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March 9, 2026 5:09 PM
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The government has said that the country’s proved Estimated Ultimate Recovery is over one thousand 900 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) for crude oil and more than one thousand 800 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) for natural gas. In a written Reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State for Petroleum and ...
March 9, 2026 4:55 PM
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The Group of Seven (G7) nations will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss surging oil prices as crude jumped above 100 US Dollar a barrel amid escalating US-Israeli war with Iran. Finance ministers from leading industrialised countries, including UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will gather to d...
March 9, 2026 2:14 PM
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In Nepal, counting continues for 3 constituencies under the first-past-the-post system, and final results have been declared from 162 constituencies. Rastriya Swatantra Party has won in 124 constituencies and is leading in 1 constituency. The Nepali Congress has won 17 seats and is leading in 1, UML...
March 9, 2026 2:11 PM
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Sri Lanka has formally dissolved the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board, replacing it with six new companies as part of a major restructuring of the country’s power sector. The change comes into effect today after the Board’s tenure ended at midnight last night. Under the restructuring plan, respons...
March 9, 2026 2:09 PM
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The Investigation Commission investigating the incidents of September 8 and 9 during the Gen-Z protests has handed over a comprehensive 1,000-page report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki. The commission is led by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, included members as former Nepal Police Additional I...
March 9, 2026 2:27 PM
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As tensions continue on day ten of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, UAE authorities have issued a series of updates affecting security, travel, markets and daily life. The UAE witnessed missile and drone interceptions earlier today, with most of the defensive activity taking place over the emirate of Ab...
March 9, 2026 1:14 PM
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Bangladesh has ordered all public and private universities to close from Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis. The directive was issued by the education ministry to the University Grants Commis...
March 9, 2026 12:19 PM
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India has dispatched a humanitarian consignment of one thousand metric tonnes of rice from the Nhava Sheva Port to the people of Malawi to support Malawi’s efforts towards food security following the drought caused by the El Niño effect. In a social media post, External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir ...
March 9, 2026 10:33 AM
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The US Defence Department has said that a seventh US service member has died in the country's war with Iran. In a statement on social media, US Central Command (Centcom) confirms a US service member passed away last night from injuries received during the Iranian regime’s initial attacks across the ...
March 9, 2026 10:22 AM
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Rapper turned politician and popular figurehead of Gen Z revolution, Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal’s next prime minister after his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The RSP has secured 122 of the 165 directly elected seats in th...
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