Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude anchor off India as Trump announces Hormuz blockade

Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude have anchored off India’s eastern and western coasts, marking a potential resumption of such imports after nearly seven years, even as the US steps up efforts to restrict Tehran’s oil exports.Ship-tracking data, cited by Bloomberg show that the Felicity, a very large crude carrier owned by the National Iranian Tanker…

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90-year-old mother arrested for laundering son’s drug money in South Korea | World News

A 90-year-old woman in South Korea has drawn national and international attention after being arrested and later sentenced for laundering money linked to her son’s drug trafficking activities. According to court proceedings in Incheon, the elderly woman handled hundreds of millions of won over multiple transactions, transferring funds at her son’s direction while he was…

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Evening news wrap: Trump lands in Switzerland ahead of Davos address; IAF aircraft makes ‘forced landing’ in UP, and more | India News

Donald Trump arrived at Davos amid sharp transatlantic tensions over tariffs and Greenland ownership. An Indian Air Force training aircraft made an emergency landing in Prayagraj due to engine failure, with both officers safe. A Mumbai sessions court warned TISS students that a criminal case linked to a campus event could permanently harm their careers….

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Fuel for welfare: Himachal Pradesh proposes cess up to Rs 5 per litre on petrol, diesel to assist orphans, widows | India News

NEW DELHI: The Himachal Pradesh government has proposed a new cess on petrol and diesel to fund welfare measures for orphans and widows.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday introduced the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the assembly, seeking to levy an “orphan and widow cess” on petrol and high-speed diesel,…

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Odisha scraps state-level entry, makes NCET 2026 sole gateway for 4-year ITEP admissions from 2026–27

Odisha scraps state-level entry, makes NCET 2026 sole gateway for 4-year ITEP admissions from 2026–27 The Higher Education Department of the Government of Odisha has announced that admissions to the 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the academic session 2026–27 will be conducted through the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2026.According to the official…

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‘The suicidal ship’: Who was Mumbai engineer Deonandan Prasad Singh, killed in tanker attack near Iraq? | Mumbai News

Deonandan Prasad Singh was residing in Kandivli, Mumbai and was working as an additional chief engineer aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Safesea Vishnu MUMBAI: A 54-year-old Indian seafarer from Mumbai has died after the oil tanker he was serving on came under attack near Iraq’s southern port city of Basra.India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping…

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‘Skin, flesh torn off and bones exposed’: Man dragged for 8km after getting stuck under ‘UP govt’ marked car | Bareilly News

AI-generated representational image. BAREILLY: A 38-year-old man was dragged for nearly 8-km after his body got stuck between the front wheels of a car bearing a “UP govt” sticker in Budaun on Friday evening. The man, Ghlendra Kumar, was identified through his Aadhaar found in his pocket, police said, adding the body was severely mutilated,…

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