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Oil refusal to hit $100 reveals confidence against disruption

Jammu, April 24 -- Oil's refusal to break decisively towards $100 a barrel, despite a tense geopolitical backdrop and repeated threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, says something important about how ... Read More


Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli strike

India, April 24 -- A Lebanese journalist was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Her body ... Read More


Lebanon condemns Israeli demolition of homes post-ceasefire

India, April 24 -- In areas of southern Lebanon, it has occupied since agreeing last week to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Israeli army has been destroying homes it says were used as outposts by the... Read More


Can the UN be revived for the world's sake?

India, April 24 -- Even as the Gulf war slowly turns into a war of egos and a load of baloney from everyone involved, one reality stands out - the diminished relevance of the United Nations in the ent... Read More


Motorists in Tanzania turn to gas after increase in fuel prices

Tanzania, April 24 -- Dar es Salaam. Rising fuel prices are rapidly reshaping the country's transport energy mix, triggering a surge in demand for compressed natural gas (CNG) and opening fresh invest... Read More


Defence Secretary meets UN official in New York

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) met with Khaled Khiari, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and P... Read More


Parents, public key to ending drug menace: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar, April 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the government alone cannot eliminate drug addiction and stressed that parents and the wider commun... Read More


West Asia crisis: Rice exports dip 7.5 per cent in 2025-26

India, April 24 -- The country's rice exports dipped 7.5 per cent to $11.53 billion in 2025-26 due to a contraction in shipments to major destinations, including the Middle East countries, according t... Read More


Blase Capital Oil@$95 is Normal

India, April 24 -- It is the same old story that has repeated ad-nauseum for the past three weeks. Iran makes a claim, the US counters it, and vice versa. In other cases, if Iran shoots down some loca... Read More


How to Lose a Country in Four Years: Will the Taliban be Architects of Their Own Demise?

New Delhi, April 24 -- Four years after seizing control in 2021, the Taliban regime is not consolidating control; it is unraveling from within. Far from the "peace and stability" they promised, Afghan... Read More