Day: May 20, 2021

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Iran wanted India’s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project

11:12 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. ”Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted […]

Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence

11:08 pm May 20, 2021

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has provided some relaxations to the travellers arriving in the state from outside under its fresh set of guidelines issued on Thursday to contain the spread of COVID-19, an official said. As per the new guidelines, the mandatory provision of having a negative RT-PCR report of the test conducted within 72 hours for […]

Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence

10:57 pm May 20, 2021

Cairo: Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, the fourth in just over a decade. It’s the latest instance in which Egypt has served as a mediator between Israel and Gaza’s ruling militant Hamas group. Egypt borders both Israel and the Gaza Strip, and has been a key […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Flipkart restructured biz model to exercise control over inventory, retail prices, alleges CAIT

10:50 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Traders’ body CAIT on Thursday urged the government to investigate the ”blatant” violation of FDI and taxation rules by e-commerce major Flipkart, alleging that the Walmart-owned firm had ”creatively” restructured its business model to exercise control over inventory and retail prices. Flipkart was violating FDI policy ”by creatively structuring its marketplace business model and creating a […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

10:47 pm May 20, 2021

United Nations: The UN chief is urging an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers at the start of a UN General Assembly emergency meeting. The session is expected to hear from about 100 speakers, including 12 ministers mainly from Arab and Islamic countries. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Thursday’s in-person meeting in the assembly chamber that he and the U.N. Mideast envoy are engaged […]

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