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Israel strikes Beirut's suburbs after issuing blanket evacuation order

Since the resurgence of hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, Israel has struck sites in Beirut's suburbs

At least 102 killed, over 600 injured in Lebanon in Israel-Hezbollah war

The latest conflict between the two sides was sparked by Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel early Sunday

Replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen Mullin, says Trump

Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump's second term

US announces closure of Embassy in Kuwait following Iranian strikes

Iran has fired waves of missiles and drones at the American-allied Gulf country since the start of the war

Iran calling US to 'make a deal', but 'being a little bit late': Trump

Trump also warned the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, military, to lay down their arms or they will be killed

Panel reviewing Trump's White House ballroom project faces public outcry

Only one of the 28 people who addressed the National Capital Planning Commission during the first two hours of public comment at its March meeting spoke in favour of the project

Women startup founders get just ₹4 for every ₹100 raised by men: Report

Kalaari Capital report highlights stark gender gap in India's startup funding, with women founders receiving just ₹4 for every ₹100 raised by male counterparts

US beauty major Estee Lauder to acquire Ayurveda brand Forest Essentials

Forest Essentials headquarters to remain in Delhi; founder Mira Kulkarni to continue leading it

IBM opens first infrastructure innovation centre to boost India-led AI work

IBM has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, bringing together engineering teams to accelerate development of secure and scalable enterprise AI and infrastructure systems

SWIFT: Global banks to roll out new norms to speed up cross-border payments

SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank are the Indian banks who have supported the new framework

Rozana raises ₹290 cr in Series B to scale rural retail across Bharat

Round led by Bertelsmann India Investments with participation from Fireside Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, Bikaji Family Office, FE Securities

Auto retail sector posts record sales at 2.41 mn units in February: Fada

Passenger vehicles, two-wheelers, three-wheelers and commercial vehicles hit highest February sales ever, reflecting broad-based demand and GST 2.0 impact

West Asia crisis triggers severe LNG, LPG supply shock for Indian firms

LNG tenders fail, tankers stranded, storage at 30%; naphtha back in the mix

CBSE cancels Class X exams, postpones Class XII in West Asia region

Students are advised to stay in close contact with their schools and follow official announcements carefully

Rice exporters seek urgent relief as Iran crisis disrupts exports, shipping

International freight rates have risen by an estimated 15-20 per cent, while war-risk surcharges and insurance premiums for Gulf-bound shipments have increased significantly

More tankers hit in Gulf waters as US-Iran war spreads to oil routes

Iraq has cut its oil production by nearly 1.5 million barrels a day as it ran out of storage and was unable to load tankers, officials told Reuters

Iran war set to hit output in sectors dependent on oil and gas: Crisil

CRISIL cautions that continued West Asia tensions could disrupt LNG and crude supplies, pressuring fertilisers, refineries, chemicals and other energy-intensive sectors in India

Additional war-risk insurance lifts Gulf airfares three to four times

Airfares between India and the West Asia have jumped three to four times as airlines face steep war-risk insurance premiums, higher ATF prices and severe operational disruptions

US sinking of Iranian warship off Sri Lankan coast piles pressure on India

The US sinking of Iran's frigate IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka brings the Middle East conflict closer to India's neighbourhood, complicating New Delhi's delicate diplomatic balancing

Best of BS Opinion: Governance debates and the next phase of reform

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today