Iran’s Hormuz chokehold has reshaped India’s oil purchase pattern, with a sharp drop in Gulf supplies this month pushing refiners towards Russia and smaller producers to keep supplies steady. So far in March, crude imports into the country are down 23% compared to February, according to shipping data and analyst estimates cited by ET. The…
In most Indian households, there has been an age-old ritual of eating a spoonful of Dahi Chini right before stepping out. It is believed that this age-old tradition is believed to boost good luck. There’s a lot more about this ritual, which makes this practice a mindful amalgamation of principles of Vedic astrology combined with…
Ashok Kumar Dixit, chief officer of an LPG-loaded ship stranded at the Ras Laffan anchorage in Qatar Berhampur: Family members of Ashok Kumar Dixit, chief officer of an LPG-loaded ship stranded at the Ras Laffan anchorage in Qatar, are living in anxiety. With the near collapse of traffic through Strait of Hormuz, Ashok and the…
चैत्र नवरात्रि का समय श्रद्धालुओं के लिए साधना, शुद्धता और आत्म-नियंत्रण का होता है. 19 मार्च से 27 मार्च तक मां दुर्गा के नौ स्वरूपों की पूजा की जाती है. लेकिन माता की पूजा करना ही काफी नहीं है, बल्कि कुछ खास उपाय भी शामिल हैं, जिन्हें करने से साधना का संपूर्ण फल प्राप्त होता…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, the…
As the Middle East conflict continues to boil and oil continues to soar, consumers are growing concerned about the cost of petrol and diesel. State-run oil marketing companies have raised prices of premium petrol variants by more than Rs 2 per litre, while keeping retail rates of regular petrol and diesel unchanged. The hike affects…
Bhubaneswar: The state govthas regularised contractual schematic junior teachers appointed in 2023-24, announced chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday. This has benefited more than 13,000 contractual junior teachers in the state, said an official statement issued by the chief minister’s office here.Official sources said these teachers have been regularised from the time they joined…
धुरंधर के रिलीज होने के बाद से ही फैंस को धुरंधर 2 का बेसब्री से इंतजार था. अब फिल्म रिलीज हो गई है तो इसका क्रेज लोगों के सिर चढ़कर बोल रहा है. धुरंधर 2 में जसकीरत सिंह रंगी पर भी फोकस किया गया है, तो वहीं एक और किरदार है जो अंत तक फिल्म…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP photo) Russia on Saturday dismissed reports claiming Moscow had offered a quid pro quo to Washington to halt intelligence sharing with Iran amid the ongoing escalation involving the US and Israel, in exchange for easing pressure in Ukraine.The reports, which also said the United States rejected the proposal, were termed…
In a bid to cool rising oil prices amid the ongoing Middle East crisis the Trump administration has begun releasing crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), lending 45.2 million barrels to energy companies in its first round. The volume released so far represents just over half of the 86 million barrels the administration had…
