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IRGC Targets American Base After Bandar Abbas Attack: What Happened Near Strait of Hormuz
IRGC Targets American Base After Bandar Abbas Attack: What Happened Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s IRGC claimed it targeted an American base after alleged US aggression near Bandar Abbas Airport, as tensions escalated around the Strait of Hormuz despite both sides maintaining a fragile cease ...
70-Foot Messi Statue in Kolkata Found Unsafe, Authorities Plan Removal
70-Foot Messi Statue in Kolkata Found Unsafe, Authorities Plan Removal
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Kolkata’s 70-foot Lionel Messi statue will be dismantled after officials found it structurally unsafe and swaying in the wind, following complaints from residents and a recent inspection by authoritie ...
How Gold ETFs and EGRs Can Turn India’s Household Gold into Productive Assets
How Gold ETFs and EGRs Can Turn India’s Household Gold into Productive Assets
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India’s vast household gold holdings could become productive financial assets through Gold ETFs and Electronic Gold Receipts, helping reduce imports, improve liquidity, strengthen the rupee and suppor ...
Air India, IndiGo Cut Flights as Fuel Prices Surge Amid West Asia Crisis
Air India, IndiGo Cut Flights as Fuel Prices Surge Amid West Asia Crisis
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Rising aviation fuel prices linked to the West Asia crisis have forced Air India and IndiGo to cut domestic and international flights, highlighting growing pressure on airline costs and passenger trav ...
West Asia Crisis May Soon Make Everyday Goods Costlier in India: Crisil
West Asia Crisis May Soon Make Everyday Goods Costlier in India: Crisil
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The West Asia crisis and Strait of Hormuz disruption are sharply raising industrial input costs, and Crisil warns Indian consumers could soon face higher prices across everyday goods and services
Indian Markets Closed Today, Asian Stocks Trade Weak Amid Oil Price Surge
Indian Markets Closed Today, Asian Stocks Trade Weak Amid Oil Price Surge
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Indian stock markets remained closed for Bakrid while Asian markets traded weak amid rising crude oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty. Wall Street ended marginally higher, reflecting cautious glob ...
IPL 2026: Sooryavanshi’s Record Knock Sends RR Into Qualifier 2, SRH Eliminated
IPL 2026: Sooryavanshi’s Record Knock Sends RR Into Qualifier 2, SRH Eliminated
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s explosive 97 off 29 balls and strong bowling from Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger powered Rajasthan Royals to a 47-run win over SRH, advancing to Qualifier 2
US Delegation to Visit India from June 1-4 for Key Bilateral Trade Agreement Talks
US Delegation to Visit India from June 1-4 for Key Bilateral Trade Agreement Talks
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A US delegation will visit India from June 1-4, 2026, to finalise an interim trade agreement and advance negotiations on the broader India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement across key economic areas
‘A Complete Fabrication’: US Denies Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Breakthrough Report
‘A Complete Fabrication’: US Denies Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Breakthrough Report
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The White House dismissed Iranian media claims of a US-Iran maritime deal as “fabricated,” denying any MOU on lifting blockades or troop withdrawal, amid escalating information warfare over Gulf tensi ...