Morning Digest: Saudi oil tanker reaches Mumbai after crossing Strait of Hormuz; U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq, and more_* *Saudi oil tanker reaches Mumbai after crossing Strait of Hormuz* A Liberia-flagged oil tanker that set sail from Saudi Arabia on March 3 carrying around one million barrels of crude oil docked in Mumbai on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), crossing the Strait of Hormuz where marine traffic had stalled following the start of hostilities on February 28. *U.S. military says refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq ‘during Operation Epic Fury’* A U.S. military refuelling aircraft ​crashed in western Iraq ‌on Thursday (March 12, 2026), in an incident U.S. ​Central Command said ⁠involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile ‌or friendly fire. In a statement, U.S. ​Central Command ‌said it was carrying out rescue efforts after the U.S. KC-135 refuelling aircraft went down. ‌The second aircraft ​landed safely. *LPG crisis: PM Modi hits out at those creating panic; asks States to monitor black marketers* Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 12, 2026) hit out at those trying to create panic on the LPG situation in India, and said they are not only exposing themselves before the people but also hurting the country. “I request the State governments to enhance monitoring to stop black-marketers and hoarders in such times,” he said. *Congress urges government to hold an all‑party meeting on women’s quota law* The Congress has conveyed to the government that instead of consulting political parties individually on the possibility of bringing an amendment to advance the timeline for implementing the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the government should convene an all-party meeting. The Act seeks to allocate 33% of seats in directly elected legislative bodies, including the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, to women. *President’s secretariat declines TMC plea for appointment citing time constraints* Days after President Droupadi Murmu’s tour of West Bengal became a political flashpoint between the BJP-led Union government and the Trinamool Congress-led State government, a TMC request to meet the President to brief her on “welfare and development programmes for the upliftment of tribal communities” has been turned down by the President’s Secretariat, citing paucity of time. *Reports of Iran allowing Indian ships through Strait of Hormuz ‘premature’: Centre* The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday (March 12, 2026) said it is rather “premature” to discuss reports about India receiving permission for ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz. “External Affairs Minister and Foreign Minister of Iran have had three conversations in the last few days. The last one discussed issues pertaining to safety of shipping and India’s energy security. Beyond that, it would be premature for me to say anything,” said Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Ministry *PM Modi speaks to Iranian President, discusses ‘serious’ situation in West Asia* Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night (March 12, 2026) spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the phone and discussed the “serious situation” in West Asia. Mr. Modi expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the region and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure. *Food delivery companies’ order volumes may dip in Q4FY26* Food delivery companies Swiggy and Eternal may experience a moderation in their gross order value (GOV) as restaurants have started either cutting down menus or shutting down after the shortage in commercial gas availability, a brokerage report read. According to a research report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Swiggy and Zomato’s GOVs are expected to grow at 20% and 15.3% as of Fiscal 2026.b *Transpersons, men having sex with men, sex workers cannot donate blood, Centre insists in SC* The Union government on Thursday (March 12, 2026) stood firm by its 2017 guidelines which exclude transgender people, men having sex with men (MSM), and female sex workers from donating blood. Insisting that these are ‘at risk’ population groups, the Centre told the Supreme Court that sometimes, a public health perspective must trump individual rights. *How the Indian women sealed their spot in the World Cup even before final pool match* Even before its final Pool B match of the Qualifiers against Wales on Wednesday (March 12, 2026), India had secured its place in this year’s FIH Women’s World Cup. The eventual 4-1 win was simply the icing on the cake. Under FIH rules, two qualification tournaments — one in Hyderabad and the other in Santiago, Chile — determine the final seven teams that make the World Cup cut. The top three teams from each tournament qualify directly, while the seventh spot goes to the best fourth-placed team across both events. Published - March 13, 2026 06:29 am IST ***** #📰ଆଜିର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅପଡେଟ💻