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NHAI pulling out all stops to ensure bitumen supply from state-run refiners amid West Asia shortage

New Delhi, March 8 -- After oil and fertilizer, a new commodity is feeling the heat of the West Asia conflict: bitumen. With India's plan to build nearly 10,000 km of highways in FY27 under threat, th... Read More


Celebrating Women in Science: Prof. Hiranya Peiris on Mapping the Universe

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- While many look at the sky and see stars, Prof. Hiranya Peiris sees the history of time itself. As the Professor of Astrophysics (1909) at the University of Cambridge, Peiris is ... Read More


Crash Landing On You: Bollywood Meets South Korea

New Delhi, March 8 -- A South Korean billionaire heiress goes paragliding and is swept across the border by a tornado, crash-landing in North Korea - literally into the arms of a North Korean army off... Read More


Roundabout | Letter from Iran, the land of Sufi poets Rumi and Hafez

India, March 8 -- All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal, so said John Steinbeck (1902-1968). He was a man of words as a novelist, short story writer and war correspondent who won ... Read More


Two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon in Israel's first military deaths of war

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon early Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military, marking the country's first military deaths since the war began. Th... Read More


Norway: Loud explosion heard near Oslo US embassy, sparks attack fears amid Iran conflict

India, March 8 -- A loud explosion was heard near the US embassy in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, sparking fears of an attack amid the ongoing Iran conflict. The Norwegian police confirmed the news of th... Read More


Oslo US embassy: Loud explosion heard nearby, sparks attack fears amid Iran conflict

India, March 8 -- A loud explosion was heard near the US embassy in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, sparking fears of an attack amid the ongoing Iran conflict. The Norwegian police confirmed the news of th... Read More


Maha govt plans to replicate Pune ZP initiatives across state

India, March 8 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's presentation of the state budget on March 6 highlighted two initiatives launched by the Pune Zilla Parishad with plans to replicate them across all... Read More


International Women's Day: Group calls for action to address inequalities affecting women, girls

Nigeria, March 8 -- International Women's Day (IWD) has again brought renewed calls to tackle inequalities affecting women and girls, with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria urging leaders a... Read More


West Asia tensions: US-Israel, Iran conflict enters ninth day, but Yemen's Houthis remain silent? Here's why

New Delhi, March 8 -- The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, targeting its key military and naval forces and killing some of the country's top leaders, including the Supreme Leader... Read More