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India to launch vast census, mobilising 3 million officials for year-long count

New Delhi-India will deploy more than three million officials to conduct a nationwide census beginning April 1, in a delayed

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NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Anthony Albanese, Australia fuel tax, Brent crude, Chris Bowen, crisis response, diesel prices, economic relief, energy imports, energy policy, Export Finance Australia, fuel excise cut, fuel security, global oil markets, government subsidy, inflation pressures, Iran war impact, Jim Chalmers, oil prices, petrol prices, Strait of Hormuz, supply disruption

Australia slashes fuel taxes, backs imports as war-driven oil shock hits economy

Perth — Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia will halve fuel excise and underwrite spot cargo imports for three

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NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 civilian casualty, crisis situation, cross border attacks, desalination plant, energy facilities, foreign workers, Gulf region, humanitarian impact, Indian worker, industrial site, infrastructure damage, international tensions, Iran attack, kuwait, Kuwait electricity ministry, Middle East conflict, oil and energy, power infrastructure, regional escalation, security risks, water supply

Indian worker killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait power, desalination facility

Kuwait city — An Indian national was killed in an Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in

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NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Adchit al Qusayr, artillery fire, civilian protection, cross border clashes, foreign ministry Indonesia, Gaza spillover, hezbollah, indonesia, international law, Iran conflict, israel, lebanon, Middle East conflict, military escalation, peacekeepers, regional tensions, security risks, UN mission, UN peacekeeping, UN personnel safety, Unifil

Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in blast at UNIFIL post in southern Lebanon

Beirut — An Indonesian peacekeeper serving with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was killed and another critically injured after

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NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026 Beijing visit, china, China Taiwan tensions, cross strait relations, Democratic Progressive Party, Diplomacy, donald trump, Foreign Policy, geopolitical tensions, Indo Pacific, Kuomintang, Lai Ching te, opposition leader, political dialogue, regional security, taiwan, Taiwan politics, Taiwan Strait, US China relations, US lawmakers, Xi Jinping

Taiwan opposition chief to visit China ahead of Trump trip, signaling shift in cross-strait ties

Beijing— The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, Cheng Li-wun, will visit China in April at the invitation of President

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NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Bab el Mandeb, ceasefire talks, donald trump, Geopolitics, global oil prices, Houthi attacks, IAEA, international crisis, Iran US tensions, Ishaq Dar, Israel Iran strikes, maritime security, Middle East conflict, military escalation, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, nuclear facilities, Pakistan mediation, regional diplomacy, Strait of Hormuz, UAE Bahrain damage, US Marines deployment

Pakistan pitches mediation as Iran warns U.S. against ground offensive

Tel Aviv — Pakistan said it is preparing to host talks aimed at ending the Iran conflict in the coming

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Teen prodigy Antonelli seals Suzuka pole as Mercedes lock front row

Suzuka— Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured his second consecutive pole position as Mercedes completed a front-row lockout in qualifying for the

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NewsDesk MC March 29, 2026 Bharat Petroleum, energy security, fuel supply, Geopolitics, global energy, Hindustan Petroleum, import dependence, india, Indian Oil Corporation, Iran conflict, LPG, maritime trade, middle east, Mumbai port, New Mangalore, oil and gas, seafarers, shipping lanes, Strait of Hormuz, supply chain, tanker transit

India-bound LPG tankers breach Hormuz bottleneck amid war disruptions

Bengaluru— Two India-bound liquefied petroleum gas tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tons of fuel have safely transited the Strait of

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NewsDesk MC March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 Asia Pacific, Beijing, china, civil liberties, cybersecurity, digital security, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, geopolitical tensions, Hong Kong, Hong Kong governance, International Relations, law enforcement, legal framework, national security law, policy dispute, security alert, surveillance rules, U.S. Consulate, U.S.-China relations, united states

China rebukes U.S. alert over Hong Kong security rule changes

Beijing — China’s top diplomat in Hong Kong has protested a U.S. security alert issued in response to new enforcement

NewsDesk MC March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 Bab el-Mandeb, ceasefire talks, Diplomacy, donald trump, egypt, global energy, houthis, iran, israel, marco rubio, Middle East conflict, oil prices, pakistan, Pentagon, Red Sea shipping, saudi arabia, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran strikes, turkey, U.S. Marines, united states

Iran warns against U.S. ground assault as regional powers convene in Pakistan

Islamabad — Iran warned on Sunday it would respond to any U.S. ground attack, accusing Washington of preparing a land