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Alcoholic beverage industry seeks price hike amid rising costs from West Asia crisis

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Alcoholic beverage industry seeks price hike amid rising costs from West Asia crisis

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Alcoholic beverage makers have sought a reasonable price hike from State governments to deal with pressures arising out of rising can and bottle costs due to supply chain disruptions triggered by the West Asia crisis. Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) and the…

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike the previous day in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israel said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day…

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India’s energy security amid conflicts

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India’s energy security amid conflicts

An Indian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen docked in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AFP The conflict in West Asia has demonstrated the speed with which geopolitical shocks have been transmitted to India’s domestic economy. The head of the International Energy Agency has described the current geoeconomic crisis…

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Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; government secures 37 lakh ton urea imports for kharif

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Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; government secures 37 lakh ton urea imports for kharif

India produced 16.49 lakh tonnes of urea in March and 21 lakh tonnes in April, taking the total to 37.49 lakh tonnes. “It was almost the same during the same period last year, and we have reached that level,” Ms. Sharma said. | Photo Credit: VENGADESH R The government on Thursday (April 30, 2026) said…

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U.S. seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surge

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U.S. seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surge

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States is pressing ahead with plans for an international coalition to open the Strait ‌of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surge on fears of ​lengthy disruptions to global fuel supplies. Two months into the war that…

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10-day ceasefire deal between Israel, Lebanon takes effect

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10-day ceasefire deal between Israel, Lebanon takes effect

Displaced people load their belongings onto a vehicle as they prepare to return home after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A 10-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Thursday (April 16, 2026), as U.S. President Donald…

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Israel, U.S. goals ‘identical’; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

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Israel, U.S. goals ‘identical’; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) said Israel and the U.S. share “identical goals” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister said the U.S. has been keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and reiterated that both nations…

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India to host Foreign Minister-level meetings of BRICS and Quad in May

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India to host Foreign Minister-level meetings of BRICS and Quad in May

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India will host Foreign Ministers-level meeting of the BRICS grouping in May, official sources have confirmed. The meeting will be the first occasion when officials of Iran and the United Arab Emirates will be “face to face” since the conflict began with the U.S.-Israel…

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U.S., Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

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U.S., Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

Vice President JD Vance walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters Top-level peace talks between the United States and Iran entered a second day early Sunday (April 12, 2026), as Washington piled pressure by…

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How was the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal reached?

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How was the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal reached?

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher-Ghalibaf in Islamabad, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: REUTERS In the early hours of Saturday (April 11, 2026), an Iranian delegation, led by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, reached Islamabad and was welcomed by Field Marshal Asim Munir and Foreign Minister Mohammed…

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