Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday with Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude both slipping below the $100 per barrel mark after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.In the early hours of trade, Brent crude dropped 13.6 per cent…
Divya Deshmukh vs Anna Muzychuk (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: After the relative calm of Monday’s rest day, where some players were out on the court playing padel, the storm returned to the boards at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Cyprus with a hint of vengeance. Tuesday’s Round 8 of the…
Delhi Capitals have won their first two matches without Mitchell Starc, but bowling coach Munaf Patel said the team wants him to join the squad soon, calling him one of the top bowlers in the IPL.Starc has not yet received his NOC from Cricket Australia and is also dealing with a shoulder injury.Speaking before the…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the biggest total in the ongoing IPL season, scoring 250 against the Chennai Super Kings with Tim David hitting eight sixes. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), teams crossed the 200-run mark a record 52 times. In the ongoing season, the 200-run mark has already been…
Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer Punjab Kings (PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer’s sister, Shresta Iyer, has issued a clarification after a video of her comment following the washed-out match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders led to reactions on social media.After the match at Eden Gardens was called off, Shresta was seen in a video saying…
The CSIRO, RMIT and the University of Melbourne have successfully built a quantum battery prototype from theory into practice, meaning both energy and physics sciences have now made this transition to energy technology. Whereas traditional electrochemical cells rely on chemical reactions for their energy storage, this organic battery uses principles of quantum mechanics, specifically superposition…
Rajasthan Royals continued their dominant run in the Indian Premier League 2026, defeating Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a rain-curtailed 11-over-a-side clash at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.Leading the charge was Yashasvi Jaiswal, who smashed a scintillating unbeaten 77 off 32 balls, laced with 10 fours and four sixes. He shared…
Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus (Image source: Wikipedia) Quotes from great thinkers are still relevant today because they deal with ideas that never go out of style. Nicolaus Copernicus, a name closely linked to one of the most important scientific changes in human history, wrote one of these powerful lines. People’s understanding of…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida authorities to designate groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organisations and expel state university students who support them.The measure, signed on Monday, gives the governor along with other state leaders the authority to approve or reject such designations. A top official at…
The Indian highway system is growing continuously, and in the same way, attention towards the experience of the commuter and maintenance of public infrastructures is growing. The cleanliness of toll plazas has always been a matter of concern amongst commuters, and it becomes worse when the same facility is visited by thousands of people every…
