Oil prices fall on US-Iran talks for Strait of Hormuz deal
Oil prices fell on Friday as reports emerged that the US and Iran are exploring a phased agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude dropped 0.69% to $105.85 a barrel,…
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Brent crude jumps 5% to $108 on Saudi-Houthi clash
Brent crude oil surged 5% to top $108 a barrel on Thursday after a fresh skirmish between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi group threatened Red Sea oil flows. NDTV Profit reports…
Sri Lankan MP urges Modi to intervene in Saudi blasphemy case
Opposition lawmaker Mano Ganesan has urged Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the case of Anojan Sivarasa, a Sri Lankan Tamil facing judicial proceedings…
Oil jumps $3 after Saudi pipeline shutdown, Hormuz strikes
Brent crude rose more than $3 a barrel on Monday after Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline following drone strikes and a vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. The pipeline,…
Engineering exports up 18% in July, West Asia risks mount
India’s engineering goods exports grew 18% year-on-year to $12.24 billion in July 2026, sustaining a strong run in the first four months of the financial year despite geopolitical tensions and trade route…
Bangladesh may join Mecca pact with Pakistan, straining India ties
Bangladesh is considering joining the Mecca mutual defence pact signed this month by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a move that could complicate its relations with India. Junior Foreign Minister Humayun Kabir…
Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress with Israel condition
US President Donald Trump's administration has submitted a proposed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, while maintaining that the pact will only move forward if Riyadh agrees…
India, GCC review free trade agreement negotiations
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council reviewed negotiations for a free trade agreement during talks in Riyadh between Ambassador Vipul and GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. The GCC Secretariat said they…
Tharoor flags World Bank report on conservative values in Kerala Saudi returnees
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday flagged a 2022 World Bank study that found migrants returning from Saudi Arabia to Kerala tend to exhibit "conservative values", including "gender-based violence" and "extremist attitudes"…
Iran reportedly invited to join Saudi-led Mecca defence pact
Iran has reportedly been invited to join the Mecca defence pact, a mutual security agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, according to a claim by the head of Iran's Khaneh Mellat…
