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Singapore Central Bank Tightens Policy

India, April 14 -- Singapore central bank tightened its monetary policy on Tuesday as escalating Middle East conflict drove sharp increases in energy prices. The Monetary Authority of Singapore decid... Read More


Commodities Buzz: IEA says global oil demand is expected to contract by 80 kbd this year

Mumbai, April 14 -- International Energy Agency (IEA), stated in its latest monthly update for April that global oil demand is expected to contract by 80 kb/d this year, as the Iran war upends our glo... Read More


Japan attaches importance to developing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam

Hanoi, April 14 -- Amid an increasingly complex security environment in the Asia-Pacific region, the development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in As... Read More


France jails bizman for funding islamic state in syria

Paris, April 14 -- A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group... Read More


Man, daughter held for selling fake gold

Karnal, April 14 -- The CIA-3 unit of the Karnal police on Monday arrested a man and his daughter allegedly involved in defrauding a jeweller by selling fake gold to them. The accused were identified ... Read More


Six held in ISI-backed grenade attack on Amritsar police station

Amritsar, April 14 -- Six persons have been arrested and two pistols seized in connection with the grenade attack on the intervening night of March 29 and 30 at the Bhindi Saida police station in Amri... Read More


US President faces flak over 'unacceptable' criticism of pope

Rome, April 14 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday condemned as "unacceptable" US President Donald Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV, after the US pontiff spoke out against the Middle E... Read More


Trump unrepentant over Pope criticism

ALGIERS, April 14 -- Pope Leo XIV said on Monday he had "a moral duty" to speak out against war and didn't "fear" President Donald Trump while the US leader criticised his calls for an end to the conf... Read More


OPEC output suffers record plunge as Iran war throttles exports

London, April 14 -- OPEC crude production registered a record plunge last month as conflict in the Middle East throttled exports from key members, the group's data showed. Output from the organisation... Read More


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit India in May, confirms Washington

India, April 14 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India in May, signalling a potential improvement in bilateral ties following recent strains over trade issues. The announcement co... Read More