Tuesday, October 27
The U.S. military said Tuesday it had carried out a series of strikes on the Houthis, the Iranian-backed group in Yemen, as the group suggested it would continue attacking Israel and ships in the Red Sea if there was no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear whether the strikes would be a setback for the Houthis, who have remained undeterred even as they have come under attack from the United States and Israel. The Houthis have been launching missiles at Israel and attacking commercial vessels they claim are headed for Israel in solidarity with their ally, Hamas, in Gaza. The U.S. military's Central Command said on the social site X that it had conducted "multiple precision strikes" on Houthi targets in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, and coastal sites on Monday and Tuesday. It
India's petrol and diesel consumption soared in December 2024 as holiday travel boosted demand, reversing the fall witnessed in previous months, preliminary data of state-owned fuel retailers showed on Wednesday. While petrol sales had shown a year-on-year increase in recent months, diesel has been a laggard since monsoon. November was the first month that saw growth in diesel consumption and the trend continued into December. Petrol sales of three state-owned firms, which control 90 per cent of the fuel market, soared 9.8 per cent to 2.99 million tonne in December compared to 2.72 million tonne of consumption in the same month last year. Diesel demand during the month was up 4.9 per cent to 7.07 million tonne. This is the second straight month of auto fuels posting handsome increase i
