China coal mine blast: Over 80 killed after gas explosion in Shanxi; rescue operations for trapped under way

AI-generated image used for representation A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city in northern China has killed at least 82 people, AFP reported on Saturday.The explosion in northern China’s led to a major rescue operation after hundreds of workers were trapped underground, according to South China Morning Post.The blast took place […]

Came to US with $950: Indian-origin gas station owner becomes first Indian-American elected to this Texas city council

Yash Asarsa becomes the first Indian American to be elected to Rusk City Council, in east Texas. Yash Asarsa arrived in the United States more than two decades ago, carrying $950. On May 14, 2026, he was sworn in as a member of the Rusk City Council, becoming the first person from India to hold […]

Eight killed as gas pipeline explodes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: At least eight people — including a woman and a young girl — died in a gas pipeline explosion at an industrial estate in Pakistan’s northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, a Rescue 1122 official said.The incident occurred in Hattar Industrial Estate area of Haripur district.According to Rescue 1122 sources, the explosion happened near […]

Why Opening the Hormuz Won’t Lower Gas Prices

new video loaded: Why Opening the Hormuz Won’t Lower Gas Prices Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains why, even if the flow of energy is restored through the Persian Gulf, it will take months to carry out repairs across dozens of energy sites in the region. By Rebecca F. Elliott, Coleman Lowndes, Alexandra Ostasiewicz […]

GAIL (India) zooms on entering into charter party agreement with Alpha Gas

Mumbai, April 8 (Udaipur Kiran): GAIL (India) is currently trading at Rs. 152.85, up by 7.60 points or 5.23% from its previous closing of Rs. 145.25 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 152.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 156.40 and Rs. 151.20 respectively. So far 894707 shares were traded […]

Iran endgame, gas prices, Strait of Hormuz crisis & more: Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s big address

US President Donald Trump on Thursday delivered key updates on Iran war stating that Operation Epic Fury was “nearing completion” and will end very soon. He also suggested the fuel crisis-hit nations to buy oil from the United States or “go take it from the Strait” as Iran has blocked Hormuz, especially for the countries […]

Florida man stops by Chick-fil-A drive-through on horseback in viral video: ‘Gas prices must be crazy’

A Florida man has gone viral after riding his horse through a Chick-fil-A drive-through, leaving staff stunned.Felipe Delamora shared a video of the unusual visit, filmed on March 21, showing himself on horseback as he passed through the drive-through lane of the fast food restaurant. The clip was recorded from his glasses and went viral […]

Iran hits Gulf energy sites after Israel gas field strike, world feels the heat

Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the […]

US, Qatar not involved in strike on Iran’s gas field, says Trump

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Israel’s attack on an Iranian gas field on Wednesday was coordinated with the US but is not likely to be repeated, three Israeli officials said, despite President Donald Trump saying he did not know about it in advance. The attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field drew an Iranian aerial assault on energy infrastructure […]