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Middle East crisis live: Iran will completely close strait of Hormuz if Trump acts on infrastructure threats, says IRG

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:38:54+00:00

Statement from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards comes after the US threatened to target energy infrastructure Several blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran towards central Israel.Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service said there were no immediate reports of casualties. Continue reading...

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A reserved berth for Lakshadweep

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T14:35:15+00:00

Old Mangalore Port is set to build a dedicated jetty for ships ferrying daily essentials to Lakshadweep islands

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Is Greater Israel already happening on the ground?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:32:36+00:00

From a verse in the Bible, to a map, to strategy, to action, Greater Israel has stopped being just a concept.

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Telangana CM inaugurates ₹300 crore palm oil factory

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T14:22:10+00:00

He also released the first tranche (₹3,447 crore) of the Rythu Bharosa funds; the scheme provides financial assistance to farmers to buy farm inputs ahead of the kharif season

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Iran says it will ‘irreversibly destroy’ Middle East infrastructure if US attacks energy sites

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:16:07+00:00

Energy and oil sites across region would become ‘legitimate targets’, Tehran saysMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has said it will “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the Middle East if the US attacks its energy sites, hours after Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” the country’s power plants if the strait of Hormuz was not opened within two days.As Iranian missiles struck two southern Israeli cities overnight, injuring dozens and shattering apartment buildings, the developments signalled a dangerous potential escalation of the war in the Middle East, which i

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Centre to launch 7th tranche of critical mineral block auctions on Monday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T14:12:46+00:00

The development assumes significance as the government aims to bolster India's self-reliance in clean energy, advanced technologies, fertilisers and strategic sectors amid global supply chain disruptions

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Air India Express drops Hindon from its network

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T14:09:18+00:00

Air India Express website shows flights from Hindon to Bengaluru and Mumbai are available for sale only until March 27 which is the last day of winter schedule. 

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Yamaha Music India announces AR Rahman as new brand ambassador

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T14:08:30+00:00

At the event, Rahman highlighted Yamaha’s role in his own musical journey and said the company’s products will be a part of his musical school in Chennai. 

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Queensland government ‘opens old wounds’ as police officer criticised after Palm Island riots appointed to Legal Aid board

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:00:25+00:00

Exclusive: Townsville lawyer and former detective Darren Robinson’s appointment by attorney general Deb Frecklington has ‘brought back a lot of trauma’ for Indigenous communityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has “opened old wounds” by appointing a former police detective who was heavily criticised for his role in events surrounding the 2004 riots on Palm Island to the state’s Legal Aid board, say First Nations community leaders and members of the legal fraternity.The Liberal National party government sacked and replaced all Labor-appointed m

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Social cohesion has lost its feelgood vibe. What will it take to offer a fair go for all?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:00:25+00:00

The phrase should evoke optimism, positive expectations about the future, trust and belonging. That seems almost out of reach in a chaotic worldOne term has already become the well-intentioned weasel word of 2026: “social cohesion”. A phrase that can be dropped into speeches, inquiries and legislation, its meaning shape-shifts depending on the audience. Is it about “glue” or the rule of law? About community resilience or countering fear? Does it mean finding places of real exchange, or shutting up and getting on?Although it has been in the political lexicon for years, the terror attack that ta

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Almost half of Australians think foreign military will attack within five years, ANU study suggests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:00:24+00:00

University polling and focus groups found sharpest increase in those worried about national security was cohort aged 18 to 24Nearly half of Australians believe a foreign military will attack the country within five years, as anxiety over national security issues rises sharply, a new study suggests.The Australian National University’s National Security College report found that two-thirds of those polled in 2026, including an increasing number of teenagers and young adults, were worried about national security issues. Continue reading...

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As Labor faces pressure to respond boldly to oil shock, it needs to find more unconventional levers to pull

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T14:00:23+00:00

Leveraging Australian gas exports to ensure we get oil in return is among the offbeat ideas we could be hearing more aboutGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Energy Agency suggested Australia reduce road speed limits, restrict car use in big cities and encourage more working from home in a bid to nullify what it called the “greatest threat to global energy supply in the history of the world”.They won’t be the only interesting or offbeat ideas raised in federal parliament this week, as the Albanese government comes under pressure to find fixes – short-te

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Charges dropped against woman in anti-ICE church protest over mistaken identity

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T13:55:53+00:00

Heather Danae Lewis who was one of 30 people charged in Minnesota church protest showed she did not attend eventFederal prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a woman accused of participating in a controversial January protest at a Minnesota church after the woman apparently did not attend the event at all.Prosecutors notified a federal judge they intended to drop charges against Heather Danae Lewis, who was one of 30 people charged in connection with an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest that disrupted a service at Cities church in St Paul. Officials have charge

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Another brick in the (fire)wall

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T13:42:21+00:00

Why the recent move to bar children from social media platforms is likely to be ineffective

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Fandom economy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-22T13:38:21+00:00
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Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-22T13:26:17+00:00

PM’s ‘cost of living champion’ calls for consideration of temporary measure to prevent profiteering from Iran warThe government’s top cost of living adviser has called on ministers to explore a temporary cap on the profits of energy and petrol companies to prevent them from cashing in excessively on the war in the Middle East.Richard Walker – a Labour peer, the chair of Iceland supermarkets and the prime minister’s “cost of living champion” – said he had asked the government to examine limiting how much businesses were able to benefit from higher energy prices after Iran’s blockade of the stra

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