Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as Iran war impedes production, shipping
By By ALEX VEIGAAP Business Writer Chicago, March 9 Oil prices eclipsed $114 per barrel for the first time since 2022 on Monday as the…
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Nepal’s newly formed Rastriya Swantantra Party leads in early counting of votes
By Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, March 6 The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper Balendra Shah, was leading in the early…
Modi ‘very focused’ on delivery, bringing ‘hundreds of millions’ into formal economy: Canada PM
Sydney, March 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very focused” on delivery of welfare programmes to the common people and has been successful in bringing…
China lowers economic growth target to 4.5-5% amid global, domestic uncertainties
By K J M Varma Beijing, March 5 China on Thursday lowered its GDP target to 4.5 to 5 per cent for this year in…
World shares are mixed as oil prices climb higher and Iran launches new attacks
By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer Bangkok, March 5 European shares slipped onThursday despite rebounds in Asia and on Wall Street, as Iran launched new…
China hikes defence budget by 7 per cent to accelerate military modernisation
By K J M Varma Beijing, March 5 China on Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277 billion), an increase…
US ‘will come to bitterly regret’ precedent set after sub sank frigate: Iran
By By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, ELENA BECATOROS and Dubai, March 5 Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that America “will come to bitterly regret (the)…
Resolution for his removal: Speaker Birla to be present in House but not chair proceedings
New Delhi, March 5 The Lok Sabha will witness a rare moment most likely on Monday next when Om Birla will not chair proceedings but…
India, England won’t have any secrets to throw at each other: Curran
By Devarchit Varma Mumbai, March 3 Set for a third consecutive semifinal clash at the T20 World Cup, India and England won’t have any secrets…
‘We attacked because Iran’s nuclear programme would have been immune within months’
By Harinder Mishra Jerusalem, March 3 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel and the US struck Iran because Tehran had restarted its…