State-run fuel retailers will not receive government financial backing for losses arising from the sale of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) below cost, with the Centre confirming that no such proposal is under consideration.The three public sector oil marketing companies: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation…
UNC urged the Centre to uphold the 2015 Framework Agreement on the Indo-Naga peace process (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body representing 21 Naga tribes in Manipur, on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in what it described as a worsening security situation in Naga-inhabited areas…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and questioned why Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had not been removed from office.In a post on X, Rahul compared the handling of the 2024 and 2026 NEET paper…
NEW DELHI: Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to make a massive comeback in Kerala, according to trends. The allaince is leading on 77 seats, according to the Election Commission’s website at the time of writing this article. If the trends contunue, it is comfortably past the majority mark of 71 in the 140-assembly…
Tension gripped the White House complex on Sunday after series of gunfire were heard near the presidential compound, forcing journalists to rush into secure shelter areas while heavily armed law enforcement personnel sealed off parts of the zone. The incident unfolded as US President Donald Trump remained inside the Oval Office amid sensitive negotiations linked…
M.K. Stalin accused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s government of acting as a “xerox copy” of the BJP (File Photo) CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt of functioning as a “xerox copy” of the BJP and alleged that it was attempting to weaken the opposition by…
CSK lose by 7 wickets against LSG (Image: IPL/BCCI) Ravi Shastri believes Chennai Super Kings should treat their seven-wicket defeat against Lucknow Super Giants as a valuable learning experience rather than a major setback in their IPL 2026 playoff race. CSK’s qualification hopes took a hit after the loss in Lucknow, leaving them in a…
NEW DELHI: Citing the changing times and acknowledging the reality that premarital sex has become common, the Supreme Court has said that being in such a relationship cannot be termed as moral turpitude to draw adverse inferences about a person’s character. The authorities must keep in mind this reality and not initiate punitive action on…
Amazon to ramp up India investment to record $48bn by ’30 NEW DELHI: Amazon on Thursday announced fresh investment of $13 billion, which will largely go towards AI and cloud businesses, taking its recent commitment to $48 billion by 2030 and making it the largest overseas investor in the country.“If you look at the combination…
AI giant Anthropic has announced that the US Department of Commerce has lifted the export controls on its advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. This decision of the Trump administration ends weeks of tension between the company the government, which has ordered Anthropic to suspend access in mid-June citing ‘national security concerns’….