[ Power division to consult stakeholders on ToU pricing model aimed at efficiency, cost reduction To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file The government is considering … Read more

The Trump administration was considering deploying thousands of additional US troops, as reported on March 18 An image shows US troops with a chopper in the background. PHOTO: ANADOLU WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is expected to send ​thousands of soldiers from the US Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with … Read more

[ Brent crude sheds 5% to near $99 a barrel as reports of US peace proposal lift cautious hopes across global markets A pedestrian walks past a stock quotation board showing the Nikkei share average and the exchange rate between the US dollar and Japanese Yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on March 24, … Read more

Eid was all about drama, elegance, and timeless saree moments. These four divas wore it just right Eidul-Fitr has come close to an end, and this year, Eid was celebrated with minimal glam, but a whole lot of variation in looks. Celebrities like Mawra Hussain and Yumna Zaidi were seen wearing traditional shalwar kameez suits. … Read more

Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger looks at President Trump’s trouble handling retaliatory attacks by Iran that have largely choked off the Strait of Hormuz. By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Laura Salaberry, Nikolay Nikolov, Rafaela Balster, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Whitney Shefte March 24, 2026