NEW DELHI: The air quality in Delhi sharply deteriorated to the ‘severe’ category on Saturday as a toxic greyish haze blanketed the city. The 24-hour average overall AQI released at 4pm was 431, as opposed to 349 a day earlier. However, the AQI subsequently slipped into the ‘severe plus’ category for the first time this…
ONGC group refineries will continue purchasing Russian oil as long as it is financially viable, chairman Arun Kumar Singh said on Friday. “As long as it’s economical, we will keep buying every drop (of Russian oil) that comes to the market,” Singh told reporters, as quoted by Economic Times. Its subsidiaries Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals…
New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand were dealt an unexpected blow ahead of their crucial T20 World Cup clash against Canada after skipper Mitchell Santner was ruled out due to illness caused by what stand-in captain Daryl Mitchell described as a “dodgy burger.” With a Super 8 berth within touching…
Donald Trump (File photo) Cuba dismissed US President Donald’s Trump’s tariff threat on Friday, calling it a “brutal act of aggression”. Trump signed an executive order threatening tariffs on countries selling oil to the Caribbean island.“We denounce to the world this brutal act of aggression against Cuba and its people, who for more than 65…
Pune/Nashik: Conviction over securing a flat under a 10% EWS quota in 1995 by showing lower income has put a question mark over Manikrao Kokate’s continuation as an MLA and as a Maharashtra cabinet minister. A Nashik sessions court upheld Tuesday a Feb 20 trial court judgment convicting and sentencing the sports minister and NCP…
Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious period drama Raja Shivaji is quickly shaping up to be one of the most talked-about films of the year, thanks to its grand scale and impressive ensemble cast. Fueling the excitement further is the confirmation of Salman Khan making a special appearance in the film.While there had been earlier reports about Salman…
How Dominik Szoboszlai went from Cristiano Ronaldo’s mascot to his World Cup rival (Image Via Getty) Dominik Szoboszlai walks out as a captain, not a mascot, for Hungary tonight in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. It happened on September 9, 2025, at Budapest’s Puskas Arena, where 16 years ago he ran out as a…
India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returning to the Vijay Hazare Trophy has injected renewed buzz into India’s premier domestic one-day competition. While the tournament may not enjoy the spectacle or financial scale of the Indian Premier League, it remains the backbone of India’s white-ball domestic structure….
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Monday notified changes in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to permit overseas companies with Chinese shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in India through the automatic route, subject to sectoral limits and conditions, PTI reported.However, the relaxation will not apply…
The high-profile inheritance dispute over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s estate has taken a dramatic turn with his mother, Rani Kapur, levelling explosive allegations against his widow, Priya Sachdev. Rani has claimed that Priya is in the process of selling her son’s assets, leaving her with nothing. ‘I have been left with not a roof over…
