NEW DELHI: The cost of crude for Indian refiners has soared 93% since the conflict in the Gulf broke out on Feb 28 and hit $136.56 a barrel on Friday, eroding profits for domestic players ranging from IndianOil, HPCL and BPCL to Reliance Industries. Several countries, including the US, let retail prices rise in line...
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Cross-voting helps NDA in RS polls in Odisha, Bihar
Rajya Sabha elections Monday accentuated the opposition’s inability to hold its ranks, with absentee legislators costing the Grand Alliance a seat in Bihar, cross-voting delivering a bonus seat to BJP in Odisha and a dispute over ballot secrecy leaving the poll outcome in Haryana hanging.In Bihar, Mahagathbandhan’s lone candidate, RJD’s Amarendra Dhari Singh, lost after...
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Rajpal Yadav on slapping Akshay Kumar in Bhooth Bangla
Actor Rajpal Yadav recently opened up about a scene in Bhooth Bangla where he slaps Akshay Kumar, a moment that reminded fans of the iconic scene in Bhool Bhulaiyaa where Akshay’s character slapped his popular character Chhota Pandit. When asked if the moment could be seen as a playful form of revenge, Rajpal reacted with...
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Direct talks with Iran on ship passage yielded results: EAM
NEW DELHI: Amidst calls by the US for a multinational naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, India Monday backed its own direct engagement with Iran for safe passage of ships, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar saying these talks have yielded “some results”.The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said there had been no...
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VC Bill Gurley on OpenAI, Anthropic: ‘Scary’ how fast these companies burn cash
Representative Image Benchmark general partner Bill Gurley is scared of all the cash burning happening around by Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies. An early investor in Uber, Benchmark’s Gurley played a key role in the exit of the then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in 2017. Gurley said that Uber’s annual burn rate of $2 billion during his...
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Parvathy opens up about decision not to freeze her eggs: ‘Didn’t want to put my body through it’
4 min readNew DelhiMar 17, 2026 01:00 AM IST The traditional trajectory of motherhood is increasingly being viewed as a choice rather than an inevitability. As a growing number of public figures openly discuss their decision to remain child-free, a significant demographic shift is emerging among younger generations. This movement prioritises a lifestyle beyond the...
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Man stabs wife in front of kids; kills her mom, brothe
Bareilly: A family panchayat called to resolve a couple’s marital discord turned ugly in UP after Afzar Khan, in late 30s, allegedly first attacked his wife, Saima Khan, 30, with a knife in front of everyone present, including their children, aged 8 and 5, and then went on to repeatedly stab his mother-in-law, Asma, 54,...
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Govt, oppn reach deal, suspension of 8 MPs to be revoked
NEW DELHI: Govt Monday agreed to Opposition’s demand for revocation of the suspension of its eight MPs, who had been barred from the House for remainder of Budget session for their alleged unruly conduct in LS, and the House is expected to formalise their return Tuesday. Official sources said a consensus was reached at an...
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After Bengal chief secy & home secy, EC replaces DGP, Kol CP
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: A day after it substituted Bengal chief secretary and principal secretary (home) with its own choices, EC Monday replaced the DGP and Kolkata Police commissioner, among others. Hours after announcing the assembly poll schedule for Bengal along with those of three other states and a UT, the poll panel late Sunday night shunted...
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Jharkhand man chokes on rasgulla, dies
JAMSHEPUR: A 41-year-old man died after choking on a rasgulla at a wedding in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur.Doctors said the syrupy sweet blocked Lalit Singh’s airways, which disrupted oxygen supply and led to his death.Lalit had difficulties in breathing after the rasgulla got stuck in his throat during the wedding in Malianta village near Jamshedpur on Saturday....
