west asia
- Middle East
‘Won’t bring security’: Iran on Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye pact
Islamabad: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday, August 7, signed a joint defence agreement under which an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack…
- Middle East
Modi, Netanyahu discuss West Asia, strengthen India-Israel ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, August 6, received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia. The…
- Business
RBI holds repo rate at 5.25 pc, maintains neutral stance
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, August 5, kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, while maintaining the status quo in its latest Monetary Policy Committee…
- News
Modi, UK PM Burnham vow to maximise India-UK trade deal
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham vowed on Friday, July 31, to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to “new heights” and maximise the benefits of…
- Telangana
Telangana RERA extends project completion deadline by 4 months
Hyderabad: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TGRERA) has extended the completion timelines of all eligible RERA-registered real estate projects in the state by four months due to the impact of the…
- India
Govt to account for every Indian seafarer in Gulf region
New Delhi: As the West Asia situation escalates, the government has said that every Indian seafarer in the affected Gulf region will be individually accounted for, irrespective of the vessel’s flag. The…
- Stock Market
Stock markets climb in early trade on foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early deals on Tuesday, July 7, helped by foreign fund inflows and crude oil prices coming back to the pre-war levels amid easing…
- Middle East
Air India Express resumes Kuwait, Oman flights
Air India Express has resumed flights to Kuwait and Salalah in Oman, restoring its full West Asia network and enhancing connectivity between India and the Gulf. Services between Kozhikode and Salalah resumed…
- India
India’s largest private fuel retailer cuts petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi: Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday, July 1, cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network,…
- Business
Mcap of 6 of top-10 most valued firms climbs Rs 88,678 cr
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued companies went up by Rs 88,678.1 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest…
- India
Govt says it restored commercial LPG supply to pre-crisis levels
New Delhi: The government on Thursday, June 25, restored liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to commercial consumers such as hotels, restaurants and other businesses to pre-crisis levels, and lifted sector-specific restrictions imposed…
- India
Energy stress, monsoon may slow India’s FY27 growth to 6.6 pc
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday, June 24, said energy stress, sub-par monsoon and slowing global growth will pull down India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 6.6 per cent in…
- India
Fuel prices cannot be reduced immediately: Union Minister
Thrissur: Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday, June 18, said that the fuel prices cannot be reduced immediately when the rate of global crude comes down as it involves many factors, including…
- Middle East
PM Modi, UAE President discuss West Asia peace at G7 summit
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday discussed the West Asia situation and underscored the importance of dialogue, diplomacy and respect for international…
- India
PM Modi welcomes West Asia deal; hopes peace will be restored
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, June 15, welcomed the understanding reached between the United States and Iran on ending the conflict in West Asia, and hoped the implementation of…