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Centre directs refiners to maximise LPG production

March 6, 2026 admin

IOCL issued a statement seeking to reassure consumers that the country has adequate reserves, dismissing social media chatter about a “fuel shortage” as “rumours”. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Govt. invokes Essential Commodities Act, tells oil companies to prioritise domestic supply; order seeks to re-prioritise allocation of propane, butane streams for cooking gas production Despite…

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Second Iranian ship near Sri Lankan waters, Minister tells country’s Parliament

March 5, 2026 admin

A second Iranian warship was approaching Sri Lankan waters, a Minister told the country’s Parliament on Thursday (March 5, 2026), a day after a U.S. submarine sank Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, killing at least 84 sailors and widening the war in West Asia into the Indian Ocean region. Read | Iran-Israel war LIVE Raising concern…

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Trump says U.S. carrying out ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

February 28, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (February 28, 2026) said the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran” after Israel launched strikes. “Our objective is ‌to defend the American ‌people by eliminating imminent threats from ⁠the Iranian ‌regime,” Mr. Trump said in a video ‌shared on social…

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Intense U.S. naval, air power buildup sets stage for potential Iran war

February 18, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Tehran with military action if ongoing talks do not reach a replacement for the nuclear deal the U.S. President tore up in 2018, during his first term in office. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States is building a major force of naval and air assets in…

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