Oil prices surged by as much as 10 per cent as markets opened in Asia, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran heightened fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and potential disruption to global energy supplies.Brent crude and Nymex light sweet crude both leapt sharply in early trading on Monday, before easing…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Sanju Samson etched his name into T20 World Cup history on Sunday night, producing a breathtaking unbeaten 97 that now stands as the highest score…
Videos circulating on social media show scenes of panic and confusion outside Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital after it was hit during the latest wave of US–Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital.Footage showed earlier in the day showed visible structural damage to the hospital building on Gandhi Street, with shattered windows and debris scattered across the entrance….
Harvard University (AP image) NEW DELHI: Harvard University has issued a formal apology after a social media post promoting its Elementary Sanskrit course triggered sharp criticism from sections of the Hindu community, with the artwork used in the post labelled “Hinduphobic” and culturally insensitive. In a statement posted on its website on Feb 27, the…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are likely to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, Canadian PM Mark Carney said in Mumbai ahead of his arrival in Delhi for a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Monday. In Mumbai, Carney had several business engagements, meeting Indian and Canadian…
NEW DELHI: Air travel remained severely crippled in West Asia – from the UAE to Israel – with around 1,600 flights cancelled by the region’s airlines like Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways till Sunday evening across all global routes. Indian carriers like IndiGo, Air India and Akasa cancelled 350 flights during the day, according to…
KOLKATA: Another booth level officer (BLO), Mohammad Tahir (50), died of heart attack on Sunday. Family members alleged that mounting work pressure, coupled with the discovery of his own name on “under adjudication” list and persistent harassment from affected voters, led to a fatal heart attack.Tahir was a resident of the Anwar Bagan area under…
AHMEDABAD: A 17-year-old boy appearing for Class 12 board exams allegedly died by suicide on Saturday afternoon after being locked inside his 15-year-old girlfriend’s Chiloda home, where her father allegedly confined him upon finding him there. Chiloda police have registered an accidental death case. Police said the girl, a Class 10 board student and from…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and condemned the attacks on the nation, in his first conversation with any Gulf leader since the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran.“Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan….
Video footage circulating on social media shows the moment an Iranian missile struck a highway in the Jerusalem area late on Sunday, leaving seven people injured and scattering debris across the road.According to Israel’s national fire service, “Jerusalem District firefighters are currently responding at an impact site located on a highway… in the Jerusalem region.”…