Global oil and natural gas prices surged sharply on Thursday after Iran launched fresh strikes on key energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, raising concerns over prolonged supply disruptions.Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed close to $114 per barrel, up from below $73 on the eve of the...
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World Happiness Index: Finland at top, Afghanistan at bottom – check where India stands
AI image generated for representational purposes. Heavy social media use is driving a sharp decline in well-being among young people, with teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe particularly affected, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 released on Thursday.The annual study, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, also...
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Iran to play FIFA World Cup but ‘boycott’ US amid Trump’s ‘safety’ warning
Iran’s players pose for a team photo at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran (left) and US President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo) Iran Football Federation president Mehdi Taj said Iran will take part in the upcoming FIFA World Cup but...
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‘Uncontrollable consequences’: Iran hits Gulf energy sites after Israel targets key gas field
Iran stepped up attacks on energy sites across the Gulf on Thursday, hitting the SAMREF refinery in Saudi Arabia. The facility is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil.The attack comes after Iran condemned the earlier strike on South Pars with its president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warning of “uncontrollable consequences” that “could engulf the entire...
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Attack helicopters & counter-drone systems: Army showcases multi-domain, tech-driven warfare
NEW DELHI: The Army’s Southern Command has concluded a 13-day military exercise, ‘Amogh Jwala’, aimed at validating its technology-driven, multi-domain warfighting capabilities. The exercise began on March 6 at the Babina Field Firing Ranges and culminated on Wednesday. It focused on integrating mechanised forces with aviation, unmanned systems and advanced battlefield technologies in a high-intensity...
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‘Why am I feeling pain on my left side when I take a deep breath?’
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 19, 2026 03:03 PM IST A sharp pain on the left side while taking a deep breath can be unsettling, often raising more questions than answers. While it may sometimes be harmless, it’s not something to ignore. So when a user recently asked on Quora: “Why am I feeling pain on...
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‘Like replacing Virat Kohli’: Riyan Parag on Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals exit
File pic: Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag (R) with Sanju Samson. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has addressed the biggest talking point ahead of IPL 2026 — the absence of long-time leader and star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson — with a striking comparison that underlines the scale of the void left behind.Go Beyond...
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Perplexity AI CEO: Google search does a much better job than anyone else in the world
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, who once offered $34.5 billion for Google Chrome, now defaults Google search on his company’s Comet iOS browser. He acknowledges Google’s superiority for everyday navigational queries, while Comet aims to enhance answer quality and multimodal capabilities. This pragmatic approach positions Comet as a complementary tool, not a direct competitor, to Google....
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Next Dhoni? No…‘one and only Sanju’: When Gambhir corrected Tharoor
Sanju Samson, front centre, being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has long been an admirer of Sanju Samson, who recently earned the Player of the Tournament award as India clinched a record third T20 World Cup title. Reflecting on the wicketkeeper-batter’s rise, Tharoor recalled telling a young Samson...
