Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Ajinkya Rahane launched a fiery defence of his batting and leadership after Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to a crushing 65-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. Under scrutiny following a slow start to the season, Rahane did not hold back in the post-match press conference,…
A 26-year-old software professional from Bihar allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Miyapur, Hyderabad, police said. HYDERABAD: A 26-year-old software professional from Bihar allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Miyapur, Hyderabad, police said. According to news agency PTI, the woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the hall of…
NEW DELHI: In a U-turn, the civil aviation ministry on Thursday put on hold its directive for airlines to offer at least 60% seats free of charge. Under intense cost-side pressure since the Iran war began, airlines had warned that this move to curb ancillary revenue would lead to additional fare hikes.The aviation ministry had…
NEW DELHI: India’s oil basket recorded $113.49 a barrel in March, the highest in four years, due to disrupted global supplies amid the conflict in West Asia. In March 2023, the oil basket had reached $112.87 after the Ukraine war broke out, but it slowly eased. The cost of crude for Indian refiners was pegged…
NEW DELHI: India’s purchase of crude from Russia rose 90% in March compared with Feb, even as overall imports declined nearly 15% due to the disruption of energy supplies from West Asia.The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy chokepoint, also led to a 40% fall in India’s petroleum gas (LPG) imports and…
US army chief Randy George ousted amid Iran war United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth has ousted army chief of staff general Randy George, forcing his immediate retirement amid the ongoing war tensions with Iran, according to US officials cited by CBS News. The move, confirmed by the Pentagon on Thursday, comes as the…
Nepal’s spring Everest climbing season opened this week amid a police probe into an alleged insurance fraud worth nearly $20 million in which guides, helicopter operators, hospital staff and agents are accused of staging or inflating medical emergencies to trigger costly helicopter evacuations and bogus insurance claims.Police said the methods included mixing baking soda into…
RAIPUR: In a major development, the Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of former legislator Amit Jogi by a trial court and held him guilty in the 23-year-old murder case of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. The high court directed Amit Jogi, son of the state’s first chief minister Ajit…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday stepped in with fresh measures to help industry beat the impact of higher input costs by fully exempting 40 petrochemical products from customs duty for three months, while indicating that more measures are in the offing as the war in West Asia has hurt global trade and economy. “The…
New Delhi: In line with PM Modi’s vision to position India among the world’s top defence exporters, the country’s military exports have touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year (FY) 2025-26, marking a sharp 62.7 per cent rise over the previous fiscal year’s figure of Rs 23,622 crore.Lauding the exemplary…
