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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eminent historian and founder chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, K.N. Panikkar (89), passed away on Monday at Pattom S.U.T. Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.Panikkar, who followed a Marxist approach to historical writing, was one of India’s leading historians.Born in 1936 in Guruvayur, Thykkat, Kandiyur, to Krishnan Nair and Ichukutty Amma, he was educated…

Pakistan could see its monthly oil import bill jump to $600 million as tensions in West Asia escalate, country’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned. These comments come at a time when global oil markets are reacting sharply to the ongoing crisis, with prices surging past the $100 mark on Monday. Brent crude, the international…

OpneAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly thanked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after the Nvidia CEO revealed the aggressive efforts to expand computing capacity for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI across multiple cloud platforms. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Altman wrote, “Very grateful to Jensen for working to expand Nvidia’s capacity…

NEW DELHI: Two people died after a DTC bus hit an e-rickshaw and then rammed into several other vehicles in Outer Delhi’s Nangloi on Monday. Following the incident, angry local residents set the DTC bus on fire.The incident took place on Monday morning, triggering panic in the area. According to initial reports, the bus first…

The renewed attacks by new Iran regime under Mojtaba Khamenei amid escalating tensions in the Middle East have hit Bahrain’s Bapco oil facility, the largest refinery in the country.Thick black smoke was seen rising from Bahrain’s largest oil refinery, Bahrain Oil Company, after an aggressive strike allegedly carried out by Iran’s new hardline leadership under…

Rupee came under sharp pressure in early trade on Monday, slipping close to its record intra-day low as surging crude oil prices and a stronger US dollar weighed on the domestic currency amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The slide in the rupee followed a sharp spike in global oil prices. Brent crude, the…

Stock market began the week in red with Nifty trading below 24,000 and Sensex tumbling over 2,000 points as the Middle East conflict continues to intensify. As of 9:27 am, NSE Nifty50 was trading 23,703.60, down 746.85 points or 3.05%. BSE Sensex plunged 2,415.69 points or 3.06% to trade at 76,503.21. This follows a weak…

Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at Israel on Sunday, including at least one carrying a cluster bomb warhead, reported the Times of Israel. The attack marked the sixth salvo of the day targeting Israel.Video posted on social media appeared to show what could be sub‑munitions from the Iranian cluster warhead falling over Israel. In the…

Jefferies has a buy on Shriram Finance with the target price at Rs 1,220. Analysts said interaction with the management suggests commercial vehicle (CV) demand (including the used ones) stays healthy. The company reiterated 18-20% assets under management (AUM) growth guidance for FY27-28. Cos of finance can fall 80 basis points (bps) and lift spreads…

NEW DELHI: With just one out of 33 judges in SC and around 15% of judges in HCs being women, CJI Surya Kant, on International Women’s Day, admitted that their fair and equal participation in the judiciary remained an unfinished task and appealed to HC collegiums to consider elevation of more women to the bench.Of…