Oil prices jumped over 1% on Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East continued to intensify after Iran launched missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain. At the same time, peace efforts between Tehran and Washington yielded no breakthrough and the Strait of Hormuz disruption continued for 96th day.Brent crude futures gained $1.05, or 1.09%, to reach…
Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant, a badly needed success for the country’s new flagship rocket that has struggled with mission failures while facing an increasingly competitive space industry.The H3 rocket took off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island Friday morning and…
Hotel bathrooms achieve their pristine shine not through harsh chemicals, but a scientific marvel: melamine foam. Image Credit: Gemini It’s all happened to us. When you check into a hotel room, turn on the light in the bathroom, and the bathroom is dazzlingly stunning. The shower’s glass door is so translucent that it seems to…
A 21-year-old man has been jailed after blackmailing a teacher into sending an explicit video and then sharing it with students, leading to the victim losing his job and attempting to take his own life.Muaawiya Ameen, from Allenton in Derbyshire, posed as a woman on Instagram and engaged the teacher in a conversation that turned…
MI skipper Hardik Pandya and SRH captain Pat Cummins during the toss. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Players of Mumbai Indians were seen wearing black armbands during their IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, with the franchise confirming the heartfelt reason behind the gesture.In an official statement, Mumbai Indians…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the PM SVANidhi scheme till March 2030, expanding a programme that was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide collateral-free loans to street vendors struggling with loss of income and working capital.Launched in June 2020, the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme was aimed at bringing…
Candace Owens and Turning Point USA became embroiled in a public dispute after Owens questioned the authenticity and context of a viral Charlie Kirk video. Owens claimed the organization ignored her private email seeking clarification, while TPUSA responded publicly, insisting the video was real and accusing her of being “obsessed.” Screenshots of Owens’ alleged email…
JAMMU: Rescue workers pulled out another body from the debris of a collapsed bridge in Thuther area of Bantalab in Jammu, taking the toll to three. Govt has initiated a probe and suspended two engineers.The accident took place when workers were engaged in repair work on the bridge, which had developed cracks following the 2025…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Before the IPL 2026 final, Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan still had a chance of overtaking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the race for the Orange Cap. However, both hopes ended inside the powerplay as Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s new-ball attack struck early in Ahmedabad. Gill managed just…
Michael Stewart and Anthony Stewart Two UK brothers have been found guilty of the 1984 murder of a London civil servant after a reopened police investigation uncovered family confessions and fresh evidence.The case had remained unsolved for more than four decades before detectives reopened the investigation in 2022, eventually linking brothers Michael and Anthony Stewart…