Oil prices hold steady as Hormuz sees less activity while Iran-US talks on Strait opening stalls Oil prices remained largely unchanged in early trade on Monday as a sharp drop in vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over supplies, while efforts to end the US-Iran conflict showed no sign of progress.Brent crude…
Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 3 in Galle (Image: TOI/Sahil Malhotra) Day 3 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle is under a significant rain threat, with an 83% overall chance of precipitation forecast for the day. After rain disrupted proceedings on Day 2, another stop-start day could be…
From derelict church to luxury stay: the couple preserved the building’s historic character while adding contemporary interiors, including a striking mezzanine bedroom pod. (Photo: HomeInspire UK) When retired designer Geoff Bolam and his wife Julie moved from London to the Cotswolds, they were looking for a slower pace of life. Instead, the couple ended up…
Indonesia earthquake (File photo) An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck north-northwest of Ende in Indonesia on Monday morning, days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit the country.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the latest tremor occurred at a depth of 35 km.There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that…
Kiren Rijiju said PM was not referring to the opposition after P Chidambaram’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ post. NEW DELHI: PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark on August 15 became the subject of a political slugfest Sunday, with Congress‘s P Chidambaram saying he was “proud to be a dimagi Naxal” to which BJP replied that the ex-home minister’s…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and PV Sindhu When the world’s best badminton players walk into the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday, India will not merely be hosting the World Championships for the second time. Seventeen years after Hyderabad staged the event, the tournament returns to a country where badminton has grown multiple folds —…
BK Sister Shivani is a meditation teacher and motivational speaker, renowned for her practical discourses and advice on the mind, emotions, relationships, and self-mastery.Recently, she mentioned in an X post on her social media that we are not victims of circumstance; we are creators of our inner world, and through it, our destiny.Today, our fast-paced,…
Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes Introduced to Hawaii in 1905 to control disease-carrying mosquitoes, the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has caused major declines in native aquatic insects, including several threatened species of Hawaiian damselflies. Conservation reports from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) show that the small, non-native fish has had a…
Emraan Hashmi‘s ‘Awarapan 2’ was one of the most anticipated films of the year. While the first installment was not a hit at the box office, over the years, it grew on the minds of the audience, largely due to its music which has become cult. Evidently, the craze for the sequel was hard to…
Rift between Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and Chandrasekaran. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Tata brass briefed senior govt functionaries on the turmoil inside the conglomerate ahead of N Chandrasekaran‘s announcement last Wednesday that he would step down as Tata Sons chairman in Feb, people familiar with the matter said.The engagement covered the rift between Chandrasekaran and…