don’t need it…Europe needs it, Korea, Japan, China, a lot of other people, so they’ll have to get involved,” Trump told reporters, framing the vital oil route as a shared international burden.The president said reo…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India’s gold reserves increased by $664 million to $130.68 billion for the week ended March 13, data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday showed.However, India’s total foreign exchange reserves fell by $7.05 billion to $709.76 billion during the week ended March 13.The decline follows an even sharper drop in the previous week ended March 6, when reserves fell by $11.68 billion to $716.81 billion from $728.49 billion.The fall has been largely attributed t…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Friday, rising over 1 per cent in early trade amid hopes of easing tensions in West Asia.Sensex opened at 74,559, up 352 points or 0.47 per cent, while Nifty started trading at 23,110, higher by 108 points or 0.47 per cent, according to exchange data.In early trade, the 30-share Sensex surged as much as 891 points, or 1.20 per cent, while the Nifty climbed 279.7 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 23,281.85. The strong gains were suppo…
Washington, March 20 (IANS) As US intelligence officials laid out a stark assessment of rising global threats, a congressional hearing revealed a deeper fracture in Washington — over whether the war with Iran was driven by evidence or political judgment.Top intelligence officials told lawmakers that the United States faces a “complex and evolving threat landscape” spanning missile proliferation, cyber warfare, terrorism and organised crime.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sa…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday advised citizens to avoid panic buying of LPG, petrol, diesel, and PNG in the wake of rumours swirling around the Iran conflict, assuring availability of adequate stocks.Residents are advised to refrain from panic buying or hoarding and are urged to ignore baseless rumours regarding disruptions in the fuel supply chain, said an official statement.Enforcement teams are conducting rigorous inspections to curb black-marketing and hoarding,…
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Petroleum Merchants Association has clarified that there is no shortage of petrol or diesel anywhere in the state, even as rumours linked to the ongoing Iran conflict triggered panic buying and long queues at fuel stations.Speaking to reporters in Cuddalore, the association’s president Murali said that fuel supply is functioning normally across Tamil Nadu and urged the public not to panic. Murali said that all the nearly 7,000 petrol pumps across the sta…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Shares of Indian aviation companies on Monday witnessed heavy selling pressure as tensions in the Middle East escalated, pushing crude oil prices past the $110 per barrel mark after major producers reduced output while the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed due to the Iran conflict.Several airline and helicopter service provider stocks declined sharply, including InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo).IndiGo shares ended at Rs 4,236, down around 4 per cent on the BSE. The …
Washington, March 8 (IANS) The United States of America urged India to draw down more than 100 million barrels of Russian crude waiting offshore for Chinese refineries in an effort to cool rising oil prices during the Iran conflict, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. Speaking in interviews on US television programmes, including CNN and CBS News, Wright said the Trump administration directly reached out to India as part of a short-term effort to calm energy markets rattled by disruptio…
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has found a Pakistan-based operator handling 31 accounts to share AI-generated war videos on the ongoing conflict in Iran. In a post, X’s head of product, Nikita Bier said that the accounts were hacked and their usernames renamed to “Iran War Monitor” or some derivative on February 27.”Last night, we found a guy in Pakistan that was managing 31 accounts posting AI war videos. All were hacked and the usernames were changed on Feb…