Oil prices jumped over 1% on Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East continued to intensify after Iran launched missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain. At the same time, peace efforts between Tehran and Washington yielded no breakthrough and the Strait of Hormuz disruption continued for 96th day.Brent crude futures gained $1.05, or 1.09%, to reach…
Democratic Republic of Congo (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup has been overshadowed by growing concerns over an Ebola outbreak in the African nation. A planned pre-World Cup friendly between DR Congo and Chile has been cancelled after health concerns prompted local authorities in Spain…
Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of attempted murder.Actor Nick Pasqual, who has appeared on projects such as ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Rebel Moon’, and ‘The World Without You’, has officially been found guilty of attempted murder. After he was arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend, makeup artist Allie Shehorn, the court recently sentenced him…
At least 565 Indian peacekeepers, including 53 women, serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been honoured for their dedication and commitment to protecting civilians and supporting peacebuilding efforts in the conflict-affected country.The peacekeepers were recognised for their efforts in “protecting civilians through patrols, community engagement, veterinary camps, women’s self-defence training, combating…
NEW DELHI: India and the UK on Tuesday agreed to resolve the gaps so that the bilateral trade agreement can be implemented at the earliest.Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal held talks with UK secretary of state for business and trade Peter Kyle on addressing the ticklish issues as India has concerns over the steel…
Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, and D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: If you turn the pages of an English dictionary to find the meaning of the word “cliché”, it will tell you that a cliché is nothing but a phrase or an idea that has been so overused…
Peabo Bryson, a well-known pioneering legend of the R&B and Blues world, has passed away. Bryson had been receiving medical care for the past couple of days after it had been reported that he had suffered a stroke. Peabo Bryson passes away at 75 USA Today reported that Peabo Bryson passed away at 75 and…
NEW DELHI: The tendering process behind CBSE’s massive on-screen marking (OSM) project has come under sharper scrutiny after procurement records showed that Hyderabad-based Coempt Eduteck Pvt Ltd narrowly edged past Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in the technical evaluation before securing a decisive advantage through a sharply lower financial bid.The scoring pattern has triggered questions among…
MUMBAI: On Tuesday, India slipped to the seventh spot in terms of stock market valuation as South Korea marched to sixth. In the last two years, India has slipped three places in the rankings after Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea overtook it, historical data showed.Nearly unabated foreign fund selling since Sept 2024 (when the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) IPL-2026 was a season of extremes. A 15-year-old rewrote batting records as if they were practice drills, Virat Kohli discovered new gears at 37 and Rajat Patidar joined an exclusive club of captains with back-to-back titles. Batters routinely made 200-plus totals look inadequate, yet a handful…
