HOW NDIA KEPT FUEL PRICES LOW DESPITE IRAN WAR
NEW DELHI ,4 April 2026: India imports 88% of its crude. Why then is it not seeing massive price hikes for fuel and LPG? Inside the unique strategy it’s following. Gas prices in Europe have surged by nearly 70% amid the West Asian crisis, intensifying volatility in global energy markets. Compounding this, Russia imposed a […]
IRAN SAYS INDIAN FRIENDS IN SAFE HANDS ON HORMUZ BLOCKAD
NEW DELHI,3 April 2026 : Iran has said that its “Indian friends” don’t need “to worry” about the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route that has been disrupted since Israel and the United States attacked Tehran on February 28. “Our Indian friends are in safe hands, no worries,” the Embassy of Iran in India […]
INDIA JOINS HORMUZ TALKS
NEW DELHI ,3 April 2026 : India has joined a virtual meeting of over 60 countries in the UK to explore ways to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has sent oil prices spiralling. The meeting comes as nations around the Persian Gulf continue to witness heightened instability, with concerns mounting over disruptions […]
PREMIER PETROL NOW RS 160 PER LITRE
NEW DELHI,1 April 2026 : The prices of Indian Oil’s XP100 petrol (a premium variant) and Xtra Green (premium diesel) have been increased for Delhi. The price of XP100 has been raised from Rs 149 per litre to Rs 160 per litre. IndianOil’s XP100 is India’s first 100-octane premium petrol, designed for high-end luxury cars […]
TRUMP HINTS AT LEAVING IRAN IN TWO WEEKS
NEW DELHI,1 April 2026 : United States President Donald Trump is desperate to get out of the Iran war as he said on Tuesday that US forces would end operations in Iran “very soon,” evoking a timeline of two to three weeks as his administration pursues talks with Iranian authorities while continuing its aerial campaign. […]
INDIA, 5 OTHERS ON IRAN’S LIST FOR SAFE HORMUZ PASSAGE
NEW DELHI , 26 March 2026 : In a major diplomatic victory, Iran has said the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz will remain open for India amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The waterway, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s oil is normally shipped, has […]
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 […]
