U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in India, and on Wednesday he is heading to an unlikely destination: a small coastal city in western India that has the world’s largest oil-refining complex.

The city of Jamnagar in India’s Gujarat state is home to a vast refining complex operated by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries. Rubio’s visit there comes as the US is seeking new markets for Venezuelan crude and highlights the growing importance of energy investment in relations between Washington and New Delhi.

Here’s more on what Rubio’s Jamnagar visit means:

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“Modiji, one minister Hardeep Puri is meeting Jeffrey Epstein alone? Whose message is he carrying in the meeting? This is the beginning, Watch ahead to see what's about to happen? @RSSorg regime change will happen! Jai Hind!”

In a post on X, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut questioned the purpose of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's alleged meeting with Jeffrey Epstein and hinted at possible political repercussions.

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Investigators probing the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff’s car have uncovered an alleged weapons supply network, with firearms reportedly collected from a pre-decided location in Amritsar through a system known as a “dead letter box”, sources told ANI.


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