Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark NEW DELHI: Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark Thursday for the first time in nine weeks as the renewed conflict between US and Iran in West Asia disrupted shipments thr-ough Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran-backed Houthi rebels continued to target shipping through Bab el-Mandeb Strait.Brent…
Indian “cockroach” activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over an exam paper scandal that has spiralled into a wideranging youth-led protest against Narendra Modi’s government, with protesters continuing to call for the education minister to resign. Wangchuk said on social media that he ended the hunger strike in Delhi in the…
‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 1: Thalapathy Vijay’s farewell film opens strong; earns Rs 41 Cr India Net Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ has made an impressive start at the box office. The actor’s final theatrical release opened to strong numbers across India and overseas.According to early estimates by Sacnilk, ‘Jana Nayagan’ earned Rs 41…
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NEW DELHI: When Arfi Lamba’s recent film had a scene with a family stranded in a cable car high in the Canadian mountains, a tight budget prevented travel. But the shots were still made, as he turned Source link
The super El Niño now developing in the tropical Pacific has a 90 per cent chance of becoming the strongest in 150 years, breaking global temperature records and unleashing extreme weather Source link
NEW DELHI: India issued a security warning Thursday for ships venturing into the Black Sea that are locally flagged or employ its seafarers.The advisory follows a Russian attack Sunday on a cargo Source link
The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labor. Source link
CCTV footage from 20 July showed the moment a leopard entered a liquor store and attacked a salesman in Rajasthan, north western India. Earlier, the animal had already attacked a cleaning worker inside. Afterwards, the leopard hid near the counter so both employees managed to escape. Others helped shut the shop, trapping the leopard inside….
