Donald Trump asks Tehran to open Strait of Hormuz; Iran says ‘lost the keys’: Where things stand after a month of war
US President Donald Trump has once again raised the stakes in the ongoing Middle East…
US President Donald Trump has once again raised the stakes in the ongoing Middle East conflict, demanding that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a self-imposed Tuesday deadline or face sweeping military strikes. His latest warning, delivered in blunt and aggressive language, comes after weeks of escalating hostilities that have already disrupted global oil…
Vishal Uppal (R) during a practice session for Team India ahead of the 2026 BJK Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie. (Instagram) NEW DELHI: When the Indian team steps up to the court on April 7 at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) Complex to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup’s Asia/Oceania Group 1, they…
NEW DELHI: Moody’s Ratings has slashed India’s economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6% from 6.8% earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks.In its credit opinion report on India, Moody’s said prolonged disruptions, particularly LPG shipments due to the conflict, would lead to near-term…
Two Ghaziabad friends, Brijesh Kumar Tripathi and Sachin Tyagi, drowned in the Ganga River in Haridwar while bathing (Representative image) HARIDWAR: Two friends, including a techie from Ghaziabad, drowned in the Ganga Sunday morning while bathing at Dudhiya Band in the Haridwar city police station area.Brijesh Kumar Tripathi (42) and Sachin Tyagi (35), residents of…
Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan (Agency Image) A small but telling moment involving Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan caught the eye during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s dominant win over Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy. As Sarfaraz walked back after a blazing knock, Kohli called out to him amid the noise of the crowd. When the…
Industrialist Anand Mahindra has once again sparked a fresh travel debate with a post on X. this time turning the spotlight on India’s one of the most overlooked and underrated states—Jharkhand. In the post Mahindra admits that, like many travellers, he too had ignored the state while planning holidays and candidly says, “I plead guilty…
Asian equities traded in green on Monday, as investors remained cautious with the Middle East war entering its sixth week and tensions continuing to rise. While Japan’s Nikkei and South Korean Kospi jumped in green, Australia, Hong Kong and Shanghai remained shut.Nikkei jumped, 1.65% to 54,001.64, up 878 points. Kospi also maintained the momentum, rising…
Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane (Pic credit: IPL) KOLKATA: If momentum is crucial in sport, Punjab Kings will carry plenty of it into their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Monday. Last season’s runners-up, who have opened their campaign with back-to-back wins, start as favourites against hosts KKR, still searching for their…
US-Israel airstrikes struck Tehran early Monday, hitting the Sharif University of Technology and causing gas outages in parts of the capital, Iranian state media reported. The attack damaged buildings at the university and a nearby natural gas distribution site, disrupting supply in surrounding neighbourhoods.The strike “hit the Sharif University gas station and we are facing…
American AI company Anthropic has been one of the most-vocal supporters of banning export of American AI software and hardware to China. So much so that it’s CEO Dario Amodei has called China an adversarial nation” on numerous occasions. Like Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic has not made its services available in mainland China,…