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In the three months since the conflict began, Russia has continued to be the dominant player in India’s crude oil imports. (AI image) US President Donald Trump announced in February that India would stop buying Russian crude oil and step up energy ties with the United States of America. Four months after that, India’s Russian...

NEW DELHI: A moment of high drama and controversy unfolded during the Tri-Nation A Series clash between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, with India A left fuming over a run-out decision that could have dramatically altered the course of the match.The incident occurred in the 42nd...

NEW DELHI: The Aggarwal family’s tragic ordeal has come to a heartbreaking end. After losing eight members in the hotel fire that broke out in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar last week, the family’s sole survivor, 75-year-old Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, passed away on Tuesday, leaving no surviving members behind.What was meant to be a family gathering in...

AP file photo More than two months after announcing a ceasefire with Iran and suggesting that the two sides were close to reaching an agreement, US president Donald Trump has once again said a deal is imminent.Speaking to reporters late on Monday, Trump said the United States was “in the final throes of what will...

The government provided Rs 1.23 lakh crore to oil marketing companies to help keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged for 78 days following the outbreak of the Middle East crisis, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The source told PTI that fertiliser minister seeks doubling of Rs 1.77 lakh cr budgeted subsidy for FY27 from finance...

A new research paper is offering an unusual explanation for part of the decline in US birth rates: the iPhone. Researchers found that the spread of Apple’s smartphone may have played a significant role in reducing fertility rates, especially among teenagers and young adults. The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER),...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday condemned reports of violence against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Responding to the situation, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi had observed “a pattern of fake news and videos emanating from Pakistan” in connection with the protests. “It is a desperate attempt by Pakistan to...

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress is staring at what could become the biggest rupture in its 28-year history. Just weeks after suffering a bruising defeat in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee‘s party now finds itself battling a full-fledged internal uprising that threatens not only its influence in the state but could...

DAVANGERE: A 41-year-old woman was allegedly drugged and gang-raped in Karnataka’s Davangere district, with police arresting 10 people in connection with the case, officials said on Tuesday.The incident took place on the evening of June 3 in a village under the Basavapatna police station limits. However, it remained unreported until June 8, when a video...

NEW DELHI: A team of the CID arrived at the residence of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday as part of its investigation into the alleged signature forgery case.Officials of the state investigating agency, accompanied by personnel from the Kalighat police station and a large contingent of women police personnel,...