The city of Gaziantep in Turkiye has been designated a globally recognised Gastronomy City by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network due to its association with the Antep pistachio – the region’s “green gold”. The history of this nut creates not just a cash crop but forms part of the economy and food culture in the…
European gas prices have more than doubled since the US-Israel-Iran conflict began. (AI image) Is an Armageddon scenario about to play out? Europe and Asia are facing a nightmare scenario with the escalating crisis in the Middle East now increasingly impacting key energy infrastructure. The latest shockwave for the market has come in the form…
Twenty-three years ago, the United States marched into Iraq with certainty and spectacle. The opening salvos were sold as decisive, almost clinical: a display of overwhelming force that would neutralise a threat and reshape a region. Instead, what followed was a long, grinding unravelling.However, the war proved enormously costly. American military losses totalled roughly 4,500…
Erling Haaland (Photo by Total Chess/Jonathan Turton) NEW DELHI: Already an icon in the world of football, Erling Haaland is stepping into the world of chess, not as a player but as an investor. He has backed Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour, aiming to help grow the sport globally….
Sanskrit is one of the oldest and most influential languages in the world that holds a unique place in India’s cultural and history. Recognised as one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Indian Constitution, it enjoys official status at the national level. However, when it comes to state-level recognition, only a few states have…
The Centre on Thursday launched the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme with an outlay of Rs 497 crore to support Indian exporters facing disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as the government moved to cushion the impact of rising freight costs, insurance premiums and shipping delays.The scheme…
File photo: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions on around 140 million barrels of Iranian oil currently stranded on tankers in a bid to boost global supply and cool surging crude prices, as the war in the Gulf continues to hammer energy infrastructure and disrupt shipping…
NEW DELHI: India is set to host a major global athletics event, as the state of Odisha will stage the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2028. The announcement was made by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, marking a big moment for the country as it continues to grow its presence in international sports. This will…
The man invited a woman he’d recently met to a 7:30 PM music show, as per his Reddit post. She arrived in at 8:30 PM—an hour late. Annoyed but chill, he let it slide when she apologised and bought drinks for them. They enjoyed the hour-long performance, but afterward, he mentioned that he wanted to…
India is a big importer of LPG and LNG and relies heavily on supplies from Middle Eastern countries such as Qatar. (AI image) Middle East conflict impact: What happens when the world’s argest liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub suffers extensive damage? Qatar’s key gas hub, Ras Laffan, has sustained extensive damage after multiple strikes from…