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The United States has granted a majority-Russian-owned Serbian oil company a temporary reprieve from sanctions targeting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a Serbian minister said on Wednesday. Washington’s sanctions on the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), part of its crackdown on Russia’s energy sector, forced the shutdown in early December of Serbia’s sole oil refinery, which…
Sarfaraz Khan (Image credit: X) JAIPUR: For months now, Sarfaraz Khan has lived with the noise — whispers about ‘missed chances’, stopstart opportunities and a nagging sense that he needed a statement knock. On Wednesday, he delivered it with a sledgehammer, scoring a blistering 157 off 75 balls to power Mumbai to a 87-run victory…
Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: X) If other elite chess players ask scientists to do a case study that proves that Magnus Carlsen is a different breed and hence should not be allowed to play against humans, they can be totally forgiven!By winning the World Rapid and Blitz titles in Doha, Qatar — his fifth such…
CBSE is moving skill education from “good idea” to classroom reality. Starting January 5, 2026, the board will roll out one-day, face-to-face Capacity Building Programmes (CBPs) for teachers and school leaders to support the mandatory implementation of Skill Education in Classes 6 to 8, using NCERT’s Kaushal Bodh activity books. Under the National Education Policy…
The cinematic sensation ‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar, maintains its sensational streak at the box office, eclipsing previous record-holders. While audience reactions have largely been positive, some critics have pointed fingers at the film for allegedly pushing a propagandist agenda. As the story unfolds, a re-release is on the horizon, introducing a refreshed version. Aditya…
Being a parent is no cakewalk. No matter how aware, informed, and prepared you are, you will face new challenges every day. Developmental psychologist Dr. Aliza Pressman offers a profound parenting insight: all feelings are welcome, but not all behaviors are. This principle validates children’s emotions, even negative ones, while establishing boundaries for their actions….
PILIBHIT: Ensuring compliance with a judicial order issued by the court of additional district and sessions judge (Pocso Act) in Pilibhit, police on Monday night registered a case against four persons of a family for allegedly barging into the house of a 40-year-old man, assaulting him and breaking his four teeth for objecting to their…
In the year 2026, being a number 2 native, you will gain the skill to rely on your inner voice rather than the noise coming from the outside. The positions of Mars and Saturn at the beginning of the year will be so powerful that they will test your patience and compel you to set…
Running on just 20W power, the human brain can invent machines, write poems, solve mysteries of soul and space, and, unlike Alphabet’s Waymo cars, navigate streets when the traffic lights are out. It is Socrates, Kalidas, Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Einstein, and all the other names you wish we’d listed here. Hundreds of…
Petrol and diesel prices announced for January 2026/Representative Image The UAE has reduced petrol and diesel prices for January, reversing the increases seen in December and marking a notable drop across all fuel categories. The UAE fuel price committee announced the new rates on Wednesday, 31 December 2025. These rates will apply from 1 January…
