File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has temporarily waived the century-old Jones Act for 60 days in a bid to ease rising energy costs in the United States, after the US-Israeli war with Iran sent oil markets sharply higher and pushed up petrol prices.As per news agency AFP,…
X, formerly Twitter, has suffered a major global outage. The massive downtime on Wednesday (March 18) has been knocked the social media offline, rendering thousands of users in India and the US unable to access posts, photos and videos. According to performance monitoring service Downdetector.com, a large part of the user base claims issues with…
Virat Kohli. (File photo) Former Royal Challengers Bangalore batter AB de Villiers has backed Virat Kohli as a key figure in the franchise, saying his role goes beyond runs and continues to influence the team.RCB will begin their IPL 2026 campaign on March 28 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The…
Elevators are an essential part of high-rise buildings. Most buildings ensure high safety standards while installing lifts; however, we keep hearing about mishaps. While on many occasions the lift company or the builder is held responsible for the mishaps, on many occasions it may be due to human errors as well. Lifts transport you to…
NEW DELHI: India is deploying additional warships in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for its fuel and LPG carrying vessels as tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported citing sources.The Indian Navy has positioned more than half a dozen warships, including logistics vessels, as a precautionary…
Pakistan on Wednesday announced a temporary pause in its military operations against Afghanistan, according to a reuters report quoting information minister Attaullah Tarar.The minister said the decision was taken in view of Eid, and also following requests from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.There was no immediate clarity on the duration of the pause or whether…
Senegal’s Sadio Mane (AP Photo/Youssef Loulidi, File) NEW DELHI: Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph has been thrown into controversy after the Confederation of African Football overturned the final result and awarded the title to Morocco months after the match.The decision has sparked outrage in Senegal, with the government rejecting the ruling and demanding accountability.The…
The high-altitude town of Dras is currently experiencing harsher conditions than parts of Siberia. Current weather data indicates that Dras is experiencing cold weather with snowfall throughout the day, with daytime highs of about 1°C and nighttime lows of -5°C. The amount of snowfall is expected to be between 5 and 10 cm throughout the…
BMW India today launched the new BMW M2 CS in the Indian market, priced at Rs 1.66 crore (ex-showroom), before options. The company has allocated only a limited number of units of the M2 CS for India, and will be bought for India as CBU. The standard M2 is priced at Rs 1.02 crore (ex-showroom),…
US equities edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as a fresh surge in crude oil prices reignited worries about inflation and dampened investor sentiment ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.The S&P 500 fell 0.3 per cent and was on course for its first decline this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 180…