The West Asian war and India

The escalating conflict involving the US and Israel against Iran has placed West Asia at the centre of global geopolitics. For India, however, the war is not a distant strategic contest but a development with immediate economic, diplomatic, and security implications. As a country deeply linked to the region through energy, trade, and diaspora ties,…

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Canadian couple Swati Narula and Kunwardeep Singh walk free after 8kg fentanyl bust; charges stayed due to ‘lack of public interest’

Two Calgary residents were arrested after police found nearly eight kilograms of fentanyl hidden in their vehicle during a traffic stop on a highway in Saskatchewan (Canadian province).According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the drugs were seized on January 28, 2025, during a patrol. Officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 1, part of…

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Bangladesh Fuel Crisis: Fuel crisis in Bangladesh: India to supply 5,000 tons of diesel to Dhaka; targets 90,000 tons in 6 months

India will supply 5,000 tons of diesel to Bangladesh via pipeline starting Tuesday through the Parbatipur border, confirmed Muhammad Rezanur Rahman, chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). “Under our agreement with India, the country is to deliver 180,000 tons of diesel annually through the pipeline. The 5,000 tons arriving now is part of this arrangement,”…

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Russian sanctions easing linked only to India? Trump’s message to Europe allies amid Middle East oil shock

Donald Trump indicated that Washington might consider lifting ‘certain oil-related sanctions’ in order to help bring down prices. (AI image) Even as the world economy reels under the global oil supply shock, the Donald Trump administration has reportedly made it clear to European countries that any easing on Russian crude oil sanctions would be related…

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Cabinet clears Rs 4,474 crore multitracking railway projects in West Bengal, Jharkhand

Cabinet on Tuesday approved two railway multitracking projects worth Rs 4,474 crore in West Bengal and Jharkhand, aimed at easing congestion and strengthening freight and passenger movement across key routes in eastern India.The projects, Sainthia–Pakur 4th line and Santragachi–Kharagpur 4th line, were cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…

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EXPLAINED | Why ICC penalised Arshdeep Singh: Rules, sanctions, punishment – All you need to know | Cricket News

Arshdeep Singh (ICC Photo) India pacer Arshdeep Singh has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for throwing the ball “aggressively and inappropriately” at Daryl Mitchell during the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad.In addition, one demerit point has been added to Arshdeep’s disciplinary record. It is his first…

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