April 2026

Rajasthan’s ambitious greenfield refinery project, plagued by political interference and cost escalations, faces further delay after a fire incident in its main Crude Distillation Unit JODHPUR: Announced in 2013, relaunched in 2018, and held back by cost overruns, political shifts, construction hurdles and security disruptions — the Pachpadra refinery has now suffered a fire just…

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that he is stepping down from his position as the CEO of the company. The outgoing CEO has now penned a heartfelt farewell message to the global Apple community as he prepares to step down in September and transition into the role of executive chairman. In his letter, Cook reflected…

Hockey India secretary Bhola Nath Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held Hockey India and its secretary general Bhola Nath Singh guilty of contempt of court for wilfully disobeying its earlier order, in a significant ruling that raises serious questions over governance within national sports bodies.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an…

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has warned of a major escalation in the Iran conflict, saying “lots of bombs start going off” if the fragile ceasefire expires without a deal, as uncertainty looms over fresh peace talks.Speaking to PBS News in a phone call on Monday, Trump…

As the US and Iran edged towards what appeared to be a breakthrough after weeks of conflict in early April, a sudden burst of public messaging from Donald Trump may have thrown fragile diplomacy off course.According to CNN, optimism around a potential deal to end the seven-week war began to unravel after Trump publicly claimed…

Delhi High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to recuse Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from the excise policy case, deeming it based on conjecture. NEW DELHI: A political flashpoint erupted on Tuesday after Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi excise policy case was dismissed by the Delhi High…