India planning more wheat shipments to Afghanistan via Chabahar
TEHRAN- India plans to send seven shipments of wheat to Afghanistan through Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port by the end of January, Reuters reported. India launched a trade route to Afghanistan via Iran through shipping its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan on October 29, bypassing longtime rival Pakistan. New Delhi is in talks with Tehran […]
The Indian assets that contibuted to the scientific understanding of the neutron star collision observed by LIGO
Researchers from the LIGO-Virgo collaboration announced the first detection of gravitational waves caused by the collision of two neutron stars. The gravitational wave source was dubbed GW170817, and the event was the first time that a source of gravitational waves corresponded to observations in the electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light. This is the first time that researchers had […]
Iran, India, Oman Discuss Trilateral Ties
TEHRAN – Foreign ministers of Iran, India, and Oman held a meeting in New York to explore avenues for closer relations among the three Asian nations, with the focus on cooperation in the energy sector. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj, and Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah […]
India’s August Iran Oil Imports Drop To Lowest In 18 Months
NEW DELHI – India imported 335,400 barrels per day (bpd) oil from Iran in August, the lowest level since February 2016, posting a fall of about 42 percent from a year ago, according to ship tracking data obtained from industry sources and data compiled by Thomson Reuters Oil Research & Forecasts. August imports from Iran […]
“Weavers of Imagination” named best doc at Lifft India Awards
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohammad-Sadeq Jafari’s “Weavers of Imagination” was picked as best documentary film at the Lifft India Awards in India, the organizers announced last week. “Weavers of Imagination” produced at Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center tells the story of several blind carpet weavers who spend happy times when they get together. Indian […]