Oil prices dip below $100 per barrel despite Hormuz being closed for three months

Oil prices tumbled over 5% on Monday, falling below the $100 per barrel mark, buoyed by…

Windfall gains tax cut: Excise duty on diesel exports down to Rs 23/litre, ATF exports to Rs 33/litre

The windfall tax was introduced to ensure that adequate domestic supplies of petroleum products remain available.…

Strait of Hormuz blockade: India, China’s alternate oil supply cushion fades as Russian crude on water runs low

India faces greater exposure. It depends heavily on the Gulf region not just for crude oil…

A passage through Hormuz: US and Iran signal end to crisis

TOI correspondent from Washington: The Hormuz horror that was choking energy supplies to much of the…