Oil remains elevated as Trump rejects Iran proposal Oil prices rose on Monday as Middle East tensions kept markets on edge after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With this, oil markets have continued to remain volatile for seven months now, since US and…
NEW DELHI: Overall acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops in the country declined by just over 1% this year compared with last year and while the dip was expected due to deficient monsoon rainfall this year, the sowing season still ended up recording higher than ‘normal’ (average of last five years) acreage. Though only marginally above…
Tidal flooding reaches homes, as a strong nor’easter coastal storm batters the US northeast coast, in Hampton, New Hampshire, US A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the US Northeast on Sunday, bringing coastal flooding, strong winds and dangerous surf from New Jersey to New England, while disrupting power supplies and air travel across the region.According…
Taylor Swift’s iconic “Blank Space” mansion is heading to auction. (Photo: Brett Matthews Photography, Elliott Kaufman Photography, Phillip Ennia, Stefen Turner and Camelot) Oheka Castle, the sprawling New York mansion that served as the lavish backdrop for Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit music video “Blank Space,” is headed to auction next month.The more than 110,000-square-foot French…
Tidal flooding reaches homes, as a strong nor’easter coastal storm batters the US northeast coast, in Hampton, New Hampshire, US Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods…
Train journeys in India (Canva) The railways in India don’t just provide transportation, it takes you through the most scenic valleys from mountains to rivers and even spans of desert. Here’s a list of 8 unique train journeys across India:Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Tamil Nadu Nilgiris A historic 46-kilometer UNESCO World Heritage listing in the Indian…
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) India captain Shubman Gill believes the best way to get the most out of Virat Kohli is to simply let the star batter be himself.Kohli smashed an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first ODI at the Greenfield International…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday, ending his second term early and clearing the way for him to contest the October 25 snap parliamentary election as the Serbian Progressive Party’s candidate for prime minister.“I am resigning…
Iran claims second US drone seized in Strait of Hormuz, identifies it as Mk 18 Kingfish Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has repeated its claim of seizing a US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the vessel was a Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish — a revised identification after Iranian authorities initially…
Retired Army veteran Shamsuddin and his wife Saddo Begum were discovered murdered in their residence HATHRAS: A retired Army man and his wife were found hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon at their house near the Agra bypass in Hathras on Sunday, with police forming five teams to identify the killers and determine the…
