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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicAustralian bushfires

Topic: Australian bushfires

Dust found on asteroid Ryugu older than our solar system: Study

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Fresh wave in China, White House struggles to control pandemic and other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

The Australian dream is dying in the wildfires

The wildfires that killed at least 28 people, burnt an area almost the size of England & blanketed cities with smoke, have dealt a psychological blow to the nation.

US & Iran join Harry & Meghan for couples’ crisis management, and the Trump in the room

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

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.