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Energy markets have reacted sharply, ever since the US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran last week. As the conflict intensifies, US oil firms might be poised for stronger earnings on the back of rising prices. Even so, the key question for the sector is whether the latest Middle East tensions will translate into…
After tying the knot last month, Rashmika Mandanna was seen showing off her mangalsutra (thali) and sindoor as she walked hand in hand with her husband, Vijay Deverakonda. The couple had just returned from a visit to Vijay’s native village in Telangana.Ever since their wedding on February 26 in Udaipur, the newlyweds have been stealing…
Holi 2026 is here, falling on Wednesday, March 4th, promising a mid-week celebration of colors. The article provides a comprehensive guide to Holi wishes, messages, quotes, and status updates tailored for family, friends, and colleagues, ensuring everyone can share the festive spirit. March is here, which means the sun is finally out with a vengeance,…
Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his successor under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported Iran International, citing informed sources.However, according to the New York Times, senior clerics responsible for choosing the next supreme leader were still deliberating on…
File photo: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Terming the PM Modi govt’s “silence” on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s targeted assassination and attack on Iran as signalling a “tacit endorsement” of the tragedy, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has demanded that Parliament discuss the “dissonance” in foreign policy when it resumes next week – suggesting that the…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for the Navy and Indian Coast Guard, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth Rs 5,083 crore for the acquisition of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III (maritime role) for the Coast Guard and surface-to-air vertical launch-Shtil missiles for the Navy.While the contract for ALH Mk-III (MR) was…
NEW DELHI: Traversing all three levels of the judicial system and over four decades later, the curtains came down on a smuggling case – illegal import of 777 foreign-made wristwatches – on Feb 23, as Supreme Court held the three accused guilty, but said sending them to jail again would be harsh in view of…
JAMMU: Fifteen months before Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed 25 tourists and a Kashmiri pony handler at Baisaran in J&K’s Pahalgam on April 22 last year, a GoPro action camera now in NIA custody as a “crucial” piece of reconnaissance evidence was first activated in China’s Dongguan, investigators told a Jammu court this week.The special court allowed…
NEW DELHI: The railways is looking at bearing the nearly Rs 90,000 crore additional (83% escalation) cost for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project and won’t seek further loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project cost has increased from Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Rs 1.98 lakh crore because of delays and other reasons.The…
Apple’s new MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips delivers up to 4x faster AI performance over the previous generation, with Neural Accelerators baked into every GPU core. Storage starts at 1TB for M5 Pro and 2TB for M5 Max, with SSD speeds doubling to 14.5GB/s. India pricing begins at Rs 2,49,900, with…
