Hengli represents a far more significant target. It is one of China’s most advanced private refiners. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration’s step to sanction one of China’s largest privately owned refiners over its links to Iran will have implications beyond oil! China has for years remained the largest buyer of Iranian crude, much of…
Pakistan’s sudden repayment of roughly $3.5bn to the United Arab Emirates has exposed how geopolitics and financial dependence are increasingly intertwined. What Islamabad described publicly as a “routine financial transaction” came after Abu Dhabi made an unexpected request for immediate repayment—at a time when Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves were already under pressure and tied to…
SkyHop Aviation founder & CEO Avani Singh NEW DELHI: After some fits and starts in the past, India will again see seaplane services. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted air operator certificate (AOC or licence) to SkyHop Aviation which plans to become India’s first dedicated commercial seaplane operator.In the first phase, SkyHop…
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged across major Indian cities on Monday, even as global crude oil markets stayed volatile due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and disruptions in key shipping routes. Petrol prices today In Delhi, petrol continued to be priced at Rs 94.77 per litre. Rates remained higher in other metros,…
NEW DELHI: In a shocking development, the CCTV surveillance system at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium was damaged on the day of the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans on April 24, according to a report by Deccan Herald.The report stated that more than 240 cameras were found non-functional, disrupting surveillance across…
Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark index scaling fresh highs, as investors balanced strong cues from Wall Street against rising oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty.Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.4% to 60,564.18, hitting a new intraday record, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.1%.Taiwan’s Taiex also rallied 2.6%, supported by renewed buying in technology…
As second round of peace talks stalled, Iran reportedly gave the United States a new proposal on reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and ending of the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage.Citing US officials and two sources, Axios reported that Iranian foreign minister Araghchi made it clear to the Pakistani, Egyptian,…
Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders turned out to be a gripping thriller. Rinku Singh steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in the first Super Over of IPL 2026. LSG managed…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the middle (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s controversial dismissal for obstructing the field during Kolkata Knight Riders’s (KKR) clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday has sparked a wider debate, not just about the law, but also the “spirit of the game” and whether LSG skipper Rishabh Pant should have…
Praful Hinge, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi said he wanted to answer his critics with his bat after his poor outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge in their earlier IPL meeting.On his IPL debut, Hinge had taken four wickets and dismissed Sooryavanshi for a duck. The young batter failed to handle a…