Global media took note of how tabla maestro Hussain introduced the instrument to global audiences. It also reported on Apple's expanding manufacturing network in India, 'thanks to Modi'.
India has been buying crude oil from Russia, which is now its top oil supplier, at discounted prices since the West imposed import curbs following its invasion of Ukraine.
India shipped in about 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian oil in 2022/23, the data showed, about 23% of its overall 4.65 million bpd imports.
Responding to questions from Rajya Sabha members, the external affairs minister said it's his duty to ensure Indians don't pay the cost of other countries' actions for food, etc.
Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri warned that these cuts could tip the world into recession. He also informed that Indian firms have signed new oil supply deals with Colombia and Brazil.
Ankit Desai will work as a subcontractor to law firm Eversheds Sutherland US LLC, which represents Reliance in matters related to Venezuelan sanctions imposed during the Trump admin.
India is heavily reliant on energy imports and refiners struggled to cope as the US foreign policy over the last few years restricted access to Iranian & Venezuelan oil.
The global oil slump has given Modi govt the cushion to hike fuel taxes to meet revenue shortfalls. But retail fuel prices still hover around pre-Covid-19 levels.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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