NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals were killed and 10 others injured in a drone strike in an industrial area in Oman’s Sohar province Friday, taking the total number of Indian deaths in the ongoing war in West Asia to five. Oman News Agency reported that two drones crashed in Sohar, one striking the Al-Awahi industrial…
NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said Friday…
SILIGURI/KOLKATA: The Centre on Friday asked Bengal govt to send Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra and Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar on central deputation to Delhi by Monday over an alleged protocol breach during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the region last week, report Roshan Gupta & Debashis Konar. The TMC govt immediately shifted Mishra as…
KOCHI: Nearly 100 members of the crew of Iranian naval ship IRIS Lavan, docked at Kochi port, have left India via Kochi airport, persons in the know here said. There was, however, no formal confirmation from Southern Naval Command. According to the sources, the Iranian crew members left Kochi airport on an aircraft that came…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra govt on Friday introduced a bill with stringent provisions to prevent religious conversions through coercion, fraud, or marriage if it involves inducement, coercion or deceit, joining other BJP-governed states that have enacted ‘freedom of religion’ laws. The Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, tabled in the legislative assembly for debate sets a prison term…
AGRA: Petha industry in Noori Gate area has come to a near standstill as commercial LPG cylinders have become scarce amid tensions in West Asia, reports Sudeep Lavania.Petha, a translucent and sugar-coated sweet closely associated with Agra, is part of a Rs 500 crore industry employing 5,000 people. Of 70 petha units in Noori Gate,…
Death, black marketing, theft, hotels overcharging, restaurants shutting down causing job losses – shortage of LPG cylinders due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US and Israel is upending lives and livelihood in a multitude of ways across the country. Domestic LPG cylinder prices are being blackmarketed at double the rates – Rs…
Workers unload LPG cylinders into carts for supply to houses amid reports of a nationwide shortage of LPG, in Patna NEW DELHI: With the availability of LPG remaining strained, govt on Friday urged nearly 60 lakh households to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) to ease pressure on domestic cooking gas cylinders. It also appealed…
At a time when long queues for LPG cylinders are becoming common, a village campus near Gujarat’s Vadodara presents a sustainable alternative. The campus of Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj runs solar-powered kitchens and biogas systems that prepare meals for nearly 5,000 people daily without relying on LPG. The campus also houses a cancer hospital…
MUMBAI: Even as tensions continue to disrupt shipping routes in the Persian Gulf, two crude oil tankers have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are heading towards Indian ports, offering a measure of relief on energy supplies. The Liberian-flagged tanker MT Smyrni is expected to arrive at Mumbai port on Saturday carrying about 1.4…