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Interest of Indian consumer always overriding priority: Jaishankar warns o
Updated : 1 week ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament that the Indian consumer's interest is the "overriding priority" amid the West Asia crisis. He warned of supply chain disruptions, confirmed 67,000 Indians have returned home, and defended the humanitarian decision to allow an Iranian wa
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"Safety of Indians our main priority": Jaishankar says PM Modi closely mon
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the Iran conflict. With two Indian mariners dead and thousands of citizens in the region, India is coordinating evacuations and relocation efforts, while warning that the cri
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Kharge demands short duration discussion in RS on India's energy security
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The second phase of the Parliament Budget Session began with Congress President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge demanding the short duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha on India's energy security amid the West Asia Conflict.
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"Dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued": Jaishankar briefs Parliament o
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the Rajya Sabha on the escalating West Asia crisis following US-Israeli strikes on Iran that triggered wider regional conflict. India urged restraint, emphasised dialogue and diplomacy for de-escalation, and confirmed that the Cabinet Committ
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Parliament Session: Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge submits notice to s
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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday moved a notice seeking a short-duration discussion on "emerging challenges for India's energy security."
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UAE air defences "addressing a missile threat" as military intercepts ball
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The UAE Ministry of Defence reported intercepting a major Iranian aerial attack involving ballistic missiles and drones. Since the February 28 killing of Ayatollah Khamenei, over 1,600 projectiles have targeted the UAE, resulting in four deaths and 112 injuries. Authorities remain on high al
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Congress MPs move suspension of business notice in RS, LS to discuss West
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Congress MPs Manish Tewari and Randeep Surjewala have moved seperate motion of suspension of business in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively to discuss the escalating conflict in West Asia and India's energy security.
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Budget Session: Congress MP KC Venugopal seeks discussion on "energy secur
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The Congress MP emphasised that the escalating tensions in West Asia pose immediate challenges to India's energy supply chains, autonomy and citizen safety.
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"We shall not falter": Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi pledges absolute s
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Top Iranian officials, including the Foreign Minister and Parliament Speaker, have pledged absolute allegiance to the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Following a "decisive vote" by the Assembly of Experts, leaders hailed the transition as a "legal process" ensuring national s
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Woman arrested after allegedly firing shots at pop star Rihanna's Beverly
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A woman was arrested after she allegedly fired multiple shots at singer Rihanna's Beverly Hills home while the pop star was inside, according to police.
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"Pasted statement": Manickam Tagore seeks parliamentary discussion on conf
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore B on Monday criticised the Centre for scheduling a parliamentary statement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the conflict in West Asia, rather than a discussion in the Lok Sabha.
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Pakistan's monthly oil import bill could skyrocket to $600 million, says F
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Amid the developing security situation in West Asia, Pakistan could see its monthly oil import bill soar to a whopping USD 600 million, the country's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday, as reported by Dawn. Already reeling under economic stress, the country's Petroleum Min
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