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Friday, March 20, 2026
TopicAustralia droughts

Topic: Australia droughts

Drought-hit Australian farmers forced to slaughter livestock

Economists estimate the drought could cut as much as 0.75 per cent from gross domestic product growth.

Afghan President seeks ceasefire with Taliban, and China’s talking sex dolls

A minister in New Zealand cycled to hospital to give birth, and emus are raiding a town in drought-hit Australia region.

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.