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India's Russian oil imports hit record high in February; more than Iraq and Saudi Arabia put together
Sun, Mar 05, 2023
From a market share of less than 1 per cent in India's import basket before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Russia's share of India's imports rose to 1.62 million barrels per day in February, taking a 35 per cent share.
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Watch: Iran fires missiles on US Al-Asad airbase in Iraq
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
Iran on Wednesday launched multiple missiles at Iraq air base that hosts US military in Iraq. They targeted at least two bases at Al-Asad and Abril. The attack comes days after Iranian general Qaseem Soleimani was killed in US air strike at Baghdad.
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Sushma Swaraj: Bodies of 39 Indians abducted by terror group ISIS in Iraq found
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
A group of 40 Indian workers, mostly from Punjab, and some Bangladeshi were taken hostage by ISIS when it overran Iraq's second largest city Mosul in 2014. Of the 40 Indians, one Harjit Masih from Gurdaspur had managed to escape and had claimed to have witnessed the massacre of the others. But the government rejected it. "His was a cock-and-bull story," Swaraj said adding he had managed to flee the ISIS by faking his identity as a Muslim from Bangladesh. The Indians were first kept at a textile factory in Mosul and after Masih escaped, they were moved to a prison in Badosh.
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Saudi Arabia's crude exports to US to fall by 300,000 barrels per day in March: Official
Fri, Mar 24, 2017
An Energy Ministry official from Saudi Arabia has said on Thursday that the country`s crude exports to the United States (US) in March will fall by around 300,000 barrels per day from February, in line with OPEC`s agreement to reduce supply.
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US President Donald Trump plans 28% cut in budget for diplomacy, foreign aid
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
US President Donald Trump`s proposed 28% budget cut for US diplomacy and foreign aid next year would preserve $3.1 billion in security aid to Israel but reduce funding for the United Nations, climate change and cultural exchange programs.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, staff donate $1.5 million to fight Donald Trump's visa ban
Fri, Feb 03, 2017
Twitter's chief executive officer Jack Dorsey and its about 1,000 staff have donated over $1.5 million to a leading rights group that has pledged to fight President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Indians in the US too bear brunt of Donald Trump's immigration ban
Sat, Jan 28, 2017
Banning Muslims from seven countries even if they held a 'green card' to enter the United States of America, US President Donald Trump has put in jeopardy many Indians who live and work in North America -- many of them on H1-B visas.
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