Global stock markets advanced on Monday while oil prices fell sharply after the United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes of easing inflationary pressures and restoring the flow of crude oil.The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained…
A rare combination of two major ocean climate patterns is drawing the attention of meteorologists this year. According to an analysis by Severe Weather Europe, a rare Atlantic Niña developing in the tropical Atlantic is coinciding with a strengthening Super El Niño in the Pacific Ocean. While these two events occur in different oceans, forecasters…
NEW DELHI: RBI on Thursday made its stand over legalising cryptocurrency clear, amid fears that it can be a source of financing for crimes with transnational dimensions like drug trade and terrorism, persons familiar with the deliberations said after the central bank briefed a Parliamentary committee on virtual digital assets (VDAs).A lawmaker said RBI also…
A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on WednesdayImage Credit: TNN PUNE: A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on Wednesday, According to officials, 15 to 16 workers are…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre following NTA’s decision to cancel the NEET-UG entrance test, saying the hard work of students had been crushed by the “corrupt BJP regime.”In a post on X, Rahul took a swipe at the Centre and said…
Gates Foundation Trust dumps final $3.2 billion Microsoft stake; Ackman buys in Bill Gates‘ charity foundation no longer owns a single share of Microsoft (MSFT)—the first time that’s been true since the foundation was set up in 2000. The Gates Foundation Trust sold its final 7.7 million MSFT shares in Q1 2026, a stake worth…
India vs Wales Live Score, Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026: India’s World Cup opener against Wales on Independence Day has given the team’s campaign an added emotional dimension, but head coach Craig Fulton knows that emotion alone will not be enough to secure a winning start. With India expected to dominate against the underdogs, Fulton…
Get creative, like Phoebe Buffay (Friends)! Remember the time when she made sock bunnies out of Rachel’s old socks? You can do the same. Take your clean, unpaired old sock and transform it into a puppet. Kids love creativity, and this is a fun DIY activity for an evening. Add googly eyes, felt pieces and…
Casualties took place on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border after drone strikes Civilians were killed on both sides of the Russian-Ukrainian border over the weekend as drone and artillery attacks intensified, local officials said.In Russia’s Bryansk region, a Ukrainian drone hit a car near the border, killing two people, the region’s acting governor said. Russian…
All the injuries were minor; no one seriously injured A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami.The quake struck southern Ibaraki prefecture at a depth of about…