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West Asia conflict: From biryani to dosa, LPG crisis bites into menus

Industry body asks 500,000 eateries to scale down cooking-intensive dishes

Russia denies sharing US military asset data with Iran, says Witkoff

Witkoff said the denial came during ​a phone call that US President Donald Trump had with Russian President Vladimir ​Putin on Monday

West Asia conflict could disrupt India's trade, energy supplies: Assocham

ASSOCHAM warns that a prolonged West Asia conflict could disrupt global trade routes, push up oil prices and affect India's energy supplies, trade flows and supply chains

He raps, he rants, he promises change. meet Nepal's presumptive new leader

Balendra Shah's party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal's Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious

EU urges US to strictly enforce G7 price cap on Russian oil exports

G7 finance ministers said on Monday they were ready to release oil from strategic reserves ​to help lower prices, if necessary

Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel

The IRGC also played the decisive role in elevating Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening US-Israeli strikes

Restaurants consider raising prices by 20-30% amid LPG shortage

Industry face double whammy, input costs rising amid LPG shortage

LPG, PNG supply crunch starts to squeeze output at packaged food units

Packaged food makers face production pressure as PNG and LPG supply disruptions linked to West Asia tensions force factories to cut gas usage, raising concerns over output and supplies

Will work with India to further strengthen bilateral ties, says Balen Shah

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is all set to become Nepal's first Madhesi prime minister and also the Himalayan nation's youngest elected executive head

West Asia conflict Day 11: Iran warns of oil blockade, India secures LNG

Markets and oil prices remain volatile as the conflict intensifies; India secures additional gas supplies while Gulf nations intercept missiles and drones. Here are the top developments of the day

Trump weighs easing Russia sanctions, other measures to cool oil prices

Trump told reporters in Florida on Monday that his administration was lifting sanctions on some countries as part of efforts to stabilise the oil market, but declined to provide details

Cyber fraudsters dupe 76,794 people of ₹712 crore in Odisha in 18 months

Cyber fraudsters duped nearly 77,000 people in Odisha of about Rs 712 crore in the last 18 months, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state Assembly

Odisha hotels, restaurants warn of shutdowns amid LPG supply crunch

Hotel and restaurant owners in Odisha warn they may shut establishments as disruptions in commercial LPG cylinder supply threaten operations, employment and tourism in the state

Putin's mediation proposals on Iran conflict still stand, says Kremlin

Peskov was speaking a day after Putin spoke by phone to US President Donald Trump and, according to the Kremlin, shared proposals aimed at ending the war in Iran quickly

Iran's security chief warns Trump to 'be careful not to be eliminated'

Ali Larijani wrote the message on X Tuesday after Trump threatened to attack Iran "TWENTY TIMES HARDER" if Tehran stopped oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz

Allana Group plans to ship 40,000 tonnes of food products to West Asia

Allana Group operates in over 70 countries across the globe, with West Asia being one of its major markets

Hypocritical, flagrant violation: India slams Pak's strikes on Afghanistan

At UNSC briefing, India says strikes violate international law and endanger Afghan civilians

Who is an Ayatollah? Inside the Shia clerical system shaping Iran

After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's Supreme Leader despite not being an Ayatollah. Here's how the Shia clerical hierarchy works and why it matters for Iran's politics

US-Israel-Iran war: Where the conflict stands after 10 days of fighting

Ten days of strikes, naval deployments, fears over the Strait of Hormuz and oil market volatility have pushed the Iran conflict beyond the battlefield. Here's where the crisis stands now

West Asia war: Vietnam urges people to work from home to save fuel

Prices for gasoline in the Southeast Asian country have risen by 32 per cent, diesel by 56 per cent and kerosene by 80 per cent since the end of last month