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Iranian tankers near Kharg Island Donald Trump‘s fury toward Iran continued on Tuesday as the US launched an attack targeting multiple Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.Trump’s forces in the Middle East, the US Central Command, released satellite video showing the destruction of Iranian crude oil carriers on September 8.However, Iran’s…
Building collapses to fires, 33k died in 5 yrs from 2020 NEW DELHI: Between 2020 and 2024, nearly 33,000 people died across the country in incidents involving building collapses, fires and falls into pits and manholes, according to govt data. Most of these deaths occurred in urban areas, pointing to serious gaps in civic governance…
‘You can’t keep it lingering’: SC NEW DELHI: Pulling up Odisha govt over its indecisiveness on taking a call on the remission plea of Dara Singh, SC Tuesday said the state cannot linger on the issue and made it clear that the official (secretary) concerned will be summoned if decision is not taken by Sept…
Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ continued its run at the box office on its 14th day. The film recorded an India net collection of Rs 69 lakhs on its second Tuesday. According to Sacnilk, the collection came from 1,290 shows across the country.The latest figure marks another decline for the action drama….
MUMBAI: Copper and crude oil, two important industrial raw materials for several industries, are on a tear. According to notes from Vedanta and ICICI Securities, a combination of factors like tightening mine supply, especially from Chile, shifting global trade flows amid potential US tariffs on refined copper, and accelerating demand from electrification, renewable energy, power…
Why Cristiano Ronaldo misses out on the 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist Cristiano Ronaldo has missed out on the Ballon d’Or shortlist for a fourth consecutive year, despite leading Al-Nassr to a long-awaited domestic title and producing another strong individual campaign for both club and country.The omission is particularly intriguing because the 2026 30-player shortlist does…
Liquid hydrogen Tank at NASA Kennedy Space Center. Image Credit: US Department of Energy Scientists working on a cleaner way to produce hydrogen have discovered an unexpected second product which is high-quality graphite. The finding emerged from research into methane pyrolysis, a process that splits methane into hydrogen and solid carbon instead of producing CO2…
Picture Credit: Instagram Kamal Haasan’s production banner Raajkamal Films International has issued a warning about an ongoing casting fraud allegedly being carried out in the production house’s name. The banner clarified that it has not appointed or hired any casting agents for its films and urged people to be wary of fraudulent emails, messages and…
A comedian made a casual suggestion. A businessman took it seriously. And a few years later, the result was a global chess league.Anand Mahindra has revealed the rather unexpected story behind the Global Chess League, tracing its beginnings to a challenge from comedian Samay Raina during an online interaction in 2020.Mahindra jokingly calls it the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday renewed his “naraz fufa” jibe at the Congress, saying “some people could never be happy with India’s progress.”The Prime Minister received an enthusiastic welcome at the ‘NaMo for Viksit Bharat’ event, with organisers saying all seats were booked within an hour of online ticket sales opening.The programme…
