File photo: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar pays tribute to late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar during a visit at deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s home, at Baramati in Pune district. NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar is set to be elected unopposed as Baramati’s new MLA after the Congress decided to...
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Was Lebanon part of ceasefire deal or not? How Pakistan may have muddled US-Iran truce
Less than 24 hours after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced, confusion and conflicting claims over its scope have cast doubt on the agreement, with Pakistan’s role as mediator emerging at the centre of the controversy. While Washington has maintained that the truce is limited to Iran and does not extend...
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Securing supply: India presses Iran to expedite movement of oil shipments through Hormuz
At present, 16 India-flagged vessels remain stuck in the Persian Gulf. (AI image) Looking to take advantage of the two week ceasefire window, India is urging Iran to help expedite the movement of India-bound oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The aim is to make sure these ships are quickly offloaded so that they...
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Amazon says investing in two of the biggest Silicon Valley ‘enemies’ is ‘business as usual’
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has defended its strategy of backing competing artificial intelligence firms, with CEO Matt Garman saying the cloud giant is well-versed in managing such conflicts as it deepens investments in both OpenAI and Anthropic. Speaking at the HumanX conference in San Francisco, Garman said Amazon’s recent $50 billion investment in OpenAI —...
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‘I am newly diagnosed with cirrhosis. Can it be reversed?’
3 min readNew DelhiApr 9, 2026 12:02 PM IST Receiving a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis can feel overwhelming. This chronic condition is often the result of long-term factors such as excessive alcohol consumption, chronic hepatitis B or C, fatty liver disease, or autoimmune disorders. Recently, a newly diagnosed patient took to Quora, asking: ‘I am newly...
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‘Was to sell it to Tehran’: Pakistan PM’s ceasefire statement cleared by WH before release
As US President Donald Trump edged closer to his self-imposed 48-hour deadline for possible military action against Iran, an unusual social media post by Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, briefly uploaded as a “draft”, raised questions over whether Washington used Islamabad to signal an off-ramp before announcing a ceasefire.According to The New York Times, Sharif’s...
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Fuel tanker Green Asha carrying over 15,000 tonnes of LPG reaches India after crossing Hormuz
One more India-flagged LPG carrier, Green Asha, reached Indian shores on Thursday, after crossing the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. The vessel, carrying 15,400 tonnes of LPG, docked at the BPCL-IOCL liquid berth at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). It is the first such tanker to dock at JNPA since the outbreak of the...
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Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border sound?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border good?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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IPL 2026: Shubman Gill punished despite GT’s last-ball thriller win over DC
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons despite leading Gujarat Titans to a dramatic one-run victory over Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, as the skipper was fined Rs 12 lakh for a slow over-rate.The penalty came after Gujarat Titans secured their...
