Issue 2026-03-20
Stories
- Israel Bombs Tehran as Iran Drones Pound Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery
- Strikes on South Pars–Ras Laffan Gas Megahubs Ignite Gulf-Wide Energy War
- Israel Halts Strikes on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field After Gulf-Wide Energy Barrage
- BoE Freezes Bank Rate at 3.75 % and Re-opens Hike Option After Iran War Oil Shock
- HDFC Bank Chair Atanu Chakraborty Resigns, RBI Installs Keki Mistry for 3-Month Interim Term
- Global Central Banks Hold Fire as Iran War Energy Strikes Revive Inflation Fears
- Leaked 'DarkSword' iOS Exploit Kit Escapes State Control, Triggers Apple’s First Background Security Patch
- NASA Begins Artemis II Rollout and Locks in Early-April Crewed Moon Fly-by
- Quantum Week 2026: Turing Award to Bennett & Brassard, First Current-Delivering Quantum Battery, and UK’s £2 B Push for Domestic Quantum Computers
At a Glance
- Before dawn on 20 Mar 2026, Israeli jets hit multiple sites across Tehran while Iran retaliated with two drone waves...
- Between 18–19 Mar 2026 Israel’s drone attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field and Iran’s immediate missile retaliation...
- On 19 Mar 2026, Netanyahu – acting on Trump’s request – announced Israel will stop hitting Iran’s South Pars gas hub...
- 19 Mar 2026: expecting to cut weeks ago, the Bank of England instead held rates at 3.75 % in a 9-0 vote and warned it...
- On 19 Mar 2026, part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty abruptly quit HDFC Bank citing a clash with his personal ethics,...
- On 19-20 March 2026 the Fed, ECB, BoE, BoJ, BoC and others unanimously left policy rates unchanged but, citing the sp...