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India’s 1st Iranian oil cargo since 2019 headed to Gujarat coast

March 31, 2026

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India's 1st Iranian oil cargo since 2019 headed to Gujarat coast

New Delhi, March 31 (PTI): India’s first Iranian crude oil cargo since 2019 may be headed towards a port in Gujarat, according to ship tracking data. Indian refiners have been looking to purchase a few oil cargoes of Iranian oil on water following the recent sanctions waiver by Washington. “The Indo-Iranian oil trade has flickered back to life. Following the US administration’s decision to grant a 30-day window for Iranian oil “on the water” due to regional conflict, the vessel Ping Shun is now en route to Vadinar (in Gujarat) with 600,000 barrels of crude. This is the first such

Europe pushes back on US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount

March 31, 2026

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Europe Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo: AP)

PARIS/ROME, March 31 (Reuters): France and Italy have joined Spain in pushing back on U.S.-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump singled out NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in ‌the month-long war, highlighting divisions. The decisions came against a backdrop of tensions between Washington and key partners over the war in Iran. Earlier this month, Trump called longtime NATO allies “cowards” over their lack of support against Iran. On Tuesday, he slammed countries that did not help in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, including France, writing on Truth Social: “The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly

Trump voices frustration with allies as Iran war and strait closure push fuel prices higher

March 31, 2026

General

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon. The president’s social media post came after U.S. strikes hit a city that is home to one of Iran’s main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks

Chanchal Kumar appointed Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Sanjay Lohiya to be Financial Services Secretary

March 31, 2026

Politics

Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday.

New Delhi, March 31 (PTI): Senior IAS officer Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Kumar, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Kumar’s appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I & B) in place of Sanjay Jaju. Jaju will be the new Secretary, DoNER Ministry. Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines has been appointed as Special