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Trump wants to 'take the oil' of Iran and seize Kharg Island as war tensions escalate

New Delhi, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has indicated a willingness to seize Iran's critical oil infrastructure, including the export hub of Kharg Island, as the Middle East conflict intensif... Read More


Indian seafarers recount captivity, fear and release after Iranian detention

India, March 30 -- Venkatrao Jammu realised the brutal reality of an Iranian prison not through a warning, but through absence. One morning at Bandar Abbas City Central Jail, the 35-year-old third off... Read More


Take the oil! Trump signals interest in seizing Iran's Kharg Island as war tensions escalate

New Delhi, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has said he would like to "take the oil in Iran" and suggested that the United States could seize the key export hub of Kharg Island, according to an i... Read More


"Rapper became PM, traditional parties losing polls": Expert notes churn in South Asian politics

New Delhi, March 30 -- South Asian politics is witnessing a seismic shift as traditional "legacy" parties are being upended by a new wave of populist, youth-led movements. The most striking example of... Read More


Living in the dark shadow of the bullet train

India, March 30 -- While the under-construction Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway (MAHSR), better known as the bullet train project, may well benefit commuters in future, it has caused grief to many... Read More


India can build serious AI with less capital than frontier labs: Peak XV's Ravishankar

New Delhi, March 30 -- India may still trail the US and China in artificial intelligence (AI), but it can indeed build strong companies in the technology a fraction of the spending of the world's top ... Read More


Vietnamese embassy warns of complex security situation in Israel

Tel Aviv, March 30 -- The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued an advisory to the Vietnamese community amid increasingly complex security developments in the country in recent days. In a notice re... Read More


IFC to up India investments 30% to $7 bn this fiscal, focus on local push, jobs

New Delhi, March 30 -- International Finance Corp. (IFC) aims to scale up its India investments by about 30% to $7 billion this fiscal year ending 30 June, said Sarvesh Suri, regional vice-president f... Read More


Actor Nakuul Mehta on parenting mistakes, screen time and how fatherhood changed ambition

New Delhi, March 30 -- In an industry driven by visibility and velocity, Nakuul Mehta is choosing to slow down-both as an actor and as a parent. The television and OTT actor, who co-founded The Indian... Read More


Bayelsa First Lady reacts to allegation of failed promises to assaulted woman

Nigeria, March 30 -- A rights activist, Martin Otse, otherwise known as 'Verydarkman (VDM)' has accused Gloria Diri, wife of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, of failing to fulfil her promise to o... Read More