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In July alone, India imported 896,000 tonnes of LPG from the US. (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has sharply increased its imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States this year as supplies from traditional Gulf exporters declined following disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the escalating US-Iran conflict.Data from commodity analytics firm Kpler showed the US supplied 3.6 million tonnes of LPG to India between January and July 2026. During the same period, combined shipments from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait stood at 5.3 million tonnes.The shift marks a significant change in India’s…

Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Friday resigned from his post, paving the way for senior Congress MLC Saleem Ahmed to take over after the AICC nominated him for the Cabinet-rank position.Chief Minister DK Shivakumar thanked Horatti for stepping down and said he had written to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot requesting that Horatti continue in office until Ahmed is formally elected.The resignation comes days after the Congress high command finalised Ahmed’s name as part of the political balancing exercise following the recent Cabinet expansion. Ahmed, a senior Congress leader from north Karnataka, missed out on a ministerial berth but has been…

New Delhi: New research in zebrafish suggests neck and back pain could be a result of changes in gene activity triggering a breakdown of the spine’s natural shock absorbers — the spinal discs.Findings published in the journal Communications Biology show that the changes in gene activity can lead to a build-up of minerals in the spine — similar to unwanted bone forming in the wrong place — causing it to harden.Researchers from the universities of Edinburgh and Bristol in the UK said the findings point to potential future drug targets to treat back pain and suggest zebrafish could be a…

Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday assured teachers regularised under the Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) from Samagra Shiksha Assam (SSA) that there is no uncertainty over their salaries, saying the delay in disbursement this month is temporary and payments will be credited within the next two days.Guwahati, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday assured teachers regularised under the Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) from Samagra Shiksha Assam (SSA) that there is no uncertainty over their salaries, saying the delay in disbursement this month is temporary and payments will be credited within the next two days.The…

A mix of romance, humour and emotion takes centre stage in the trailer of Vishwanath and Sons. The upcoming Suriya-starrer has been building curiosity ahead of its theatrical release, and the trailer now gives audiences a clearer look at the world created by director Venky Atluri. Blending family emotions with lighter moments, the film promises to reveal a different side of Suriya.‘Vishwanath and Sons’ trailerThe trailer introduces Suriya as Sanjay Vishwanath, a successful sportsman who represents India at the Olympics and also carries a strong business background. A twist enters the plot when Mamitha Baiju’s character goes searching for a…

Huawei today announced the availability of two new tablets in India. First is the Huawei MatePad SE 11 that comes with a quad speaker setup and eye comfort technology and the second is the Huawei MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte Edition, which comes with Huawei’s PaperMatte Display that is designed to deliver a natural paper-like experience. This tablet also gets the upgraded HUAWEI Notes app for improved productivity. Both these tablets are available in India exclusively via Flipkart.MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte Edition comes with the company’s PaperMatte Display technology. (Huawei)Shweta Ganjoo is a Chief Content Producer at HT Tech. She has over 10…

UPI has always been free for consumers since its launch in 2016. (Image: Stock.adobe) Will you now have to pay charges for your UPI transactions? That’s the big question that many are asking after the Lok Sabha cleared a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, enabling the government to authorise banks and other payment service providers to impose charges on transactions carried out through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and other electronic payment modes that may be notified.The amendment removes the existing legal restriction that bars banks and payment service providers from collecting Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)…

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday (August 7, 2026) signed a key joint defence agreement under which an attack against one of them will be treated as an attack against all of them, amid increasing security concerns in the wake of escalating tensions in West Asia.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the pact after the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Summit for Joint Defence held at the Al-Safa Palace in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca, according to a joint statement.The ‘Makkah Joint Defence Agreement’ is “intended to strengthen collective deterrence against…

The insect world is indeed replete with examples of mimicry: they can be indistinguishable from tree barks to twigs and moss to lichen to protect themselves or attract prey. Here, an orchid mantis perched on a flower. Picture for representation. | Photo Credit: Nanda Hari Susilo (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!)When a certain brilliantly-coloured butterfly, found halfway around the globe—from India to Japan—closes its wings, you cannot tell it apart from a dead leaf: the ‘dead leaf’ butterfly’s wings turn a…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Congress will soon take up the issue of the Centre’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel programme.In a social media post on X, Rahul shared a video and accused the government of “stealing directly out of people’s pockets”.”This E20 issue is a very serious matter. Usually, we say, ‘Daal mein kuch kaala hai.’ But here, the whole daal is black,” the Congress leader said.”Brothers and sisters, this is a matter of priorities. In any campaign, we have to decide the order in which issues are taken up. The problem…