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On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1497, Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. In 1853, The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade. In 1908, V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991) was born. In 1942, Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1881) passed away. In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. In 1970, Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. In 1988, The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. In 1994, Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission. In 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. In 2013, Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Indian refiner MRPL cancels West Asia vessel charter, sources say

The Hindu BusinessLine

July 8, 2026

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Indian refiner MRPL cancels West Asia vessel charter, sources say

It was not ‌clear whether the chartering failed due to heightened tension in the Strait of Hormuz, the sources ‌said

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