India’s state-owned oil refining giants stepped up crude purchases last week, securing millions of barrels through separate tenders. According to sources cited by Reuters, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) together bought around 7 million barrels of crude, with the cargoes scheduled for delivery over the coming months.IOC accounted for 5 million…
JAMMU: The Army foiled Tuesday an infiltration attempt in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of J&K’s Poonch by killing a terrorist along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.“Acting on specific inputs, troops noticed suspicious movements around 300 metres inside the Indian side of LoC around 4pm during sustained surveillance operations,” an official said.The troops engaged…
Mumbai Schools Closed Today as Heavy Rain Alert Prompts Holiday Across City. (Representative Image) Schools and colleges across Mumbai remained closed today after authorities declared aholiday in view of the India Meteorological Department’s orange alert for heavy rainfall. The precautionary measure was extended to educational institutions in Thane and Palghar districts as officials prioritised the…
Sara Ali Khan is set to win all hearts with the recent release of her movie, “Pati Patni Aur Woh Do”, with her personality that feels warm, expressive, and lived-in, and so does her home. It brings together elegance, comfort, and colour in such a seamless way that it feels personal rather than purely decorative….
Brazil’s Neymar (10) argues with Norway goalkeeper Oerjan Nyland (1) (AP/PTI) Neymar shared a heated exchange with Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland after converting a late penalty during Brazil’s 2-1 defeat in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, a moment that added extra drama to the five-time champions’ shock exit.Brazil’s hopes of lifting a sixth…
NEW DELHI: Argentina’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 were overshadowed by a reported security lapse that exposed the passport details of every player in the squad, including captain Lionel Messi.According to Reuters, the passport numbers appeared on an official team sheet that was distributed ahead of Argentina’s friendly against Iceland in Alabama. The…
An Indian-origin manager at The Walt Disney Company has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a Russian prison after being convicted of drug possession and smuggling. The case stemmed from THC-infused gummy candies that were allegedly found in his luggage at a Moscow airport.According to Russian state media TASS, 46-year-old Jugal Daterao was arrested in…
File photo: PM Modi with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim India’s growing soft-power presence and cultural diplomacy is witnessing a new vigour in Malaysia, one of India’s key economic partners and a historically connected Asean nation in the region.The centuries-old civilizational bond between the two countries, anchored by 2.9 million strong Indian origin diaspora, has…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again raised eyebrows with bold claims about his brain-chip company Neuralink, saying its technology cloud deliver what he called ‘Jesus-level miracles’. Musk made this comment in response to a post of social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The post talked about Neuralink’s progress in implanting electrode threads…
Photo credit: X/ @AbabeelMilitary China has released footage of a truck-mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), showcasing a mobile platform capable of launching fixed-wing drones without requiring a conventional runway.The newly released video shows a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle mounted on a long launch rail carried by three heavy trucks. The electromagnetic catapult rapidly accelerates…