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NEW DELHI: Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the government chose to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to shield consumers from surging global energy prices amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. He said the move, reducing petrol duty to Rs 3...

BHOPAL: A 25-year-old woman found dead in the Pench river in Chhindwara was strangled by her husband during a car journey and her body dumped to cover up the crime, police said on Thursday, adding that the couple’s two-year-old child was present in the vehicle when the crime was committed.The accused, 28-year-old Akshay Chaurapagar, allegedly...

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex dropped in opening trade on Friday as US-Iran war tensions and crude oil prices continued to weight on sentiment. While Nifty50 went below 23,100, BSE Sensex was down over 800 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 23,045.55, down 261 points or...

Strait of Hormuz (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Indian seafarers navigating the Strait of Hormuz are grappling with GPS disruptions, warnings of underwater mines and the absence of a clear navigation authority even as Iran, in a big relief to New Delhi, announced the safe passage for containers belonging to “friendly nations”.Ships in the region are...

Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag during the toss. NEW DELHI:Riyan Parag is only 24. The Rajasthan Royals captain has played just a handful of games for India and still finds himself on the fringes of national selection. Yet, he remains one of the most trolled cricketers in the country, enduring relentless scrutiny every IPL season...

Government has revised its fuel duty structure, lowering the special additional excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 per litre while removing it entirely on diesel. The decision comes against the backdrop of ongoing disruptions in global oil supply chains due to the conflict in the Middle East, where Iran continues to tighten control over...

Trump, Mojtaba Khamenei US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had informed him that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was gay.Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump said, “Well, they did say that, but I don’t know if it was only them,” when asked about the claim....

US Dollar bill bearing Trump’s signature (AI-generated image) US President Donald Trump‘s administration has once again stirred controversy, this time with a proposal to include his signature on American paper currency ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday that future US dollar notes will carry Trump’s signature alongside that of...

File photo: AP Iran is benefitting twofold from the sale of oil amid rising prices since the start of the war as it is the only country to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran is estimated to have generated roughly $139 million per day from sales of this key blend so far in March, up...

Oil prices cooled down on Friday, after US signalled negotiations with Iran were ‘going very well’ and pushed the deadline with the country for 10 days. Both benchmarks, Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) were down 2%. Brent crude touched $108 per barrel before easing to $105.75 per barrel, down 2.08%. West Texas Intermediate...