India-bound tanker crosses Hormuz safely with 270,000 tonnes of oil

IANS | May 29, 2026 8:39 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Nissos Keros, a Marshall Islands‑flagged crude oil tanker carrying approximately 270,000 MT of crude oil cargo for India, safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on June 3, according to the official update issued on Friday.

Australia must deepen defence ties with India to counter Chinese influence: Report

IANS | May 29, 2026 8:07 PM

Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Australia and India agreed to hold an annual Defence Ministers’ Dialogue, joint exercises across numerous domains and closer co-operation on information sharing during the inaugural Defence Minister's Dialogue. Defence partnerships do not move this fast by accident but because the strategic logic demands it, a report has stated.