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IndiGo hikes fuel charges from October 6 amid rising ATF prices NEW DELHI: Flying this festive season will get more expensive as aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices now reach the highest level in the last decade amid the continuing US-Iran war and a weakening rupee. IndiGo will hike fuel surcharge due to mounting operating expenses…
Virat Kohli’s final ODI window to break Sachin Tendulkar’s century record It was the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup when Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century in front of Sachin Tendulkar, surpassing his idol’s record of 49 hundreds in the format. That innings put another Tendulkar record within Kohli’s reach. Tendulkar’s 100 international…
‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ crossed the Rs 300 crore mark in worldwide gross collections within four days of its theatrical release. The Ajay Devgn-led mystery thriller saw a huge dip in numbers, earning around Rs 21 crore net on Monday, as per Sacnilk.It registered an overall occupancy of 24% across 16,274 shows. The Monday collection…
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Photo via Canva) Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, and he created nearly 2,100 artworks in just a decade, including around 860 oil paintings, most from the last two years of his life. Even today, after so many years, he is well known for his unique bold…
Two-time Academy award winner Denzel Washington/Image: Reuters An American actor and producer, Denzel Washington, donated $1 million to a small Texas college to help bring back a debate programme that had been dormant for decades. Seven years later, a 23-member Wiley College team won the overall title at one of the country’s biggest collegiate debate…
Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey CHANDIGARH: To protect investors from finfluencers operating outside of Sebi regulations, offering stock tips and at times even operating in cahoots with unscrupulous promoters for ‘pump & dump’ schemes, the markets regulator is removing 6,000-7,000 such social media posts each month.Sebi is also working to educate people-investors and would-be investors-so…
Gold medallist India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s archers returned home from the Asian Games with more than a record medal haul to celebrate. They came back with history rewritten, Olympic qualification secured and the belief that the gap with…
JUICE captures images of Earth during its flybyPhoto: ESA.int The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, known as Juice, used Earth’s gravity as a cosmic slingshot on September 28, 2026, reshaping its route to Jupiter while conserving precious fuel. Flying just 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean, the spacecraft had its trajectory deflected…
Robert Kelker-Kelly, best known for playing Bo Brady on the long-running show ‘Days of Our Lives’, has sadly passed away. He was 62.Kelker-Kelly reportedly passed away on October 3 at his home in Missouri, the medical examiner told the publication. According to the St. Peters Police Department, officers responded to the actor’s home at around…
Simran Irshad has developed ‘Grass Mâché’ using weeds removed from Dal Lake. (Photo courtesy: Kashmir Life) For years, the weeds and vegetation removed from Dal Lake were simply something to be cleared away. For Srinagar artisan Simran Irshad, however, they became a possible answer to two problems at once – the growing cost of paper…
