Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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Black Friday: Supply chain disruptions, shortages cast a shadow over Britain

Britain's retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it takes place against a backdrop of shortages of both products and drivers to deliver them. In Britain, the Black Friday trading period is particularly important for...

Britain’s Prince Charles to open $1.3 billion new AstraZeneca research centre

Britain's Prince Charles will formally open a new 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) AstraZeneca research and development (R&D) facility on Tuesday, as the company aims to fuel the growth of its drug pipeline. AstraZeneca has supplied two billion doses of...

Xi Jinping greets Joe Biden as ‘old friend’, warns him against playing with Taiwan fire

Xi greeted Biden as “old friend” at the beginning of the meeting on Tuesday morning (China time), spoke about Beijing and Washington’s responsibility in responding to challenges like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic but also warned the US...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a ‘Level One’ Covid-19 notice for Americans travelling to India, saying the risk...

Indian authorities report rape is one of the fastest growing crimes in India. Violent crimes, such as sexual assault, has occurred at tourist sites and in other locations," it said. The department in its advisory for Pakistan urged US citizens...

Advancing global peace is China-US joint mission, Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden

China and the US should respect each other, coexist in peace, and pursue win-win cooperation, President Xi Jinping told US counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, adding that the two countries need to cooperate to respond to global challenges like...

Covid-19: Foreign travellers welcome again in the US from today

The United States will begin receiving foreign travellers by land and air from Monday, 20 months after it shut its doors to deal with Covid-19. But they must be fully vaccinated to gain entry. Children under 18, participants in clinical...

In blow for Biden, Republican wins tight election in Virginia

The Republican candidate pulled off a stunning upset to win the governor's mansion in the US state of Virginia Wednesday, US television networks projected, in a race seen as an early verdict on President Joe Biden's first year in...

‘When Biden wakes up tomorrow…’: Trump Jr. mocks US President over Election Day results

Donald Trump Junior, the son of former US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday mocked his father's successor, US president Joe Biden, as exit polls projected victories for Trump's Republicans over Biden's Democrats in gubernatorial elections for Virginia and New...

‘I am going to get it done’: Canada’s new defence minister vows to end military’s sexual misconduct crisis

Canada’s new minister of national defence Anita Anand has expressed confidence that she can “accomplish” the task of ending the institutional crisis of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military, which resulted in the departure of her predecessor Harjit Sajjan. “Fixing...

Facebook rebranding: WhatsApp, Instagram now show ‘from Meta’ for beta users

Facebook has begun its rebranding for all its platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, to reveal its new name --Meta. The change has been spotted by beta users of Whatsapp and Instagram who have noticed the change on the starting...

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ICRA installs solar power system at Deepalaya School

ICRA inaugurated a 12 kW Solar Panel System at Deepalaya Senior Secondary School, Gusbethi, on March 10, 2026, as...