Oil prices extended their rally on Monday, climbing nearly 2% as stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran and continued disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz kept global supply under pressure.Brent crude futures rose $2.16, or 2.05%, to $107.49 a barrel, the highest since April 7, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained…
Nicholas Pooran (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami’s late six, which helped take the IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders into a Super Over at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, ultimately went in vain. KKR sealed the win comfortably in the Super Over. Batting first, LSG…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) NEW DELHI: Batter Nicholas Pooran’s Super Over struggles have come under sharp focus after Lucknow Super Giants’ defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. Pooran’s record in tie-breakers makes for grim reading: 0 (5), 0 (1), 0 (1), 1 (2), 0 (1), just one run in…
A Tollywood actress and Bigg Boss contestant has been booked for allegedly defrauding a London-based software professional of Rs 9.35 crore. (AI image) HYDERABAD: A Tollywood actress and Bigg Boss contestant has been booked for allegedly cheating a London-based divorced software professional of Rs 9.35 crore on the pretext of marrying him. Three of her…
Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders turned out to be a gripping thriller. Rinku Singh steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in the first Super Over of IPL 2026. LSG managed…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: For the trading week starting April 27, 2026, Tata Steel, and Cyient DLM are the top stock picks from Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk. Stock name CMP (Rs) TP (Rs) Upside (%) Tata Steel 210 240 14% Cyient DLM 373 470 26% Tata SteelIndia’s steel…
‘This was the only way’: What DC shooter’s manifesto reveals about White House attack The suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, identified as Cole Allen, sent a lengthy 1,052-word manifesto to family members minutes before launching the attack, detailing his motives, intended targets and operational plan.The message, signed “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’…
VIJAYAWADA: Hyderabad-based stand-up comedian Sarat Uday’s show in Bengaluru was disrupted on Saturday by a group of protesters, allegedly from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), over jokes he had cracked about Andhra Pradesh chief minister and party president N Chandrababu Naidu nearly two years ago.Despite the comic apologising for his remarks two years ago, the…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the middle (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s controversial dismissal for obstructing the field during Kolkata Knight Riders’s (KKR) clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday has sparked a wider debate, not just about the law, but also the “spirit of the game” and whether LSG skipper Rishabh Pant should have…
Despite a substantial increase in the coverage of health insurance or finance schemes, which only cover inpatient treatment, between 2017-18 and 2025, out-of-pocket expenditure by patients and their families still accounts for almost all of the spending on hospitalisation. This was revealed in the latest household consumption survey on health conducted by the National Statistical…