Just like the SPR creates storage reserves, there is now a need to create another SPR- Strategic Pricing Reserves. (AI image) By Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retired), Senior Research Consultant, CRFWith the signing of the MoU by President Trump and President Pezeshkian on 16 June and the operationalisation of the Roadmap of 60 days, there is…
Ahl-e-Muslimeen Kabristan secretary Shariq Hussain showing the damaged mosque MATHURA: The committee managing Kabristan Ahle Muslimeen in Mathura’s Manoharpura area has questioned the administration’s assessment of Rs 100 per damaged grave after a JCB attached to Mathura-Vrindavan Nagar Nigam allegedly entered the waqf graveyard in April and damaged nine graves, calling the compensation “shocking” and…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday launched a digital platform to monitor compliance with tobacco-free norms in schools and colleges and unveiled a new standard operating procedure for collection and testing of tobacco product samples, strengthening efforts to curb tobacco and nicotine addiction among young people.The pilot version of the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Application…
NEW DELHI: A new satellite-based analysis by an environmental think-tank, tracking 247 municipal wards of Delhi during the summer from 2015 to 2026, found that the city had been recording a rise in the heat level.According to Envirocatalyst, which processes Landsat imagery at 30-metre resolution, Delhi’s mean land surface temperature (LST) rose from 29.1 degrees…
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened to a record closing low of 96.53 against the dollar on Tuesday, marking its sixth consecutive session of decline, as sustained high crude oil prices and adverse global cues weighed on the currency. The local unit closed 18 paise lower compared to 96.35 in the previous session, after touching an intraday…
A nine-year-old cricketer from England produced a rare feat during a local match by taking six wickets in six balls, leaving his team-mates, family and coaches celebrating his achievement.Rohan, who plays for Great Shelford Cricket Club’s under-nine team near Cambridge, completed the double hat-trick during a match against Histon on Sunday, BBC reported.The young bowler…
NEW DELHI: Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Awantipora area have booked a terror associate under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and detained a habitual drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said on Friday.The terror associate, identified as Suhail Farooq Lone alias Sahba, a…
Photo of deceased Shivani AGRA: A 50-year-old man in Aligarh allegedly strangled his 19-year-old daughter for speaking to her boyfriend despite family opposition, tied her, in a semi-conscious condition, to his back, on his motorcycle to a nearby field and strangled her to death and buried her in a five-foot-deep pit before pretending the next…
Petrol and diesel prices stayed steady across major Indian cities on Friday, even as global crude oil prices witnessed a sharp surge, indicating no immediate impact on domestic fuel rates.The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) released a statement and said that there has been no revision in retail fuel prices, ensuring stability for consumers.The Centre on…
Why did Tom Segura and Christina P separate after their 18-year marriage? Podcasters’ split details emerge (Image via Getty) Tom Segura and Christina P have reportedly ended their marriage after 18 years together. According to multiple outlets like TMZ and US Weekly, the couple decided to separate a few months ago, and the split was…