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Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners before parliament opens

Bangkok: The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of others to mark a holiday, state-run media reported on Monday, March 2. There…
Air India flights to North America, Europe to use alternative routes

New Delhi: Air India will operate its flights to North America and Europe using alternative routes over available airspaces in the Middle East and cancel six flights to various European cities on…

Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after attacks in Middle East

New York: Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began Sunday, as US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and US military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions…
T20 World Cup 2026: India beat WI by five wickets to seal semifinal spot

Kolkata: Sanju Samson struck a magnificent unbeaten 97 as India beat West Indies by five wickets in a must-win Super 8 clash to book their semifinal berth at the T20 World Cup…
T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies post 195/4 in do-or-die matach against India

Kolkata: West Indies executed a clear attacking blueprint in their virtual quarterfinal against India as they rode on Roston Chase’s foundation before unleashing a late assault to post an imposing 195/4 in…
Iran halting Strait of Hormuz traffic might trigger global oil market turmoil

Amid the military strike launched by the United States and Israel on Iran on Saturday, February 28, an official from the European Union’s naval mission Aspides said that vessels received VHF transmission…
Gold, Silver set for fiery start as Middle East tensions rise

New Delhi: Precious metal prices are likely to see a fiery start to the week when trading resumes on Monday, March 2, as investors would rush for safe-haven assets amid global uncertainties…

Hundreds of Indians stranded at airports amid US-Israel strikes on Iran

New Delhi: As flight operations to and from West Asia remain disrupted after the US and Israel’s attack on Iran, hundreds of Indians are stranded in Dubai and other key hub airports,…
Who is Alireza Arafi? Iran’s new interim Ayatollah

A day after the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran, on Sunday, March 1, announced Alireza Arafi as the interim Ayatollah to its supreme council. The 67-year-old Shia cleric, a…
You fail again: Pakistan’s cricket fraternity unhappy with T20 World Cup exit

Karachi: Pakistan may have ended their T20 World Cup campaign on a winning note, but the team’s overall performance in the mega event has cast a gloom over the country’s cricket fraternity.…
Pak drone enters Indian side along LoC in J-K’s Poonch, Army opens fire

Jammu: Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone after it entered the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early…
London fire: Grieving Nizamabad parents donate son’s organs

Hyderabad: The organs of a 26-year-old student from Nizamabad, who was declared brain dead after sustaining severe injuries in a fire accident in London, were donated with the consent of his parents.…
UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran at Security Council

United Nations: The United Nations chief condemned the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28, and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back…
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan crash out, New Zealand seal semifinals spot

Pallekele: Pakistan were on Saturday knocked out of the T20 World Cup despite winning against Sri Lanka by five runs in their Super Eights match here, with New Zealand sneaking into the…
Warren Buffett’s successor publishes his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

Omaha (US): Warren Buffett’s successor released his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday, February 28, as the company took a USD 4.5 billion write-down on the value of its Kraft…