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Govt expects energy prices to remain reasonable, says Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): As tensions between the United States and Iran escalated in the wake of the killing of Iranian general General Qassem Soleimani, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that the central government expects the energy prices t
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Hundreds of New Yorkers demand US to reduce tensions with Iran amid escala
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Hundreds of people took to the streets of New York on late Thursday to protest a potential US military action against Iran.
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Closely monitoring situation in Gulf, hoping for quick de-escalation: Indi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): India on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf region in the wake of rising tension between the United States and Iran due to the killing of an Iranian general in Iraq and hoped for the situation to de-escalate as quickly as possible
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Chinese Vice Premier to ink trade deal in US next week
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 9 (ANI): Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington next week to sign the "Phase One" trade deal with the United States aimed at de-escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, the Chinese Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday.
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'Urge Iran not to repeat these reckless attacks': UK condemns strikes on U
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 8 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attacks on two US-led coalition military bases in Iraq and called on Tehran to not repeat such "reckless and dangerous" attacks and ensure there is de-escalation of tensions in the region soon.
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Pompeo briefs Kurdish leader about Iran's missile attacks on US bases in I
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani over the missile attacks by Iran targetting two US bases in Iraq and both agreed to stay in 'close t
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Don't seek escalation or war, took proportionate measures in self-defence:
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Tehran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that his country took 'proportionate measures in self-defence' and that it does
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Afgan Prez, Pak Army Chief offer sound advice over Iran conflict: US defen
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday (local times) said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa offered him sound advice during a phone call on the escalation of tensions in the middle eastern region.
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Putin deplores escalation in Middle East during talks With Syria's Assad
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pointed to a rise in tensions in the Middle East as the situation in Syria took a turn for the better.
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US not looking for war but ready to finish one: Esper calls Iran for dialo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called Iran for a discussion to de-escalate the situation which has dramatically worsened following the killing of Iranian Quds Force chief Qaseem Soleimani.
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Nirbhaya case convicts had moved courts to escape the gallows
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, against whom death warrant was issued by a Delhi court on Tuesday, had moved courts over the past seven years to escape the gallows.
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Equities close in the green, Nifty realty gains by 1.9 pc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices trimmed most of the early gains on Tuesday but closed in the green with no new escalation in the Middle East.
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