NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, taking the toll of Indians killed in the ongoing war in West Asia to eight.“Embassy of India in Kuwait expresses its condolences at the tragic demise of an Indian national due to an attack on a…
US President Donald Trump’s remarks about potentially seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal have sharpened focus on the strategic and commercial stakes tied to one of the country’s most critical energy export hubs.Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf, serves as Iran’s primary offshore oil export terminal and handles the bulk of its crude shipments…
Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Amid an otherwise disastrous IPL 2026 opener for Chennai Super Kings, Jamie Overton refused to go quietly. On a chaotic day at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, CSK were bowled out for just 127 by a ruthless Rajasthan Royals attack, but Overton’s knock provided a rare bright spot.Walking…
Lisa of the K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK is set to perform her first Las Vegas residency, ‘Viva La Lisa’. Lisa lands Las Vegas residency The show will be held at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for two weekends on November 13 and November 14, and November 27 and November 28. The announcement makes Lisa the…
NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning — subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle.Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on…
The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, accounting for 80.4 per cent of the full-year target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday, PTI reported.This compares with 85.8 per cent of the annual target achieved in the corresponding period…
Sanju Samson did not have an ideal start to his IPL journey with his new franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), as the right-handed batter was clean bowled by Nandre Burger while playing against his former team, Rajasthan Royals, on Monday in Guwahati.Samson was bowled by Nandre Burger while attempting a leg-side flick. The delivery, clocked…
Celine Dion will return to the stage this fall with her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, announcing a five-week limited engagement in Paris.The Grammy-winning star said Monday that she will perform 10 shows at Paris La Defense Arena from Sept. 12 through Oct. 14, marking a major milestone after…
NEW DELHI: The political row sparked by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s allegedly derogatory comments on ex-Odisha CM Biju Patnaik flared up on Monday as his own party colleague Baijayant Jay Panda slammed the remarks as “unworthy, uninformed and totally unacceptable”.Panda said, “Biju uncle was a towering personality… He was one of the greatest patriots of…
The Indian rupee has been battered since the start of the US-Iran war, and continues to depreciate versus the US dollar driven by a multitude of factors. (AI image) The Indian rupee on Monday breached the 95 mark for the first time versus the US dollar. In fact, in this financial year, the rupee has…
