At least one person has died and two oil tankers caught fire in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra, Iraq on Wednesday, after explosions that officials suspect were caused by an attack.Reuters reported that explosive-laden Iranian boats may have struck the vessels, citing preliminary findings from an Iraqi-led investigation into the incident. Iran…
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Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Islamabad United had a scare during a net session at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre on Tuesday after Mir Hamza Sajjad was hit on the head by a ball and briefly lost consciousness.The incident happened when Mark Chapman, who is part of the squad, played a shot that he could…
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the Tier-II admit card for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2025 on 4 April 2026. Candidates who cleared the Tier-I exam can now download their hall tickets from the official SSC portal. The admit card is a mandatory document for appearing in SSC JE Paper-II, scheduled for 7…
NEW DELHI: World Trade Organisation‘s ministerial meeting will kick off in Cameroon on Thursday, with reform of the 30-year-old multilateral body on top of the agenda of the US and European Union, while India will seek to push for farm trade reforms and retain the basic characteristics of the entity.At the meeting, which comes in…
FY26 equity mutual fund winners. (Image: AI) Highlights Top-performing equity mutual funds delivered decent returns, several schemes’ returns exceeding 40%.8 funds have recorded returns exceeding 50 per cent in this financial year.These funds have generated returns of 164.02 per cent and 101.22 per cent in FY26. The aim of equity mutual funds is to generate…
People vote for change in 3 states NEW DELHI: The 2026 assembly election results point to a clear undercurrent of change across three key states, suggesting voters are moving beyond familiar power centres. From Tamil Nadu’s disruption of decades-old Dravidian dominance to Kerala’s anti-incumbency push and Bengal’s shifting equations, the verdict signals a break from…
S Jaishankar (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: India hailed its direct talks with Iran as the “most effective way” to restart shipping through the disrupted Strait of Hormuz, which has affected global supplies, while Tehran allowed Indian-flagged vessels to pass through the route.In an interview with the Financial Times, external affairs minister S Jaishankar praised…
India’s industrial production growth slowed to a five-month low of 4.1 per cent in March, weighed down by subdued manufacturing activity and near-flat expansion in the power sector amid the Middle East crisis, reported PTI.Factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had grown 3.9 per cent in March 2025, according to official…
Mini India will soon launch the made-in-India Mini Countryman C SUV in the Indian market. Pre-bookings have started. Interested customers can book the car exclusively through the Mini dealership. The new Mini Countryman C will be locally produced at the BMW Group plant in Chennai. The new Countryman C is expected to be launched by…
