Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, triggering fears of fuel shortage, residents across Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are showing renewed urgency in exploring alternative mobility choices like electric vehicles (EVs).Dealerships in the twin cities have reported a sharp rise, almost double, in EV enquiries over the past few days, marking one of the most…
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 making the state the second in India after Uttarakhand to implement a uniform legal framework governing personal laws.With the passage of the legislation, Gujarat joins Uttarakhand in adopting a common set of laws related to…
Coinbase experienced a service disruption last night attributed to “increased temperatures” in the AWS Health Dashboard. The crypto platform pointed to regional failure “in the AWS US-EAST-1 Region” – which is US East (N. Virginia) region. The outage, now resolved, came a day after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicted a future where he said that…
The United States of America, which is the largest producer of oil, holds the second largest strategic oil reserves, followed by Japan. (AI image) Did you know that China holds the largest strategic oil reserves in the world? Amid ongoing disruptions due to the US-Iran war and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, this fact…
NEW DELHI: SC Tuesday agreed to test correctness of a Bombay HC judgment striking down amendments to Information and Technology Rules that allowed Centre to set up fact-check units to flag fake social media content that would make it obligatory for intermediaries to take down the content or lose ‘safe harbour’ protection. Solicitor general Tushar…
he US Dollar stands to gain on surging oil prices as the US is energy dependent. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are competing with the strength in dollar amidst the Middle East crisis, says Praveen Singh, Senior Fundamental Research Analyst- Currencies and Commodities at Mirae Asset Sharekhan:Gold Performance: In the week ending…
Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians will have a third captain leading the side in IPL 2026 when they face Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday.Regular captain Hardik Pandya is currently injured, while stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav has not traveled to Dharamsala for the match, as TimesofIndia.com reported.That…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s old political order collapsed on Friday as a Balen Shah-led wave powered Rastriya Swatantra Party to either win or establish substantial leads in at least 115 of 165 first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats, turning the parliamentary election after the Sept 2025 Gen Z uprising into a rout of the establishment.Former PMs KP Sharma Oli and…
One of the special trains Bhubaneswar: The Indian railways converted 2 special trains into regular trains to connect Baripada in Mayurbhanj district with Puri and Kolkata. These trains are the Bhanjpur-Puri special train and the Shalimar-Bhanjpur special train. The trains are currently running temporarily for a certain period.Regularisation of trains will ensure that the services…
The world’s busiest oil supply passage is in a chokehold, and the ripple effects are being felt across nearly every corner of the globe. The pressure is already showing up everywhere: at petrol stations, in grocery bills, and along global trade routes. The conflict, which has continued to intensify since February 28, has already pushed…
