India’s approach to sourcing crude oil is increasingly tilting toward supplies that carry lower risk. (AI image) India and the US trade talks have so far failed to yield a deal, and Russian oil continues to play a role in any tariff relief that India would want from the Donald Trump administration. India faces 50%…
Kobe Bryant and Munich air disaster (Photos by AP and Getty News) NEW DELHI: “Bone-chilling” feels like the only word that fits when the late risers of India woke up on Wednesday to the devastating news of Ajit Pawar’s tragic demise. The sudden loss of the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief in a…
Sharmin Akter Supta of Bangladesh bats during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) KATHMANDU: Bangladesh and the Netherlands on Wednesday booked two of the four available spots at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup…
Divya Dwived is an IIT Delhi professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. For three days, IIT Delhi hosted an academic conference on caste and race. It was meant to remain what most such events are: A closed-loop argument among scholars. Instead, it became a public test of institutional judgment. A screenshot from…
NW DELHI: A patient advocacy group has cautioned the government over the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, urging it to make the full text public and place it before the Parliament for a detailed discussion, prior to its signing. The group said such scrutiny is essential to enable an informed debate on the…
The rupee on Wednesday depreciated 31 paise to close at an all-time low of 91.99 against the US dollar, marking the second instance in less than a week that the currency has settled at its weakest-ever level, pressured by heightened month-end demand for the greenback and lingering geopolitical concerns, traders said.At the interbank foreign exchange,…
Shivam Dube blazed away with a fifty of the highest quality, but his lone assault was not enough to save India from a 50-run defeat (Image credit: Agencies) Shivam Dube produced a blazing half-century of rare quality, but it wasn’t enough to save India from a 50-run defeat against New Zealand in the fourth T20I…
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, shakes hand with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, shakes hand with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke openly after his…
Abbott orders Texas public universities and agencies to freeze H-1B visa petitions: what international workers need to know about career impact and reporting requirements Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed all public universities and state agencies to stop filing new H-1B visa petitions without written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission through the end of…
Kanimozhi, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi met on Wednesday for discussions on the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing in the state, where the DMK is in power and the Congress is its ally.“It was a pleasant meeting, and no seat-sharing…
