NEW DELHI: The Centre’s move to slash excise and impose windfall tax on diesel and aviation fuel will leave it poorer by around Rs 1.3 lakh crore if the energy crisis due to the West Asia conflict persists for a full year.An early resolution will reduce the pressure on oil prices and consequently on govt…
MUMBAI: The rupee breached the 94 level for the first time to close at 94.81 per dollar after hitting a record low of 94.84, declining about 4% since late Feb and 11% in the current fiscal year, marking its worst financial year performance in over a decade.Many analysts are forecasting that oil prices will remain…
The govt on Friday moved to cushion key industries from the ongoing gas supply disruption, boosting commercial LPG allocations by 20% to reach 70% of pre-crisis levels. The extra supply will prioritise labour-intensive sectors such as steel, automobiles, textiles, dyes, chemicals, and plastics, which are critical for broader economic activity.The move is aimed at stabilising…
Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ is performing steadily, crossing ₹91 crore worldwide by its tenth day. While the action drama maintains a decent hold, weekday collections show a slowdown. The film, inspired by a tribal boy’s journey against injustice, has garnered mixed reviews, with some characters feeling underwritten. Despite a notable global milestone, word-of-mouth is…
Imagine a world where your fitness tracker or smart watch never needs to be recharged, not because it has a battery that never dies, but simply because your body provides the power it needs to function. In a breakthrough scientific achievement, a group of Japanese scientists have created a wearable device that uses the electricity…
This comet is classified as a ‘sun-grazing’ comet and will pass within approximately 850,000 miles of the Sun at perihelion. Comets are made up of ice and dirt and, therefore, are referred to as dirty snowballs. Upon reaching perihelion, the addition of solar energy to the comet will cause the comet to sublimate into gas…
Michele Lyn Hundley Smith was spotted tearfully embracing her daughter, Amanda, who went missing in North Carolina 24 years ago./ Image: NY Post More than two decades after she disappeared without a trace, Michele Lyn Hundley Smith has now been found alive, and has come face to face with her family for the first time….
Superstar Ram Charan’s birthday celebrations were rather special this year, with the actor and his father, veteran actor Chiranjeevi conducting a special homam at his residence. Marking the auspicious occasion of Sri Rama Navami, videos of the birthday boy, performing the traditional pooja, went viral on social media. In the post, the actor was seen…
‘It Ends With Us’ director, Justin Baldoni, secured another win in his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively and in a defamation suit against his former publicist, Stephanie Jones. Justin Baldoni vs Blake Lively lawsuit In his battle against Lively, Baldoni and his co-defendants secured a win after a Judge Lewis J Liman granted their…
In Switzerland, construction does not begin with concrete or cranes, but with something far more unusual. Empty frameworks trace the future. Weeks before a building is approved, tall poles rise from the ground, connected by thin lines that map out walls, roofs, and balconies in mid-air. Known as Bauprofile, these full-scale outlines transform architectural drawings…