NEW DELHI: With coal production likely to reach 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, the Centre has decided to set up coal exchanges to promote competitive markets for the sale of surplus thermal fuel. The Coal Controller Organisation has been appointed as the authority to register and regulate the trade bodies.Officials said the ministry of coal…
Sivakarthikeyan’s politically charged film ‘Parasakthi’ witnessed a dip in box office collections on its second day, earning Rs 1.29 crore on Sunday. Despite a strong opening of Rs 12.35 crore on Saturday, mixed reviews and challenging political content appear to be impacting word-of-mouth, with overall occupancy at 35.15% on Sunday. Parasakthi’ had a strong buzz…
Inspector Madhukar Zende’s capture of Charles Sobhraj is back in focus with a new Netflix series. Zende, who apprehended the ‘Bikini Killer’ twice, became a national hero. His second arrest led to widespread media coverage, a witty hoarding, and even an autograph request from Lata Mangeshkar. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Dilip Kumar also acknowledged…
Ranveer Singh‘s much-awaited spy action thriller ‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar, finally hit cinemas today, and fans wasted no time in rushing to theatres to catch the first shows. Taking to social media, fans shared their excitement and posted photos from cinema halls, as they caught the first-day, first-show. The buzz surrounding ‘Dhurandhar’ has been…
Shreyas Iyer in Australia (PTI Photo) India batter Shreyas Iyer recently spoke about the serious spleen injury he suffered during the third ODI against Australia. He said he did not understand how bad the injury was at first. The realisation came only after he was taken to the hospital. He described the pain as “excruciatingly…
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is enjoying his time in the US with girlfriend Saba Azad. While reports state that the actor is enjoying some downtime, others speculate that he may have begun work on his upcoming directorial debut, ‘Krrish 4’. On a casual day out, the actor bumped into a fan outside his Beverley Hills…
US stock markets opened in red Monday, with major indices slipping despite a strong year dominated by tech companies. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq fell in early trading, in a week that’ll mark the end of 2025.The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 per cent in early trading. With just three sessions remaining in 2025,…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday awarded group captain Shubhanshu Shukla – who became the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station – with Ashoka Chakra — India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.Shukla spent 18 days in space and became the second Indian to have gone to space and the first to visit…
Market experts anticipate sideways trading in Indian markets due to the lack of significant short-term catalysts. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,850, BSE Sensex was near 84,700. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,864.25, up…
China on Saturday said it will exempt certain Nexperia semiconductor products from an export ban imposed amid a dispute with Dutch authorities, signalling a partial easing of tensions that had alarmed European businesses.Anxiety over potential chip shortages had mounted after the Netherlands invoked a Cold War-era law in late September to take control of Nexperia,…
