India’s state-owned oil refining giants stepped up crude purchases last week, securing millions of barrels through separate tenders. According to sources cited by Reuters, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) together bought around 7 million barrels of crude, with the cargoes scheduled for delivery over the coming months.IOC accounted for 5 million…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and others attend the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Khamenei (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Embassy of Iran in India expressed gratitude to the government and people of India for participating in the funeral ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying the gesture reflected the ‘deep…
In the scrubby expanse of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a set of impressions pressed into ancient mud has continued to unsettle assumptions about when people first moved through the Americas. The markings, preserved in layers of sediment that later hardened into gypsum, were first described in a 2021 study published in Science,…
Mumbai’s monsoon has delivered a dramatic spectacle as a Vande Bharat Express was captured smoothly navigating flooded tracks, evoking scenes from an action film. This viral footage highlights the city’s annual struggle with heavy rains, which have caused significant disruptions and waterlogging. Social media users have reacted with awe and amusement to the train’s impressive…
Delhi high court closes Vinesh Phogat petition as infructuous NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday disposed of wrestler and three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat’s petition challenging her initial exclusion from selection trials for the Asian Games, observing that the matter had become “infructuous”, even as it directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to…
We all have that one friend who remembers the coffee order, shows up with soup when sick, and is happy to pick you up from the airport at 5 am. They are in every group chat, and yet, if you ask around, nobody really knows what’s going on in their life. Psychologists have studied this…
Jude Bellingham’s heartwarming gesture to Gilberto Mora England star Jude Bellingham produced one of the standout performances of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16, but it was his touching post-match gesture towards Mexico teenager Gilberto Mora that captured fans’ hearts after the Three Lions’ dramatic 3-2 victory at the Estadio Azteca.A video of…
Want to own a residential plot in Haryana but worried about the cost? The Haryana government’s Dayal Jan Awas Yojna (DDJAY) could offer an affordable, government-backed pathway to home ownership through plotted housing in tier-2, tier-3 and tier-4 cities.Aimed at low- and middle-income families, the scheme covers cities such as Gurugram, Sonipat, Panipat, Jhajjar, Rohtak…
Indian-origin businessman ‘poses’ as CIA agent, woos Indonesian president to secure fighter gets deal, says report NEW DELHI: Indian-origin businessman Gaurav Srivastava allegedly posed as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and established ties with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in an attempt to secure a multibillion-dollar defence deal involving fighter jets and other military equipment,…
Artificial intelligence has created an unexpected problem. Training and running increasingly sophisticated AI models requires enormous computing power, and the data centres housing those systems are consuming electricity at an unprecedented rate. As grids struggle to keep up, technology companies and energy developers are searching for reliable power sources beyond conventional renewables. One of the…