Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130321115,imgsize-1275882,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-04-17t080000.jpg" alt="Oil prices today: Crude falls in early trade on hopes of easing Middle East conflict" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday, extending losses as optimism grew that the Middle East conflict may be nearing an end following a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and...
‘Targeting commercial shipping unacceptable’: India urges safe navigation through Hormuz at UN
Spread the love NEW DELHI: India on Thursday raised serious concerns at the United Nations over threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, urging the immediate restoration of safe navigation and calling for restraint and de-escalation amid continuing tensions in the Middle East.Addressing the UN General Assembly debate under the Veto Initiative on “The Situation in the Middle...
Nitish Kumar Reddy Interview: ‘I have overdone things… now I realise that’
Spread the love Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy had the world at his feet when he scored his maiden Test century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2024. In his debut series, the all-rounder showed great promise, offering India hope of ending their search for a seam-bowling all-rounder in the format and providing a...
‘Broke down in tears’: Artemis II crew recall ‘otherworldly’ experience of their trip to the Moon
Spread the love Photo credit: Nasa Six days after returning to Earth, the four astronauts of Nasa’s Artemis II addressed their first joint press conference on Thursday at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center, accompanied by their zero-gravity indicator mascot “Rise”, saying their historic journey around the Moon fostered a rare sense of global unity while reflecting on the landmark crewed mission.Commander...
Delimitation explained: Since 1951, Hindi belt’s Lok Sabha share has fallen more than South’s
Spread the love Amid the recurring debate over whether northern states could gain at the expense of the South in any future Lok Sabha expansion, the historical record tells a more complicated story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were periodically reallocated after Census exercises, both the Hindi belt and the southern states saw their share of Lok Sabha...
‘Aaj hi kiya hai … ‘: Sooryavanshi’s chat with Romi Bhinder goes viral
Spread the love Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Romi Bhinder (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Thursday offered cake to Romi Bhinder, who was celebrating his birthday. Bhinder is the long-standing Team Manager of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. A video posted by Rajasthan Royals on social media, showing Sooryavanshi offering cake to Bhinder and...
Amaravati sex abuse case: Mastermind teen Ayaan Ahmed casual confession stuns cops
Spread the love Of the eight in custody, main accused Ayaan Ahmed, 19, was the one who lured women and recorded the sexual acts, while others were in possession of these videos and made them viral. PARATWADA (AMRAVATI): Ayaan Ahmed, the mastermind of the Amravati sex abuse and blackmail case, allegedly told sleuths very casually that he “became a playboy”...
Is Earth’s orbit getting too crowded? 1.5L collision alerts for Indian satellites in 2025
Spread the love BENGALURU: Earth’s orbit is turning into a high-speed traffic grid and Indian satellites are swerving to stay safe. More than 1.5 lakh close approach alerts were issued for Indian space assets in 2025, exposing mounting collision risks in an increasingly crowded sky.Data from Indian Space Situational Assessment Report 2025 shows about 1.6 lakh alerts globally, many generated...
OpenAI Global Affairs Officer is very angry with everyone blaming AI for ‘doomsday’
Spread the love ChatGPT-maker OpenAI‘s Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane is reportedly very upset with all AI doomers. For those unaware, AI doomers are those who believe that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence pose an existential, extinction-level threat to humanity. In an interview with The San Francisco Standard, he termed such conversations around AI irresponsible. “Some of the conversation...
LeT co-founder Hamza, who’s close to Hafiz Saeed, shot at in Pakistan; second attack in a year
Spread the love In the latest in a series of mysterious drive-by shootings at high-profile terror ideologues and commanders in Pakistan, Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza (67) was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Thursday. This marks the second assassination attempt on Hamza, a USdesignated terrorist, over the past year; he had survived a shooting in May 2025.The attack...
