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Topic: Venezuela

Trouble brews for Rodriguez as quake-affected Venezuelans want new presidential polls

Rodríguez’s disapproval rating climbed to 63.3% in June, in the fallout of the disaster. Nearly 2/3rds of respondents disapproved of the government’s handling of the earthquakes.

US selling Venezuelan oil worth billions. Nobody knows where it’s going

The system’s opacity is not limited to oil. The Trump administration is also controlling Venezuelan gold and other mineral exports.

Washington wants Delhi to buy more US oil & gas, says Rubio ahead of India visit

The US Secy of State also suggested scope for greater cooperation involving Venezuelan crude, adding that interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguez may also visit India next week.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

US shapes Venezuela’s future after Maduro’s ouster

From sanctions relief to oil oversight, Washington is guiding the transition under Delcy Rodríguez even as ordinary Venezuelans see little improvement in daily life.

Venezuelan oil exports hit 6-year high as India fills China gap

Shipments to India soared by more than fourfold in March, surpassing those to the US, according to shipping reports compiled by Bloomberg & data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

Gaddafi’s prisoner to Venezuela ‘covert’ ops, US national in NIA custody an ‘adventurer’ without pause

Matthew VanDyke is among seven foreigners held on charges of crossing over to Myanmar to train Myanmar-based Ethnic Armed Groups.

Vitol and Trafigura: Traders at the heart of Trump’s Venezuela oil grab

They are two of the largest commodity trading houses: a secretive group of companies responsible for buying, selling and transporting resources to where they are needed.

Venezuela’s oil industry has been running day-to-day ops on phone calls & WhatsApp

A 15 December cyber attack shut down PDVSA’s system, leaving the company to run its business outside its own technological networks.

Trump is not merely controlling the backyard. He is disrupting networks that lie beneath

Simplifying Trump-era actions as incoherent misses their strategic logic.

On Camera

Lock Upp and Alliance are a much-needed jolt to Indian reality TV. Bigg Boss became boring

Even Roadies and Splitsvilla have lost their loyal audience. The new shows try out bold themes, include debates on current topics, and devise clever challenges for contestants.

5 months after launch, Bharat Taxi has onboarded 7 lakh drivers. But rides are few & the road ahead long

Drivers say steady bookings, better incentives & higher earnings continue to outweigh Bharat Taxi's appeal of low-cost cooperative model. 

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.