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CCM demands fuel price safety net amid global oil shocks

DODOMA, April 8 -- THE ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has called on the government to introduce a fuel subsidy programme to shield citizens from soaring pump prices, driven by escalating geopolitica... Read More


Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena appointed Acting Chairman BOI

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena as its acting Chairman. A veteran of the Sri Lankan Administrative Service (SLA... Read More


US-Iran Ceasefire Offers Breathing Space

India, April 8 -- In a dramatic shift from brinkmanship to tactical restraint, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause on military strikes against Iran, signalling a temporary de-escalati... Read More


Heavy rains, floods kill 22 in Afghanistan

India, April 8 -- Afghan authorities said on Tuesday that extreme weather has left 22 people dead and 32 injured over the last 24 hours, including more than a dozen who were killed when torrential rai... Read More


Russia, China veto UN plan on Strait of Hormuz

India, April 8 -- Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes that those two countries wo... Read More


US strikes Kharg Island again, a critical oil hub for Iran

India, April 8 -- The US again struck the Iranian oil hub of Kharg Island, according to a White House official who was not authorised to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The US hit... Read More


Zelenskyy offers Easter pause on energy strikes

India, April 8 -- Ukraine is proposing to Russia a pause in attacks on each other's energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday, which will be observed this coming weekend, Ukrainian Presid... Read More


Trump warns of 'end of a civilisation'

India, April 8 -- Iranian officials on Tuesday urged youth to form human chains to protect power plants, as US President Donald Trump warned that a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if Tehran does... Read More


IRFC opens financial year with Rs 1,000 crore disbursal to MAHAGENCO

India, April 8 -- Continuing its role in augmenting the country's core infrastructure, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways, on Monday, announced t... Read More


Accused wanted to draw attention to missing nephew

India, April 8 -- The probe into the Delhi Assembly security breach has revealed that the man who allegedly forced his way into the complex in an SUV wanted to draw the attention of police and other a... Read More