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Oil prices hit highest since 2022 at more than $119 a barrel on Iran war

New Delhi, March 9 -- Oil prices surged to more than $119 a barrel on Monday, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruption gr... Read More


Fuel import tariff proposed to be cut to 0% to stabilise supply

Hanoi, March 9 -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed reducing the most-favoured-nation (MFN) import tariff on several gasoline and oil products and input materials to 0% as a temporary measure... Read More


Experts urge new government to make healthcare top priority

Kathmandu, March 9 -- Nepal's health system has long remained under strain as overcrowded public hospitals put immense pressure on patients and medical staff. Experts say the incoming government must ... Read More


Iran-Israel conflict: CBSE postpones class 12 board exams till March 16 in Middle East

New Delhi, March 9 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday postponed the class 12 board exams till March 16 in the Middle East amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said. The ... Read More


Trouble in bulls' paradise

New Delhi, March 9 -- Dear reader, I have been warning you to brace for higher volatility and, finally, for deep impact last week. The peeling of the mosaic shows just how nervous retail sentiments ar... Read More


'Matter of relief': India embassy in Riyadh says no Indian killed in projectile strike in Saudi Arabia

India, March 9 -- The Indian embassy in Riyadh clarified on Monday that no Indian national was killed after a projectile fell on a residential area in Saudi Arabia the previous day, adding that the mi... Read More


'Matter of relief': India embassy in Riyadh clarifies no Indian killed in projectile strike in Saudi Arabia

India, March 9 -- The Indian embassy in Riyadh clarified on Monday that no Indian national was killed after a projectile fell on a residential area in Saudi Arabia the previous day, adding that the mi... Read More


Iran war threatens fertilizer supplies critical to food production

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The war in Iran could have grave consequences for food production around the world because the Middle East is home to some of the world's largest fertilizer plants, as well as a ... Read More


Viet Nam may activate petroleum price stabilization measures amid Middle East tensions

Hanoi, Vietnam, March 9 -- The proposal is included in a draft circular guiding the draft decree on petroleum trading. It specifies additional provisions on a price stabilization mechanism covering ga... Read More


'Just one phone call!' First UAE envoy to India says PM Modi could stop Iran-Israel war instantly

New Delhi/IBNS, March 9 -- The United Arab Emirates has made it clear that it does not want to be dragged into the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. Speaking to NDTV on Monday, Hussain Has... Read More