Middle East crisis

Fuel price hike on cards? Centre considering emergency measures to save forex amid Middle East crisis, says report

NEW DELHI: The central government is weighing emergency measures to bolster its foreign-exchange reserves amid the economic fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war, with officials considering steps such as raising fuel prices and restricting non-essential imports, including gold and electronic goods, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.The report said that officials from the Prime […]

Us Iran War: How US-Iran war is making life more expensive for Indians

There’s a war brewing far away between the US, Israel and Iran. But why is your monthly budget suddenly acting like it’s in danger too?The Middle East war that began as a geopolitical conflict over two months ago has slowly turned into a cost-of-living problem for households, as disruptions to oil supply routes, rising freight […]

Iran after ceasefire with US: Holding ground in an uncertain pause

AI image used for representative purposes For weeks, the US–Israel war with Iran was measured in strikes, targets, and retaliation across multiple fronts. Now, under a fragile two‑week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan and announced on April 7, the metric has shifted. The immediate focus is no longer just on battlefield damage, but on whether the […]

Strait Of Hormuz Oil Shipping: Middle East crisis: Donald Trump threatens to ‘blow everything up and take the oil’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal

US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued one of his starkest warnings yet to Iran, saying he was considering “blowing everything up and taking over the oil” if Tehran failed to reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping lane.Speaking to a Fox News journalist, Trump said, “I think there […]

‘Bitter defeat for US’: Iran hails strike on aircraft as victory after second F-15 pilot rescued

Iran hails strike on aircraft as victory after second F-15 pilot rescued Iran on Sunday claimed a “bitter defeat” for the United States in southern Isfahan following the rescue of a second F-15 crew member, who went missing after Tehran downed the jet.According to news agency ANI, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central […]

Shoot of Shah Rukh Khan’s King in Dubai cancelled amid Middle East tensions, desert sequence shifted to Mumbai: Report : Bollywood News

The upcoming action entertainer King, directed by Siddharth Anand and headlined by Shah Rukh Khan, has reportedly undergone a change in its filming schedule after a planned Dubai shoot was cancelled due to the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Shoot of Shah Rukh Khan’s King in Dubai cancelled amid Middle East tensions, desert […]

Middle East crisis: Mediators gather in Pakistan for talks on ending month-long Iran war

Top diplomats from key regional powers gathered in Pakistan over the weekend to discuss ways to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, even as fighting continued with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Tehran.Pakistan said foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were participating in the talks […]

Middle East crisis: Trump says US ‘close to meeting objectives’, opposes ceasefire with Iran

Trump talking to reporters US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States was nearing its military objectives in the Middle East while firmly ruling out a ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.“We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East […]

Iran war impact: Sri Lanka shifts to 4-day week to conserve fuel

Representative image (AI-generated) Amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, Sri Lanka has declared every Wednesday a public holiday to conserve fuel as the island nation grapples with possible shortages following the US and Israel’s war with Iran.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaking at an emergency meeting with senior officials on Monday, said, “We must prepare for […]

Middle East crisis: 4 crew members killed after US refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq

Four out of six crew members were killed after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, US Central Command confirmed.According to the US military, the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, it rejected that the crash was a result of hostile fire or friendly fire.“At approximately 2 pm ET on […]