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New Delhi: The Indian government has announced a relief package worth Rs 497 crore to support exporters affected by trade disruptions arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The financial assistance initiative, titled RELIEF, short for Resilience and Logistic Intervention of Export Facilitation, has been introduced to help exporters manage logistical challenges caused by instability in the region. The programme will be implemented under the Export Promotion Mission and is aimed at ensuring that Indian trade flows remain stable despite global disruptions. At an inter ministerial briefing in New Delhi, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs,…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, to discuss the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its wider global implications. In a message posted on the social platform X, Jaishankar said the two leaders exchanged views on the escalating situation and the many repercussions arising from the conflict. The discussion forms part of India’s continued diplomatic engagement with key stakeholders since hostilities began in the region on February 28. The conflict intensified after joint military strikes by the United States and Israel targeted sites in Iran, prompting retaliatory…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held discussions with several world leaders to address the escalating situation in West Asia, strongly condemning attacks on energy infrastructure and calling for urgent steps toward de escalation. During separate telephonic conversations with leaders from Qatar, Jordan, Oman, France and Malaysia, the prime minister emphasised that dialogue and diplomacy remain essential for restoring peace, security and stability in the region. In a conversation with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, Modi conveyed Eid greetings and expressed India’s solidarity with the country while condemning attacks targeting energy facilities in…

New Delhi: India has expressed serious concern over recent attacks targeting energy infrastructure in the Gulf region, stating that such actions are deeply disturbing and must stop immediately. Responding to media queries, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said India strongly condemns attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities. He stressed that targeting such installations only worsens an already fragile global energy situation. He noted that India had earlier called for avoiding strikes on civilian infrastructure across the region and reiterated that recent attacks on energy installations are unacceptable. According to the spokesperson, such incidents…

New Delhi: An unusual weather system stretching nearly 1,000 kilometres is currently bringing intense rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds across parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, creating conditions rarely seen at this time of year. The weather event is linked to an active Western Disturbance that has formed an unusually straight band of low pressure extending from Afghanistan through Pakistan and deep into northern and central India. This long rain band is generating widespread storms accompanied by gusty winds ranging between 40 and 80 kilometres per hour, along with isolated hailstorms and light to moderate rainfall or snowfall in several…

New Delhi: A Russian oil tanker carrying about 7.7 lakh barrels of crude oil is scheduled to arrive in India on March 21 after diverting from its original route to China amid ongoing disruptions in the Middle East. The vessel, Aqua Titan, which is registered in Cameroon, departed from a Russian port on January 18 and later turned around in the South China Sea before heading toward India. It is expected to dock at the New Mangalore Port, according to officials from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The diversion comes at a time when tensions and military activity…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticised the Election Commission of India over the transfer of several senior officials ahead of the state assembly elections, accusing the poll body of exceeding constitutional limits. In a sharply worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the chief minister expressed deep shock at the functioning of the Commission and alleged that its actions had crossed all boundaries of decency and constitutional propriety. The letter is the eighth she has written to the poll panel chief on the issue. Banerjee claimed the Commission had acted with apparent bias since the…