The falling oil prices, influenced by US President Donald Trump‘s policies and OPEC+’s increased output quotas, have pushed crude costs to their lowest since the Covid pandemic, benefiting consumers whilst creating challenges for producers.Brent North Sea crude currently trades below $65, significantly lower than the $120 peak witnessed in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The…
NEW DELHI: The completion of the strategic Zojila Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir has been pushed back to Feb 2028 due to multiple factors, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a terrorist attack at the Sonamarg Tunnel project, and extreme adverse weather conditions, the road transport and highways ministry informed the Lok Sabha on…
Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe cricketer who debuted in 2004 against Sri Lanka, has marked his return to Test cricket after serving a three-and-a-half-year ban by the ICC on corruption charges. His comeback in the second Test against New Zealand has positioned him with the 12th-longest career in Test cricket history, spanning 21 years and 93…
Mohammed Siraj (Getty Images) MANCHESTER: Mohammed Siraj was in the zone a few minutes into the nets session. The practice pitches had a fair amount of juice and offered enough seam movement to excite the pacer. The ball jagged around and troubled the batters. Siraj went up to his run-up and screamed to Shubman Gill,…
PM Modi and President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu (Pic credit: AP) The turnaround in India-Maldives ties in the past 10 months – following the acrimonious removal of Indian military personnel from the strategically located country – seemed complete as India announced a fresh $565 million line of credit (LoC) for the Indian Ocean neighbour…
Marco Jansen with Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting. (Pic credit: IPL) South African pacer Marco Jansen has shared the cheeky parting words from Ricky Ponting that continue to echo in his mind as he prepares to face Australia in the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s.Fresh off a stellar Indian Premier League (IPL) season…
Hanuman Beniwal, Heeralal Nagar NEW DELHI: Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal has alleged that Rajasthan energy minister Heeralal Nagar has unpaid electricity bills worth over Rs 2 lakh, even as the power supply to Beniwal’s official residence and MP office in Nagaur was recently cut over non-payment of dues. Beniwal claimed to have shared documents showing…
Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to come up with a new merit list of examinees, holding that the published one did not conform to the court’s order on OBC reservation.Justice Kausik Chanda directed that the fresh panel will provide 7 per cent reservation for the 66…
NEW DELHI: India faced three adversaries on just one border during Operation Sindoor, with Pakistan being actively supported by China and Turkiye, a top Army officer said on Friday, adding that Beijing was even providing Islamabad with “live” satellite inputs on Indian military movements and deployments.“We had one border and two adversaries, actually three. Pakistan…
Election Commission of India Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice President election Election Commission of India Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice President election Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) notified the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India. The poll, if contested, will be held…
