El Nino’s shadow over this year’s monsoon in India may have just got longer. Latest forecasts from international agencies suggest El Nino could be just weeks away, setting in earlier than expected. It’s now likely that the weather condition will prevail during most of the four-month monsoon period as opposed to previous expectations that it’ll…

Steve Smith is known for his decision-making on the cricket field, and his choices off it have also delivered returns. The former Australia captain has seen a major gain from an investment he made nearly a decade ago.Smith had invested $100,000 in 2015 in online bedding and furniture company Koala for a 10 per cent…

Oil spill reported near Kharg Island and satellite photo of the island (Images/Agencies) Oil has been seen oozing into the sea near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns over the stability of Iran’s most critical energy export hub.Satellite images released on Friday showed oil spreading across the water between May 6…

Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Thursday expressed distrust in Pakistan, calling it a country that “sponsors terrorism” ahead of the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad.“We don’t trust Pakistan as it sponsors terrorism; relying on our American friends to address situation,” he said.Pakistan is set to host crucial in-person talks between the United States…

Wife of Indian seafarer who died aboard vessel in Oman seeks ‘justice’ NEW DELHI: The family of Indian seafarer Nishanth Uirthanathan, who died aboard the vessel MT Celestial in Oman waters, has appealed to the government for the early repatriation of his mortal remains and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Speaking…

AI generated US President Donald Trump has declared that Iran has agreed to never acquire nuclear weapons, presenting the emerging agreement with Tehran as a major breakthrough.Yet days after the announcement, key details of the proposed deal, from uranium enrichment to sanctions relief and a reported $300 billion reconstruction fund, remain uncertain.The confusion has centred…

NEW DELHI: The BJP appears set to form the next government in West Bengal after leading on 207 of the state’s 294 assembly seats, leaving the Trinamool Congress trailing at 80. With this decisive mandate, attention has quickly shifted to a key question: who will be chosen as the party’s chief minister in a state…

A poster reading “Isolate ourselves from Europe? Certainly not now! – No to the SVP/UDC Chaos initiative” Switzerland heads to the polls on Sunday to decide on a proposal that could make it the first European country to impose a formal limit on its population. The referendum asks voters whether the country’s population should be…