Oman rejects Iranian proposal for Hormuz fees; no revenue-sharing deal Oman has rejected an Iranian proposal to impose fees on commercial vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, despite an earlier claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the two countries had reached an agreement on sharing revenue from the strategic waterway, according to a…
File Pic: Harmanpreet Kaur leads out the team. (Getty Images) BENGALURU: With a 137-run win over Hong Kong, India sealed their place in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinals with a match to spare. Their final league outing, however, will be their toughest test yet after they brushed aside minnows Thailand and Hong Kong in their…
Donald Trump, Kevin Warsh US President Donald Trump on Friday renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, citing stronger-than-expected job growth and arguing that the United States should have among the world’s lowest borrowing costs.Trump made the remarks in a post on X after a jobs report showed employers added 162,000 jobs…
Richard O’Sullivan, best known for playing Robin Tripp in the 1970s sitcoms ‘Man About the House’ and Robin’s Nest’, has passed away at the age of 82. Over his career, he also took on notable roles in ‘Doctor at Large’, ‘Dick Turpin’, and the 1980s sitcom ‘Me and My Girl’, sharing the screen with Tim…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating her on becoming Italy’s longest continuously serving PM in the postwar period, saying the relationship between the two countries was “stronger than ever”.Sharing a post on X, Meloni said, “Thank you, dear Narendra Modi, for your words and for your…
Illegal crude oil siphoning turns fatal in Nigeria, leaving at least 37 dead after toxic fumes were inhaled (Credit: Kenya News Centre🇰🇪) At least 37 people died after inhaling toxic fumes while allegedly siphoning crude oil at an illegal tapping point in Nigeria’s Rivers State, according to reports.The incident occurred on Thursday at Okari Jetty…
Rahul Mehta sold four companies, then gave it all to build schools at IITs. (AI-generated sketch) What would you do if you had already built and sold four companies, made enough money to stop working and reached what you considered your “enough number”? For Rahul Mehta, the answer was not another company, a bigger house…
It also beat the Massachusetts record of $38.1 million, set in 2023 (WSJ photo) A property in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard has sold for $43 million, setting a new real estate record for both the island and Massachusetts. The estate, known as Great Point, covers 31.59 acres and includes an 8,994-square-foot home with 12 bedrooms.The…
Nishu Azad stated Delhi Police promised action against Swatantra Bhardwaj within seventy-two hours NEW DELHI: CJP protestor Nishu Azad on Friday said Delhi Police had assured her that action would be taken against Swatantra Bhardwaj within 72 hours, as members of the Cockroach Janta Party gathered outside Parliament Street police station demanding strict action over…
Simpson used salvaged road signs, bicycle parts and scrap metal to create towering structures that moved with the wind. Vollis Simpson spent much of his life repairing farm machinery in Wilson County, North Carolina. After retiring, he began building huge wind-powered sculptures on his farm using discarded materials. What started as a hobby soon grew…