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KARNATAKA : BENGALURU : 03/09/2024 : Electric vehicle charging centre at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday 03 September 2024. PHOTO : SUDHAKARA JAIN / THE HINDU. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Electric four-wheeler (E4W) adoption is gathering pace, with average monthly volumes rising by 40% to around 26,000 units during the three months ending…
British maritime security group Ambrey “assessed” that the incident “was likely the result of U.S. operations to blockade Iranian ports. File picture from vesseltracker.com Three Indians are “reportedly missing” after an attack on oil tanker Settebello, off the coast of Oman, on Wednesday (June 10, 2026), the External Affairs Ministry said. Twenty-one Indian seafarers were…
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British maritime security group Ambrey “assessed” that the incident “was likely the result of U.S. operations to blockade Iranian ports. File picture from vesseltracker.com Three Indians went missing after an attack on oil tanker Settebello northeast of Sohar, Oman, on Wednesday (June 10, 2026). Twenty-one Indian seafarers were rescued from the vessel after the attack…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The official, who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on condition…
Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight U.S. strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war. The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than 4% after U.S. Central Command announced…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Treasury on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons and raw materials used to build Tehran’s Shahed drones. The Treasury move, first reported…
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The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday (May 6, 2026) as U.S. President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of…
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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States will launch an effort on Monday (May 4, 2026) to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping effort…
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