Spread the love A few billion-dollar bets on oil markets were placed just before major Iran-related announcements by US President Donald Trump and the timing is now raising eyebrows across global trading floors. According to traders, market experts and a Reuters analysis of exchange data, oil positions worth as much as $7 billion were placed across March and April on...
Dig at Cong? Akhilesh shares Mamata, Stalin photos with ‘not ones who abandon’ post
Spread the love Photo’s shared by Akhilesh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday backed the Trinamool Congress and DMK after their defeats in the recent assembly elections, while taking an apparent swipe at the Congress, saying, “we are not the ones who leave during difficult times”.Akhilesh’s remark was in the backdrop of the Congress snapping ties...
‘Reply and let us know’: VCK attacks Vijay’s ‘arrogance’ over WhatsApp support messages
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing deadlock over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Friday launched a sharp attack on actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, accusing the party of seeking support through WhatsApp messages instead of holding direct political consultations with leaders.Despite emerging as the single-largest party in the high-stakes Assembly elections, TVK chief Vijay...
Six shows, all houseful: Hyderabad celebrates Vijay’s election win with Mersal re-release
Spread the love 3 min readHyderabadMay 8, 2026 02:42 PM IST When Tamil Nadu’s election results came in and Vijay‘s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats, the celebrations were not limited to Chennai. In Hyderabad, a section of Vijay’s Telugu fanbase had a different idea in mind: a theatre, a re-release, and a...
108 seats but no majority: Can TVK’s Vijay form govt? Tamil Nadu number game explained
Spread the love NEW DELHi: The race to form the next government in Tamil Nadu intensified on Friday as political parties scrambled for support after the assembly elections delivered a fractured mandate. With no party crossing the halfway mark, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay continued his push to gather allies, even after securing a historic mandate.Vijay, whose party emerged...
Explainer: Can hantavirus outbreak become Covid 2.0?
Spread the love Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who recently disembarked from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak onboard left three people dead and several others infected.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), five of eight suspected cases have been confirmed. Among the dead is a 69-year-old Dutch woman who tested positive...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on when he found ‘the calmest place in the world’
Spread the love Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google in October 2015, and later took charge of its parent company, Alphabet, in December 2019. Known for his calm and understated leadership style, Pichai is one of those rare executives who lets results speak louder than words. What many people do not know is that Google Chrome, which is now...
Dhoni tops taxpayer list as Jharkhand-Bihar see Rs 20,000 crore tax collection
Spread the love MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain MS Dhoni has added another remarkable achievement to his legacy off the cricket field after emerging as the highest individual taxpayer from Jharkhand and Bihar combined during the 2025-26 financial year.The revelation was made on Thursday by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Bihar-Jharkhand), Dr D Sudhakara Rao,...
‘Honorable CM Vijay’: Theatres congratulate TVK chief amid Tamil Nadu swearing-in delay, spark row
Spread the love Fans of actor-politician Vijay have been in celebratory mode ever since his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu elections. However, despite winning 108 seats, Vijay still requires around 10 more seats to secure a majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly and officially become the Chief Minister of Tamil...
Retired IPS officer’s wife found murdered inside Jubilee Hills home, domestic help under lens
Spread the love Sunanda’s body was found on the first floor of the family’s three-storey house in Prashasan Nagar locality. HYDERABAD: Former IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray’s wife was found murdered at their residence in Hyderabad’s posh Jubilee Hills area on Friday. Police suspect the family’s recently hired domestic help from Nepal and her associates to be involved in the...
