Quad: ‘Uninterrupted flow of global commerce’: Quad launches Indo-Pacific energy security framework amid Hormuz crisis | India News

NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday unveiled a new Indo-Pacific energy security framework aimed at tackling supply disruptions through strategic fuel reserves, coordinated emergency response mechanisms and targeted policy initiatives, amid growing concerns over instability in global energy supply chains.The announcement came after the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, chaired by external affairs…

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From queues to QR codes: How UPI transformed India’s digital payments, now driving 49% of global real-time transactions

India’s financial ecosystem has undergone a major transformation in recent years, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) emerging as the centrepiece of the country’s digital payments revolution. Just ten years ago, financial transactions in the country were slow and largely cash-dependent but now, they are just a touch or click away, enabling instant, seamless and…

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Donald Trump’s ‘CEO crew’ to Beijing is almost as rich as the world’s third-largest economy

The 17 American companies represented on Donald Trump‘s flight to Beijing this week are worth a combined $16.47 trillion. That’s roughly 82% of China’s entire 2025 GDP, bigger than the annual output of every country on Earth except the US and China themselves, and within touching distance of Germany—the world’s third-largest economy at around $4.7…

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Inside story of Shubman Gill’s T20 redemption: 1000s of balls with the middler bat and unlocking the traditional ‘V’ | Cricket News

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill during IPL 2026. (AP Photo) New Delhi: Less than two months before the 2026 T20 World Cup, Shubman Gill was dropped from India’s squad. Elevated as vice-captain for the Asia Cup, the right-handed batter failed to produce the returns, prompting the think tank to take the tough call. Tipped to…

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Mid-air scare: 300 tourists stranded after technical snag hits cable car in Gulmarg | Srinagar News

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government, with the help of the Army, police, and SDRF, has launched a major operation to rescue around 300 tourists who were left stranded mid-air after a technical snag halted the Gulmarg Gondola service at the north Kashmir tourist resort of Gulmarg.Chief executive officer (CEO), Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA), Tariq…

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‘Might find a blanket and sleep here’: Australian cricketer mocks PSL schedule after back-to-back matches | Cricket News

Multan Sultans captain Ashton Turner joked that he might “find somewhere to get a blanket and a pillow and sleep here” after Multan Sultans were scheduled to play back-to-back matches at the Gaddafi Stadium.The comment came after Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators on Sunday to register their third win of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)…

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