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Iran tests anti-warship cruise missile that can ‘create hell’ for enemy warship

This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News shows a test launch during the unveiling of the Ghadr-380 naval cruise missile in an undisclosed location in Iran.
Published on Feb 02, 2025 01:42 AM IST

Indian Navy ships reach Iranian port for training amid West Asia tensions

Two Indian Navy ships and a coast guard vessel arrive at the port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran on Tuesday. (PTI)
Published on Oct 01, 2024 07:34 PM IST

Navroz Mubarak: Iran to India, Parsi food's rich-delectable culinary heritage

Tracing the rich culinary influences of Parsi food, this Navroz
Published on Aug 15, 2024 07:09 PM IST

Iran plans to avenge death of advisers killed in Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 10:38 PM IST

US deploys cruise-missile submarine in Mideast amid Iran tension

The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) pulls into the Bay of Naples in this file photo taken in the Mediterranean Sea.
Published on Apr 08, 2023 02:53 PM IST

Pakistan invests $305 mn to find crude, natural gas in UAE's Persian Gulf waters

Gas flares from an oil production platform in the Persian Gulf.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 02:27 PM IST

Iran holds navy drills in Persian Gulf amid standoff over tanker

Thursday’s parade was part of commemoration events for the one-year anniversary of the killing of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani by the US, according to the statement.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 11:05 PM IST

Joe Biden’s Iran problem is getting worse by the day. Here’s why

US President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has declined to comment in detail about the latest developments.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 06:52 PM IST

Iran acknowledges it seized South Korean-flagged oil tanker

Iran did not acknowledge the vessel’s location.
Published on Jan 04, 2021 05:36 PM IST

Iraq explosives experts working to defuse mine on oil tanker

An aerial photo shows oil tankers load crude oil at Iraq’s Al-Basra Offshore Terminal in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, December 27, 2020.
Published on Jan 01, 2021 10:12 PM IST

India’s evolving energy diplomacy | HT Editorial

India today can absorb somewhat higher global oil prices, and shift focus on attracting the massive investments needed for its natural gas and renewable energy plans
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 06:42 AM IST

US move on UN Iran sanctions faces pushback

“Sanctions are being re-imposed on Iran,” secretary of state Michael Pompeo said in a statement late on Saturday.
Updated on Sep 21, 2020 03:59 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Delhi Police map burglary-prone areas in capital and all the latest news

According to the survey, Nihal Vihar, Samaipur Badli, Nangloi and Bawana are the most burglary prone areas in Delhi.
Updated on Sep 06, 2020 09:12 AM IST

Cash crunch forces many Telangana expats in Persian Gulf to drop travel plans

Many Telugu expatriates say they cannot pay for the air fare and quarantine fees.
Updated on May 10, 2020 06:08 PM IST

Kerala braces for huge influx of expatriates amid Covid-19 pandemic

Doctors involved in Covid care participate in a real time mock drill in Kochi .
Published on Apr 29, 2020 09:17 PM IST

Centre has promised to bring back stranded expatriates in West Asia: Kerala CM

Pinarayi Vijayan said that seven new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, taking the total count to 457.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 07:37 PM IST

What the dip in oil prices means | HT Editorial

Over the past three years Russia (the third largest producer) and Saudi Arabia have held up oil prices by cutting production
Updated on Mar 09, 2020 06:47 PM IST

Ivanka Trump lauds Saudi, UAE on women’s rights reforms

U.S. White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump prepares before a group photo with participants of a ministerial roundtable in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 09:15 PM IST

India deserves to be included in UNSC: Russian minister

Lavrov criticised the insistence of Western powers on a “rules-based world order” and said the focus should be on international law.
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 02:07 AM IST

‘No need to panic about oil prices’: Minister amid tensions between US, Iran

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: PIB)
Updated on Jan 11, 2020 04:29 PM IST

Dubai is flouting biggest taboo of an economy without brakes

Two of Dubai’s homegrown billionaires are now calling for a pause to new development.
Updated on Nov 10, 2019 08:41 AM IST

Oil refiners face dilemma as surging freight costs kill margins

Crude processors are now faced with a dilemma: to buy and ship crude at much higher prices and risk low or no profits, or to cut operating rates and jeopardize supply of fuels over winter.
Updated on Oct 15, 2019 07:15 AM IST

World’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi hit by drone strikes, Yemen rebels claim attacks

Smoke is seen following a fire at an Aramco factory in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 02:53 PM IST

India rethinks buying US armed drones

The army and air force had plans to buy 10 Predator-B drones each and the navy, its long-distance surveillance versions.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 08:38 PM IST

Release detained crew: India to UK, Iran

There are 24 Indians in the crew of the Iranian tanker Grace 1, which was boarded by British marines off Gibraltar on July 4.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 03:55 AM IST

Iran tries to seize British tanker in Persian Gulf: Report

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats attempted to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, CNN reported, amid heightened tensions in the region. Iran denied the report.
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 12:02 PM IST

Why an escalation in US-Iran tensions should worry Delhi

In this June 13, 2019, file photo, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman. A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted up tensions between the US and Iran -- and raised fears over the safety of one of Asia’s most vital energy trade routes, where about a fifth of the world’s oil passes through its narrowest at the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks have jolted the shipping industry, with many of operators in the region on high alert
Published on Jul 09, 2019 07:58 PM IST

India, US vow to work as friends to resolve issues

Though there were no concrete announcements on the issues of divergence, the visit set the stage for a bilateral meeting between Modi and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28-29. (Arvind Yadav /HT photo)
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 12:28 AM IST

India deploys warships in Persian Gulf region

The decision has come on a day when Iran shot down a US naval surveillance drone near the Strait of Hormuz, adding to the already volatile situation. Iran claimed that the drone had violated Iranian airspace, a fact that was denied by the US.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 08:53 AM IST

‘Iran build-up only for deterrence’: Officials tell US Congress

Emerging from those closed-door sessions, lawmakers seemed unconvinced both about the intelligence and the administration’s plans.
Published on May 22, 2019 10:43 PM IST