TRUMP’S 48 – HOUR HORMUZ DEADLINE
NEW DELHI,23 March 2026 : US President Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline – for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to seaborne energy trade – expires Tuesday at 5.14 a.m. IST, and risks significant escalation in regional fighting and the complete shutdown of a critical global energy supply chokepoint. A ceasefire – the ideal […]
INDIA TO BUY IRANIAN OIL AS US WAIVES SANCTIONS
NEW DELHI,22 March 2026 : Indian refiners plan to resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after Washington temporarily removed sanctions to alleviate an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, traders said on Saturday. Three Indian refining sources said they will buy Iranian oil and […]
QATAR’S LNG EXPORTS DISRUPTED FOR 5 YEARS: INDIA’S RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HIT
NEW DELHI, 21 March 2026 : The Iranian strikes on its Gulf neighbours have disrupted about 17 per cent of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue, Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar Energy’s CEO and state minister for energy affairs, said. Those losses have implications ranging from LPG […]
PREMIUM PETROL COSTLIER BY RS 2, NO CHANGE IN NORMAL PETROL PRICE
NEW DELHI,21 March 2026 : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has increased the price of its premium petrol price by Rs 2 per litre. The revised rates came into effect on Friday itself. Although the state-run petroleum company didn’t specify any reason behind the hike, it is believed that fluctuations in global crude oil prices […]
RUSSIAN OIL TANKER MEANT FOR CHINA IS NOW HEADING TO INDIA
NEW DELHI,18 March 2026: Russian oil tanker bound for China is now heading to India. The Aqua Titan is set to arrive in New Mangalore on March 21 with its Urals cargo that it loaded from a Baltic Sea port in late January. The Aframax vessel originally signaled the Chinese port of Rizhao as its […]
HORMUZ SHUTDOWN HITS ASIA’S CRUDE OIL SUPPLY
NEW DELHI,17 March 2026 : An estimated 20 million barrels of oil – a fifth of the world’s seaborne crude – ships through the Strait of Hormuz daily, and nearly half that, i.e., around 8.2 million barrels, is bound for India and China, two countries with vast and energy-hungry populations and economies. India typically collects […]
INDIA-BOUND OIL TANKER’S DARING DASH THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ
NEW DELHI,13 March 2026 : Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, a Liberian-flagged tanker, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, has berthed at the Mumbai Port, becoming the first vessel to safely transit the Gulf waterway and arrive in India amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Shenlong Suezmax oil tanker, captained by an […]
CENTRE REGULATES NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AS HOTELS CRY FOR COMMERCIAL LPG
NEW DELHI ,11 March 2026 : The Centre has stepped in to regulate the supply and distribution of natural gas across the country after disruptions in global shipments triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In an order issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the government said shipments of liquefied […]
MAJOR GULF AIRLINES RESUME FLIGHTS AFTER AIRSPACE REOPENS
NEW DELHI ,10 March 2026: Airlines across the Gulf region are preparing to restore full flight services after operating limited schedules and facing travel restrictions following the latest conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Carriers such as Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways are gradually ramping up their operations. This is expected to make travel […]
INDIGO’S DELHI-MANCHESTER FLIGHT MAKES U-TURN AFTER 7 HOURS
NEW DELHI ,9 March 2026 : An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Manchester was forced to turn back mid-air and is returning to the national capital after flying for about seven hours, following last-minute airspace restrictions linked to the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. IndiGo flight 6E33, operated by Norse, made a U-turn near […]
