India bans Hizb ut Tahrir

The Indian government has officially declared Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), a global pan-Islamic organisation founded in Jerusalem in 1953, as a terrorist group. The Union home ministry issued a notification saying that HuT aims to establish an Islamic state and caliphate worldwide, including in India, through jihad and terrorist activities. The ministry accused HuT

Russia bans gasoline exports for 6 months from March 1

Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for maintenance of refineries in the world's second largest oil exporter. The ban, first reported by Russia's RBC, was confirmed by a spokeswoman for