Amid soaring crude oil prices worldwide due to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has proposed the largest disbursement of oil reserves to help bring down prices.The release could exceed the 182 million barrels of oil that IEA member countries put on the market in two separate releases in 2022,…
Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant with teammates (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Ex-India batter Abhinav Mukund has questioned the direction and team structure of Lucknow Super Giants after their defeat to Delhi Capitals, pointing to a lack of clarity in how the side is shaping up in IPL 2026. The criticism followed a convincing six-wicket win…
Museum drawers have revealed the fossilised remains of extinct giant echidnas, some as large as dogs. Image Credit: Twentieth century occurrence of the Long-Beaked Echidna Zaglossus bruijnii in the Kimberley region of Australia Study Fig 2 Hidden in the silent, air-conditioned backrooms of museums lie tales that have waited a hundred years to be told….
Pakistan’s stock market came under heavy pressure on Thursday, with investors reacting sharply to growing uncertainty in the Middle East. The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged by over 3,800 points during intraday trade, slipping to a low of 161,993 before trimming some of its losses later in the session. The sell-off…
MUMBAI: RBI on Monday partially unwound emergency curbs on rupee derivatives, signalling a shift from firefighting to restoring normal market function after a spell of currency volatility.The central bank withdrew its April 1 directive, which had barred banks from offering non-deliverable forwards (NDFs)—offshore rupee derivatives settled in foreign currency—and prevented users from rebooking cancelled forward…
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after an early rise in Asian trade, as investors assessed uncertainty around US-Iran peace talks following Washington’s decision to extend the ceasefire.Brent crude futures fell 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $98.27 a barrel at 0039 GMT, after earlier touching $99.38.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 28 cents, or…
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the Indian economy is well placed to withstand external disruptions and emerge stronger, asserting that the country’s macroeconomic strength built in recent years provides a cushion against global uncertainty.Speaking to ANI, Nageswaran said India had sustained growth of over 7 per cent before the recent geopolitical…
MUMBAI: The depreciation of the rupee has pushed up the cost of funding overseas education for middle class Indian households, nudging many students to defer their higher education plans by a couple of years or opt for shorter duration courses; some students looking for undergraduate courses are also actively evaluating the prospect of getting enrolled…
Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency at LKP Securities, said gold maintained a firm upward bias last week, climbing almost 4 per cent on MCX and finishing near Rs 1,58,000. He noted that the rally was mainly driven by the recent 6 per cent increase in import duty, which pushed domestic prices…
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma of India lift the trophy (Getty Images) Former England captain Michael Atherton has declared India national cricket team the leading force in limited-overs cricket, saying their recent dominance puts them in a strong position to potentially hold all three ICC white-ball trophies at the same time.India reinforced their status by…
