06-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: retail inflation rose modestly to 3.4% in March, government data showed on Monday, amid worries ‌that a prolonged Middle East war and deficient monsoon showers could raise the cost of living over the coming months. Annual inflation rose to the highest since January, but …

16-04-2026 PORTO-NOVO: Benin’s Minister of Finance Romuald Wadagni has secured a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election with more than 94 percent of the votes, according to provisional results. Sacca Lafia, head of the country’s independent electoral commission, ⁠announced on national television ⁠late on Monday night that the result …

16-04-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash after posting an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure and launching a series of social media attacks on Pope Leo XIV, drawing criticism from across the Christian political spectrum. The image, shared on Trump’s Truth Social platform on …

Hyderabad’s April 15 (PMI) A tragic road accident occurred on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad, where a father and his two-and-a-half-year-old son died on the spot after their car collided with a water tanker used for tree watering. According to details, K. Veda Prakash Reddy (37), a software engineer …

Hyderabad, April 15 (PMI) In Hyderabad, Jubilee Hills police exposed a major job fraud in which unemployed youth were duped with promises of overseas employment, with the accused collecting nearly ₹60 lakh. Police arrested two suspects, L Nirupama and M Arun Raju, who allegedly posed as representatives of a foreign …

Brother Kills Brother Hyderabad, April 15 (Ali Abbas-PMI) In a tragic incident reported from Hyderabad, a man allegedly murdered his elder brother following a heated family dispute in the Chaderghat area on Wednesday. According to police sources, the incident occurred in Azampura, behind a maternity hospital. The accused, identified as …

15-04-2026 SINGAPORE: Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel ​on Monday as the US Navy prepared a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that could ‌restrict Iranian oil shipments after the US and Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war. Brent crude futures rose $7.60, or 7.98%, …

15-04-2026 WASHINGTON: After a diplomatic team led by Vice-President JD Vance tried, and failed, to reach a negotiated agreement to end the US war with Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump had to decide his next move. That came on Sunday morning, in a series of Truth Social posts. The …

15-04-2026 VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV wants to “turn the world’s attention to Africa”, according to a senior Vatican official, as he embarks on a significant tour of the continent addressing themes of peace, migration and dialogue between religions. The 11-day trip, which starts on Monday, is Pope Leo’s second …

15-04-2026 TEHRAN: Iranian authorities say the United States needs to do more if an agreement is to be made to end the war as they urge their supporters to maintain control of the streets. The US delegation at Saturday’s marathon talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, “ultimately failed to gain the trust …