NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday said fertiliser plants had been placed under ‘priority sector-2’ for natural gas supply, thereby guaranteeing the industry at least 70% of its average natural gas consumption, reports Dipak Dash.In a notification, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said the average would be calculated on the basis of the previous…
Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and the singing voices behind HUNTR/X are all taking the stage at the Oscars, just not at the same time. The show’s producers on Tuesday revealed more details about Sunday night’s big performances of the Oscar-nominated songs “Golden,” from “Kpop Demon Hunters,” and “I Liked to You,” from “Sinners.“ Oscars announce…
DEHRADUN: Iranians in India, many of them long vocal against the regime in Tehran, have begun limiting their social media presence and deleting anti-regime posts after statements and warnings by the Iranian prosecutor general’s office on Monday said the govt there would confiscate properties of Iranians living abroad for backing US-Israel attacks on the country….
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has raised the reward to up to $1,000,000 for information that leads to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, a fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Patel is an Indian national and was added to the FBI’s most wanted list on 18 April 2017 after he allegedly…
MUMBAI: Sales of induction cooktops have surged on e-commerce platforms as consumers are rushing to keep back-up options ready amid fears over disruption in supply of cooking gas.For Walmart-controlled Flipkart, sales volumes have tripled over the last four-five days as compared to the preceding three-four weeks, while Amazon has seen demand spike by as much…
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha recently addressed actor Taapsee Pannu’s remark about the portrayal of women in films. Speaking to Siddharth Kannan in an interview, the director shared his perspective on the debate around body representation in Bollywood and South Indian cinema. He also spoke about working with Taapsee and his past comment comparing her to Kangana…
Representative Image. Mark Zuckerberg interviewing Sam Altman in 2016 Facebook parent Meta has reportedly acquired Moltbook. Moltbook is the social networking site for AI agents, a platform that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously joked about. While acquiring the OpenClaw AI agent last month, Altman played down Moltbook but said the underlying technology offered a glimpse…
SRINAGAR: The J&K govt dismissed from service Tuesday three temporary workers of the Jal Shakti department, citing FIRs registered against them at different police stations for their alleged involvement in “anti-national activities”.Liyaqat Ali Bhagwan, Kousar Hussain Bhagwan and Showkat Ahmad Zargar’s dismissal on the financial commissioner’s recommendation marks a departure from CM Omar Abdullah’s criticism…
The United States Department of Defence (DoD) spent $93.4 billion in September 2025, the final month of the fiscal year. The government watchdog described it as a “use‑it‑or‑lose‑it” spending spree, according to TMZ. The amount is the highest single‑month defence spending total since at least 2008 and includes a range of purchases, some of which…
NEW DELHI: Facing a severe LNG (liquefied natural gas) crunch, govt on Monday invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to reallocate gas supply and slashed allocation for fertiliser and other industries, while seeking to ensure full availability for priority sectors such as domestic piped natural gas (PNG) for kitchens, compressed natural gas (CNG) for transport…
