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NCC spurts after securing Rs 2,469 crore worth of orders in March

Mumbai, April 1 -- Of the total order inflow, projects worth Rs 1,291.9 crore were awarded to the company's water division, Rs 793.48 crore to the buildings division, and Rs 384.15 crore to the transp... Read More


SPM over? Time to learn some people skills!

Kuala Lampur, April 1 -- I have a friend who only got one A in her SPM, back in the 1980s.   I met up with her a couple months ago. We talked about old times and I found out that, wow, nowadays ... Read More


Why Nollywood must bet on collaboration to go global - Adesua Etomi

Nigeria, April 1 -- Award-winning Nollywood actress and producer Adesua Etomi-Wellington has made a strong case for deeper collaboration and increased institutional investment as essential drivers for... Read More


Neural Dispatch: Conflict costs and tougher perspectives for AI

India, April 1 -- Cognitive warmup. I'll be blunt. The really, really dark cloud of the geopolitical conflict unfolding in West Asia has the slimmest of silver linings (albeit a temporary one; though ... Read More


Landslide-hit Besisahar-Chame road reopens

Lamjung, April 1 -- The Besisahar-Chame road has reopened after a landslide at Shreechaur in ward 4 of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality disrupted traffic on Tuesday afternoon. The landslide occurred aro... Read More


Punjab deploys 508 emergency vehicles to boost policing, targets faster response time

New Delhi, April 1 -- Punjab has added 508 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) to its police fleet as part of efforts to improve emergency response systems and strengthen law enforcement infrastructure... Read More


Crude oil prices rise 2% despite hopes of US-Iran war ending within weeks

US-Iran war, April 1 -- Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday, April 1, after a record monthly gain, even as optimism grew that the ongoing US-Iran war may soon come to an end following recent rem... Read More


Crude oil prices rise 2% despite hopes of US-Iran war ending within weeks. What's near-term outlook?

US-Iran war, April 1 -- Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday, April 1, after a record monthly gain, even as optimism grew that the ongoing US-Iran war may soon come to an end following recent rem... Read More


OpenAI Raises $122 Billion With Backing From Microsoft, SoftBank, Amazon

New Delhi, April 1 -- OpenAI has raised $122 billion on March 31, 2026, in new funding to accelerate what it described as the "next phase" of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on scaling infr... Read More


National forest coverage holds steady at 42.03% in 2025

Hanoi, April 1 -- Vietnam's forest coverage rate remained stable at 42.03% in 2025, with total forest area estimated at 14,971,553 ha, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE). ... Read More