Shipments of Russian oil to China are projected at about 2.07 million barrels per day for February delivery. (AI image) Even as US President Donald Trump wants the world to stop buying crude oil from Russia, China’s purchases of Russian crude are set to hit a new record in February. China’s procurement of Russian crude…
United States’ Jasdeep Singh (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: The USA cricket team has been forced to make a change to its squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 after fast bowler Jasdeep Singh was ruled out with a shoulder injury. The ICC confirmed that Ehsan Adil has been approved as his replacement by…
GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a ‘Janata Darshan’ at the Gorakhnath Temple premises, where he personally heard grievances from around 250 people from different districts of the state and directed officials to take strict action against those involved in fraud, particularly cases of cheating people on the pretext of sending…
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam often spoke about education not as a race for marks, but as a chain of habits that shape how a person grows. In one short line, he mapped that chain clearly. Learning, he said, leads to creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking leads to knowledge. For students navigating exams, pressure and…
Virat Kohli and Michael Bevan (Photo: PTI/Screengrab) Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli once again showed why he is regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. On Friday, the former India captain played a brilliant knock of 77 runs for Delhi against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Bengaluru.While the innings…
Mustafizur Rahman (Image credit: BCB) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government has imposed an indefinite ban on the telecast and promotion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the controversy surrounding the removal of fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.In an official order, authorities confirmed that all IPL-related broadcasts, promotions and event…
US plans Pell Grants for 8-week workforce training programmes The U.S. Department of Education has proposed new rules to launch the Workforce Pell Grant programme, a policy that could allow students to use federal grant funding for short-term job training courses starting July 2026.The proposal, released as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), is part…
Players of Pakistan Cricket team. (File photo) Iceland Cricket has taken aim at the Pakistan Cricket Board through a series of sarcastic posts on social media over the past week, reacting to developments linked to the ICC T20 World Cup.In its latest post, Iceland Cricket said that even if Pakistan were to pull out of…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) will be played on Monday, with Delhi and Mumbai both looking to extend their unbeaten runs in the tournament. However, both sides will be without their biggest names, as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not feature…
EPFO interest rate (AI image) EPFO interest rate FY 2025-26: The central government has decided to keep the annual interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund deposits unchanged at 8.25 per cent for the financial year 2025–26, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said. The move is expected to benefit crores of workers by reinforcing their…
