As global energy supplies come under strain due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Centre has introduced a temporary measure to ease pressure on cooking fuel availability in the country. Under the 60-day emergency plan, announced on Monday, states and Union Territories will receive additional kerosene for essential household use, including cooking and lighting.The…
A month into the Donald Trump-designed war with Iran, Washington is quietly expanding its military footprint in the Middle East, sending several hundred additional troops to join a growing force of Marines and Army paratroopers. The deployments, US military officials told The New York Times on Sunday, are meant to give the president a wider…
US E-3 Sentry destroyed (Image/X) As the Middle East conflict intensifies, Iran has claimed that it destroyed a United States E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft during its recent missile and drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The claim comes in response to Tehran’s March 27 attack which targeted Prince…
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has issued a public apology for expressing condolences after a fatal crash in English ‌and not in French, the country’s second official language. The apology comes after the CEO of Canada’s largest airline Air Canada came under fire following a botched expression of condolence. Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened”…
The world’s no. 1 battery maker — CATL — has a message for America: You cannot make Electric Vehicles (EVs) without China. Chinese battery giant CATL, formally known as Contemporary Amperex Technology, is the largest EV battery producer in the world. At second position, after CATL, is another Chinese company BYD. As some lawmakers in…
Oil prices surged sharply on Monday, with Brent crude crossing the $110 mark and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbing past $100 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict completed its one month. Markets remained on edge as Houthis enter the Iran war and US plans to extend onground presence in the region, further fueling uncertainty…
An Iranian strike on a power facility in Kuwait killed an Indian worker and caused damage to infrastructure at the site, the Gulf nation’s electricity ministry said on Monday.“A service building at a power and water desalination plant was attacked as part of the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death…
R Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: The opening day of the 2026 FIDE Candidates at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Paphos, Cyprus, proved that while chess doctrine often predicts a draw when both sides play perfectly, the reality on the board could be far more volatile. Of…
NEW DELHI: A live-in couple staying in a household in a “stable union” shall be treated as a married couple in Census 2027.In an FAQ reply listed on the census self-enumeration portal – to whether a couple in a live-in relationship will be considered a married couple during self-enumeration or the enumerator’s visit to the…
NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s expected resignation as a member of the legislative council on Monday will set the stage for the emergence of a new era in the state as BJP is likely to take the driver’s seat for the first time in the govt’s affairs after playing second fiddle to him since…