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Iranian media reported damage to buildings and a nearby gas distribution site, though it remains unclear what specific targets were intended.

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian markets are likely to open weak on Monday, tracking global tensions, elevated crude prices and FPI outflows, with investor focus firmly on the RBI policy meet and persistently high market volatility.

However, the move is being overshadowed by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran conflict, which has disrupted tanker traffic and removed an estimated 12 million barrels per day from supply

The warning comes amid escalating tensions following the rescue of a downed US pilot and Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Gulf infrastructure.

Iranian Culture Minister Sayed Reza Salihi-Amiri described Trump as “unstable” and “delusional,” accusing him of inconsistent and contradictory behaviour

The 753 Indonesian soldiers currently stationed in Lebanon are set to be replaced by a new batch.

GSIS will refund more than P19 billion in loan payments to 1.37 million members.

Members were elected in March in a vote which the Communist Party won seats by almost 97 per cent.

Investor focus has shifted to the RBI’s monetary policy meeting, with expectations of a prolonged pause in rates due to inflation risks

Markets will track stocks like Bharat Coking Coal, Control Print and Shree Cement following operational disruptions, strategic expansions, stake buys, and infrastructure order wins announced over the weekend

A CIA-led deception campaign helped locate one crew member hiding in mountainous terrain, enabling a complex extraction despite heavy challenges, including enemy fire and aircraft malfunctions

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has launched an academy to nurture the next generation of female medical scientists, aiming to bridge a sex gap in which women make up just one-third of researchers globally. The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career female researchers from the city and overseas in five years, supporting them with mentorship, leadership training and global exposure. Professor Siew Ng, an associate dean of CUHK’s medical school and

He stressed Seoul’s commitment to prevent such future incidents.

Analysts and industry players underscore varied borrowing attitudes, structural factors and policy tailwinds as factors contributing to increased lending

TOKYO, Japan – Oil prices climbed on Monday, April 6, on continuing fears of supply losses because of shipping disruptions in the key Middle East producing region from the US-Israeli war with Iran. Brent crude futures rose $1.71, or 1.6%, to $110.74 a barrel by 0057 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $0.71, or 0.6%, to trade at $112.25 per barrel. On Thursday, April 2, the last trading day before the Good Friday holiday break, WTI settled up more than 11% and Brent soared

Samira Muhammadi hopes an international investigation can “extinguish” her pain after a Pakistani bombing killed her son and hundreds of other Afghans in the capital Kabul last month. The March 16 attack hit a drug treatment centre and killed 411 people, according to Afghan officials. A United Nations source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they had verified at least 250 killed, with more still missing. “There should be investigations on this … Like me, many mothers lost their sons,...

Agilian Technology saw its US orders, accounting for more than half its revenue, frozen for months.

The confrontation between the world’s two top economies includes slapping tit-for-tat tariffs.

Repeat short-haul visits by Chinese travellers to South Korea are expected to rise after Seoul eased multiple-entry visa rules, but analysts say the immediate impact may be limited because of growing competition from Southeast Asia and higher airfares linked to the US-Israeli war in Iran. The South Korean embassy in Beijing announced that Chinese nationals who had previously visited South Korea would now be eligible for a five-year multiple-entry visa. Those holding residency status in 14 major.

A terminally ill Chinese man left 300 million yuan (US$43 million) to his wife who is 28 years younger than him, causing a dispute with his ex-wife’s family. The 61-year-old from the southern Chinese island of Hainan, surnamed Hou, reportedly left all his fortune to his young wife, Liyuan, who is 33. Liyuan said she had been with him since she was 21. They married 10 years ago and have a five-year-old son. In November, the couple announced on their social media account, which has 44,000...