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Escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran continued to lift oil prices on Friday, putting crude benchmarks on track for their biggest weekly gains in three months as markets assessed the risk of further supply disruptions in the Middle East.Around 7 am IST, Brent crude was trading at $85.34 a barrel, up $1.11, or 1.32%, while WTI crude rose $1.13, or 1.43%, to $80.08 a barrel.The latest rally followed a fresh wave of US strikes on Iran. US Central Command on Thursday said that the attacks were launched to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities”. As tensions intensify, Brent…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday appealed to activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike and dubbed the BJP-led Centre as “anti-people”, asserting that such a government had no right to stay in power.He urged Wangchuk to end his fast, saying the government couldn’t care less about him but the youth was with him and there were many more battles to be fought in the future.”Why does a person go on a hunger strike? Why did Mahatma Gandhi undertake fasts? Whenever it appeared that the government was taking the path of injustice, there was bound…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Health Commissioner G Veerapandian on Thursday said 12 people were infected with Covid-19 virus across the state between June 26 and July 16, out of whom four with comorbidities succumbed to the virus.He noted that the deceased persons suffered from severe comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, renal issues and others forms of illnesses.”Sporadic Covid-19 cases were reported in the state. Between June 26 and July 16, 12 people contracted Covid-19 virus and four out of them succumbed,” Veerapandian said in an official press release.Out of the four deaths, he said three casualties were from Kadapa district and…
A teacher in a government school in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur was suspended on Wednesday after she allegedly made Class 9 and 11 girls remove their clothes during a search after her money went missing, officials said.Rajasthan teacher suspended for making girl students remove clothes for searchVillagers and parents staged a protest and locked the main gate of the Government Senior Secondary School in Livali village under Bamanwas sub-division on Wednesday after allegations surfaced of the inappropriate behaviour with the girl students, they said.Goa: Class 10 plus ITI to be considered equivalent to Class 12According to the officials, the incident occurred…
Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya actress Archana Puran Singh recalls being a teacher’s favorite (Image Credits YouTube and Instagram)Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya actress Archana Puran Singh recalls being a teacher’s favorite (Image Credits YouTube and Instagram)Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya actress Archana Puran Singh recalls being a teacher’s favorite (Image Credits YouTube and Instagram)Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya actress Archana Puran Singh recalls being a teacher’s favorite (Image Credits YouTube and Instagram)Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya actress Archana Puran Singh recalls being a teacher’s favorite (Image Credits YouTube and Instagram) Long before she became one of Hindi television’s most recognisable faces, Archana Puran Singh has looked back on an…
Your smartwatch is capable of much more than you might expect.For the past seven years, I have tracked consumer tech through constant shifts in hardware, platforms, and the way people actually use devices. Covering everything from budget gear to flagship hardware, I focus on what readers need to know, not on buzzwords or launch cycle hype. My expertise spans gaming laptops and chairs, high-performance PCs, gaming monitors, printers, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, tablets, and more, with a particular emphasis on how these products hold up in daily use. Reviews, explainers, buying guides, and news pieces all share the same…
Representative image (IANS photo) India’s corporate earnings season for the April-June quarter, underway since last week, gathers pace through July, with Reliance Industries reporting on Friday and HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank following on Saturday.Results so far show a mixed pattern. Profits have grown consistently, but some companies have missed analyst estimates.Corporate revenue is estimated to grow 11-11.5% in Q1 FY27, according to Crisil, despite supply disruptions and higher input costs stemming from the West Asia conflict. Domestic demand held up, allowing companies to pass on the burden to consumers.Pricing, rather than volume, is behind much of…
Activist Anna Hazare’s 13-day fast in 2011 gave fresh momentum to an anti-corruption campaign that briefly captured the national imagination. Irom Sharmila, protesting against the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in India’s north-east, refused food for 16 years, surviving only because authorities force-fed her through a nasal tube. Medha Patkar, a prominent social activist, has repeatedly undertaken prolonged hunger strikes to demand fair compensation and rehabilitation for people displaced by big dam projects.”Hunger strikes are a global form of protest, not uniquely Indian,” says Sayantan Saha Roy, an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut whose recent research explores the…
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship stood ready but was aborted before liftoff, in Starbase, Texas, on July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so of blasting off on a test flight but some of the engines failed to start, triggering a launch abort.Elon Musk’s company said it will have to figure out what went wrong before making another attempt to send Starship on a space-skimming flight halfway around the world. It was supposed to be the 13th flight for Starship, which, at 407 feet (124 metres) tall with 33 main engines, is…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday declassified documents and reports accusing Beijing of meddling in the US elections and compromising voter data.While addressing the nation, Trump said that the data loss presented an unprecedented election security nightmare.Here are the top quotes from his addressNewly declassified documents show that over a period of years starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history — resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million US voter files.That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences,…