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A senior official said the petroleum ministry, along with oil refiners, was closely monitoring the situation NEW DELHI: The attack by Iranian forces on a Cyprus-flagged ship with Indian crew members Sunday has raised fresh concerns among shipping lines and seafarers’ organisations, while reigniting worries about disruption of supplies of fuel and fertiliser through the…
File photo: Vehicles lie damaged after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the area, in Pahalgam (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: Cloudburst-triggered flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam inundated hotels and huts, and damaged roads, power infrastructure, and agricultural fields along Overa stream on Saturday evening, sparking panic among locals and tourists…
File photo: J&K CM Omar Abdullah and US President Donald Trump SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah sharpened his attack Centre over delay in restoring statehood, asking Sunday whether he should “go to Donald Trump” after BJP politicians allegedly dismissed protests in J&K, assembly and outside Parliament as futile.“Our patience is running out. First…
Picture a bank vault the size of Madhya Pradesh. Inside it sits not gold bullion or govt bonds, but clean water, breathable air, pollination services, flood barriers, carbon blocks, and medicinal plants — a portfolio of natural assets worth roughly $2.5 trillion every single year. Now imagine that this vault does not appear on any…
Patronage can’t stop transfers: Manohar Lal on CPWD posting culture NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the long-entrenched ‘Delhi club’ within Central Public Works Department (CPWD), housing minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said that some employees had, over the years, mastered the art of staying posted in the capital for more than three decades with…
K Annamalai (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday outlined the roadmap for his newly launched movement, “We The Leaders”, asserting that “religion is outside the scope of this organization” and reiterating that it would eventually evolve into a political party.Speaking at the ‘Drug-Free Pollachi Awareness Conference’ organised…
CM Yogi at ‘Maha Vriksharopan 2026’, calls 35 crore sapling drive a “grand endeavour” to honour Mother Earth Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the mega plantation drive, ‘Maha Vriksharopan 2026’ with a target to plant 35 crore saplings across the state under the central theme “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”…
Sunil Ambekar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday expressed “grief” over the alleged irregularities in the counting of donations at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, while voicing confidence that the ongoing SIT investigation and police action would soon reach a “decisive turn”.The issue was discussed on the concluding day…
India has condemned the attack on a commercial vessel off Oman, with 10 Indian crew members rescued and one still missing, underscoring growing security risks in the Middle East. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s health has deteriorated as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 15th day, drawing renewed attention to the ongoing protest. Fighting between the…
Palash Sen’s basement studio at Greater Kailash II is an eclectic place. Deep Purple and Tagore are framed on the wall. Eric Clapton, Jane Austen and Wisden jostle in a small bookshelf while a synthesiser masquerades as a piano nearby. In these creative surroundings, the gym equipment looks sheepishly out of tune.The studio is called…
