A viral social media video claiming that E20 petrol attracts ants has prompted Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to issue an official clarification. The video, which has been widely shared online, shows a cluster of ants gathered around a car’s fuel filler cap and suggests that the presence of ethanol-blended fuel in the tank is…
NEW DELHI: Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi has been cleared to travel to Canada for his country’s World Cup match against Germany despite being under investigation in France for alleged betting-related offenses.The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) had earlier said the 23-year-old would not be able to travel to Canada, but confirmed on Thursday that the…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe allegations of financial irregularities involving offerings made at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe allegations…
Private sector banks led a broad-based deterioration in data reporting quality in the March 2026 quarter, as the latest round of the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) showed a marked decline in their scores compared with the previous quarter.The sDQI, a quarterly metric compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, tracks the quality of regulatory…
Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine strikes on Russia (Image credit: X) Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine strikes on Russia (Image credit: X) Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine’s largest drone assault on Moscow since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion has brought the war closer than ever…
When people think of murder cases, they rarely imagine the accused being a child. Yet one of Indiana’s most disturbing criminal cases involved a boy who was only 13 years old when he admitted to killing his two younger siblings. The case of Nickalas Kedrowitz shocked the community of Osgood, Indiana, and raised difficult questions…
India has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Resorcinol, a key chemical used in tyres, rubber products and industrial applications, from China and Japan following allegations that low-priced shipments are hurting domestic manufacturers, PTI reported.The probe was initiated by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) after a complaint filed by Atul Ltd, which…
File photo: PM Modi with US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a very tough cookie” and one of the world leaders he most admires, while praising Chinese President Xi Jinping as “all business” during a wide-ranging interview with Axios.According to Axios, Trump named PM…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the ceremony in Nagpur NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday “that a nation capable of meeting its own requirements moves forward with the greatest confidence towards safeguarding its interests”. He made the remark while performing bhoomi pujan for a state-of-the-art 10,000-tonne aluminium…
A sharp selloff in technology stocks weighed on sentiment. Fresh geopolitical concerns also added to the cautious mood in the market. (AI image) Stock market breaks winning streak: Indian equity benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, snapped their five-session winning streak on Friday, with the Sensex shedding 607 points and the Nifty settling at…