Fuel supplies adequate, no need to panic: IOCL

IANS | April 4, 2026 8:49 PM

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) State-run oil marketing company (OMC) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) on Saturday assured that supplies of petrol, diesel and LPG remain adequate across the country, even as the Centre steps up efforts to minimise any disruption to fuel supply chains amid global uncertainties.

Finland set to close its Embassy in Pakistan amid strategic concerns

IANS | April 4, 2026 8:38 PM

Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) The Finnish Embassy in Islamabad will cease its operations this summer, with the mission continuing to function until the final date is announced. After reopening its Embassy in 2022 following a decade-long closure, Helsinki has decided to shut it again, the local media reported.

Assam’s Barak Valley likely to witness a close contest on April 9

IANS | April 4, 2026 8:35 PM

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently underscored the importance of Barak Valley in the state’s poll battleground and the area’s role expected in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieving a target of 90 to 100 seats in the state Assembly that has a total strength of 126 legislators.

How Philippines succeeded in limiting Chinese coercion in Second Thomas Shoal

IANS | April 4, 2026 8:29 PM

Beijing/Manila, April 4 (IANS) The provisional understanding between the Philippines and China over the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea underscores how Manila has countered Chinese coercion through quiet resolve backed by political leadership, alliance support, calculated military moves, and public willingness to bear the cost of managed escalation.