Bhatkal: Youngsters celebrate India’s victory over Pakistan in World Cup
Bhatkal: A group of Muslim youngsters in Bhatkal thronged to the town’s heart ‘Shamsuddin Circle’ on Sunday night as soon as India won the match against their arch rivals Pakistan at Manchester in the ongoing cricket world cup.
As soon as India looked to seal the match after it was reduced to 40 over’s contest owing to stoppages due to rain, a message was circulated on WhatsApp urging people to join the celebrations on Shamsuddin Circle here.
Soon, tens of vehicles reached Shamsuddin Circle with Indian flags, hailing the efforts of the team in beating their neighbors Pakistan.
“Winning against Pakistan is important, that’s why we are here. It is ok even if India doesn’t win World Cup now, they have defeated Pakistan, we are happy with their performance now” one of the participant of the celebrations.
“Winning the World Cup is important but the joy of defeating Pakistan is the next level of joy” another participant said.
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US renews sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil
Washington (PTI): The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure.
The US Department of Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at sea on or before April 17 through May 16.
Earlier, the US had granted an exemption from sanctions to India for buying Russian oil for a month beginning March 5. A few days later, a similar waiver was extended to several other countries, which ended on April 11.
The general licence issued by the US on Friday does not authorise any transaction involving a person, entity or joint venture located in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or parts of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would not be renewing the waiver for Russian oil and another for Iranian oil.
The previous waiver of sanctions had made available 140 million barrels of Russian oil already loaded on ships to global markets as prices soared against the backdrop of the US war with Iran.
"Effective April 17, 2026, General License No. 134A, which was dated March 19, 2026 and expired on April 11, 2026, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 134B," said the order issued by the Department of Treasury.
