The US nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War II as shipments surged close to a record high to meet demand from Asian and European buyers scrambling to replace West Asian supplies cut by the Iran war.Refiners in Asia and Europe that depend on those supplies…
A court in Tamil Nadu on Monday found all nine accused policemen guilty in the 2020 custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Sathankulam.The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai delivered its judgment in the case related to the deaths of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks, who died…
A 20-year-old man accused of trying to kill OpenAI chief Sam Altman carried a list of other artificial intelligence (AI) executives and investors, investigators say, as the FBI raided his home in Texas.Federal agents searched the suspect’s residence in Spring, Texas, on Monday. Authorities identified him as Daniel Moreno-Gama, who is accused of travelling to…
Renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs has sharply criticised the ongoing conflict, accusing US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of igniting the crisis despite warnings from experts. It has been over a month since the first missiles and bombs struck Iran. Now, a month later, the conflict has left…
UAE motorists have been warned by the Abu Dhabi police of strict penalties for their reckless driving behaviour on the streets. The authorities have announced strict penalties for actions that endanger lives including acts such as opening car doors while vehicles are in motion and filming social media videos on the road. The warning is…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved investments totalling Rs 40,150 crore for two major hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, aimed at strengthening renewable energy capacity and regional infrastructure.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the Kamala Hydro Electric Project (1,720 MW) and the Kalai-II Hydro Electric Project (1,200 MW),…
This article is authored by Abhinav Kalia, Co-Founder and CEO, ARC Electric.EVs have been placed as the future of mobility quite literally. They are cheaper, noisier and, most importantly, cleaner compared to their counterparts with internal combustion engines (ICE). The decreasing fuel prices, the decreasing maintenance, and the growing policy merit go hand in hand…
The Court pointed out that there is no use of criminal law in situations where unfounded accusations are raised. (AI image) In a significant ruling addressing the evidentiary threshold in matrimonial prosecutions, the Supreme Court of India quashed criminal proceedings against the sister-in-law and parents-in-law of a complainant, holding that vague and omnibus allegations, unsupported…
Saudi Arabia is set to significantly scale back its oil supplies to China next month, with traders indicating that shipments could fall to nearly half of the volumes seen in April as the Middle East tensions continue to intensify and disrupt energy flow across the country.Chinese buyers are expected to receive around 20 million barrels…
Societies clinging to the past while dreaming of the future are often trapped between two mental states. India, just out of the clutches of colonialism, too experienced this duality in social order. In this general backdrop of ambiguity, the nation’s attitude to the female playback voice, too, was complicated. After all, voices are secret catalogues…