Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as continuous supply disruptions due to the Iran conflict raised concerns over tightening fuel reserves across the globe. Benchmark oil prices traded marginally higher, with WTI Crude rising 0.58% to $98.83 a barrel and Brent Crude gaining 0.44% to $105.5 a barrel.The recovery comes after a sharp decline on…
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far as he defended President Donald Trump’s funding request during a heated Senate hearing. Hegseth faced protests and sharp questioning ahead of a proposed $95 billion Republican budget package, which includes military funding alongside aid for farmers and voting law…
A BJP Yuva Morcha functionary was killed in Dehradun following a dispute over irrigation water, escalating into an attack on his family DEHRADUN: A BJP Yuva Morcha functionary was killed after a dispute over irrigation water from a public tubewell in Dehradun’s Sahaspur area escalated into an attack on his family on Saturday evening, with…
Anti-ship missile helicopter launch New Delhi: In a boost to Indian Navy’s anti-ship warfare capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Navy on Wednesday successfully launched naval anti-ship missile-short range (NASM-SR) from a helicopter platform in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the…
Consumers buying premium petrol from state-run fuel retailers will continue to get ethanol free fuel. The Centre on Thursday clarified that these specialised grades will remain exempt from the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. It further added that, currently, there is no proposal either to bring back E0 or E10 petrol or to raise ethanol…
For centuries, trees have been viewed primarily as natural resources, valued for the shade they provide, the carbon they store or the timber they produce. There exists one little town in Canada that opposes this point of view. Through a significant move, the town of Grand Falls-Windsor in Newfoundland and Labrador has formally recognised trees…
Delhi woman shares the work-from-home struggle many relate to The debate around work from home refuses to die. While some people see it as a flexible way of working, many remote employees say the biggest challenge isn’t the job itself. It’s convincing people at home that they’re actually working.A Delhi woman’s Instagram video has now…
Bhopal: In the probe over the death of a three-year-old child at AIIMS Bhopal, police on Thursday registered an FIR against two nursing officers after an internal inquiry reportedly found gross negligence in handling a hazardous chemical, leading to the child’s death during treatment.The case pertains to the death of Sarthak Yadav, 3, a resident…
Nashik police have apprehended four TCS employees, already in judicial custody, on fresh charges of sexual harassment and religious insult. NASHIK: The Nashik city police have arrested four TCS employees in a case involving allegations of sexual harassment and hurting religious sentiments. The four accused had already been in judicial custody in connection with earlier…
SRINAGAR: Grief paused at a border that rarely yields. A coffin set by the narrow Kishanganga river in Keran sector of J&K became a bridge of sight, if not touch, as mourners gathered on both sides of LoC, calling out across distance for a final farewell.In Keran — a village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district…