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A man pays after refuelling his bike at a fuel station in New Delhi, India, 6 March, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo

India makes first Iranian oil buy in seven years with no payment problems

The world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, India has not ​received a cargo from Tehran since May ​2019

HT file photo. Photo: Indian Navy

India’s naval power in focus as West Asia war rages

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 27 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha (top), highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8.848 metres (29.028 ft) is seen in this aerial view next to 6.812 metres (22.349 feet) high Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R) April 22, 2007. File Photo: Reuters

Mount Everest climbers allegedly 'poisoned' by guides in $19.69m insurance scam

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Delhi should reset neighbourhood policy, ease trade barriers with Dhaka: Indian foreign policy expert

Representational Image of LPG. Photo: Collected

India looks to turn LPG import crisis into push for piped gas

File Photo: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS

Delhi waives import duty on critical petrochemicals to tackle supply disruptions

Police officers check vehicles as a security measure, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, along a road leading to the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, February 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Asim Hafeez/File Photo

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban meet in China for ceasefire talks

Prolonged Middle East war can erode about 1 percentage point of India's GDP in FY2026-27

Prolonged Middle East war can erode about 1 percentage point of India's GDP in FY2026-27

Commuters crowd on a platform as they wait to board suburban trains at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 20, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni

Three million Indian officials to begin counting world’s largest population

Police officers check vehicles as a security measure, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, along a road leading to the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, February 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Asim Hafeez/File Photo

Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar junta leader nominated for presidential vote by MP

An Iranian flag stands in the rubble following a strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, March 4. Photo: Reuters

Will India’s political class reach consensus on tackling West Asia war impact?