Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil soars above $100 as Iran war forces more production cuts
Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, crossing a psychologically and economically significant price threshold as the Iran-US...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attack
Bahrain's state-owned oil company, Bapco Energies, declared force majeure on its shipments on March 9, 2026, after Iran struck its Al-Ma'ameer oil refinery c...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Stock markets slump as oil prices surge over Strait of Hormuz fears
Indian and global equity markets fell sharply as Brent crude surged to multi-year highs on concerns that the Iran-US conflict had effectively closed the Stra...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Iran conflict: Indian airlines cancel 279 international flights
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed on March 9, 2026, that 279 international flights operated by Indian airlines were cancelled due to ongoing airsp...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
India believes in ‘dialogue & diplomacy’—Jaishankar briefs Parliament on West Asia crisis
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, reaffirming India's position of "dialogue and diplomacy" on the 2026 Iran...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
U.S. urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears: Energy Secretary Chris Wright
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged India to purchase Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded onto tankers and at sea, redirecting those shipments to Ind...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Crude oil prices surpass $114 a barrel as Iran war impedes production, shipping
Crude oil prices surpassed $114 a barrel — the highest level since 2022 — as the Iran-US conflict entered a new, more intense phase, simultaneously disruptin...
International Relations
6 min
U.S. orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
The US State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia due to "safety risks" arising from Iran'...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attack
Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO Energies), Bahrain's state oil company, declared force majeure on all its oil shipments on March 9, 2026, after Iranian miss...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
West Asia conflict oil hike, market reactions LIVE: U.S. urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears
The United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged India to purchase Russian crude oil cargo already at sea — ships w...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Asian equities plunge as oil soars 30% on West Asia crisis
Asian equity markets suffered sharp declines as crude oil prices surged approximately 30% following the escalation of the West Asia conflict and partial clos...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil surges past $100 as West Asia war escalates, raising supply fears
Brent crude oil prices surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, triggered by the escalating US-Israel military campaign against Iran that beg...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves: Report
G7 energy ministers convened an emergency meeting on March 9, 2026, to coordinate the release of emergency oil reserves in response to the crisis caused by I...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in new Lebanon attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on March 9, 2026, accusing Israel of unlawfully using artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over residential...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
4 min
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests; Kiren Rijiju lashes out
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 PM on March 9, 2026, as Opposition members disrupted proceedings demanding a full-fledged debate on the escalating West Asia c...
International Relations
4 min
Watch: From protests to power: RSP’s victory reshapes Nepal politics | The Hindu Editorial
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a near-supermajority in the 2026 Nepalese general election, capturing 182 of 275 seats in the House of Representat...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
India backs dialogue, prioritises safety of Indians amid West Asia conflict: Jaishankar
India formally backed dialogue and diplomacy as the path to resolving the West Asia conflict, with the government calling for de-escalation, restraint, and p...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Congress MPs move suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha to discuss West Asia Conflict
Congress MPs Manish Tewari (Lok Sabha) and Randeep Surjewala (Rajya Sabha) moved suspension-of-business notices in their respective Houses to seek urgent dis...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliament Budget session LIVE: Jaishankar addresses Parliament on West Asia war; speaks on Indians stranded in the region and energy security situation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, making a formal ministerial statement on the ongoing West Asia conflict (...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
‘Contact with Iran leadership difficult’: Jaishankar spells out India’s position on Middle East war
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament that leadership-level contact with Iran is "obviously difficult at this time" given the ongoing confl...