NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday cut the special additional excise duty (SAED) on exports of diesel, petrol and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), effective June 1.The SAED on petrol exports has been reduced to Rs 1.5 per litre from Rs 3, on diesel to Rs 13.5 per litre from Rs 16.5, and on ATF to Rs…
At just 17 years old, Mehar Singh has soared into the spotlight by shattering the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100-meter ascent by a quadcopter. Mehar’s custom-engineered drone reached this remarkable milestone in an astonishing 0.91 seconds, a feat that not only demonstrates his technical prowess but also sets a new benchmark in the…
Arjun Sarja’s family action entertainer ‘Blast’ continued its theatrical journey with another steady day at the box office. The film witnessed only a small decline in collections compared to the previous day.According to Sacnilk estimates, ‘Blast’ collected Rs 1.91 crore net on Day 9. The latest figure represents a 5.9 percent drop from the previous…
China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Min Zin, a US citizen who heads a Myanmar-focused think tank, saying he was suspected of espionage and of endangering China’s national security.“It is understood that Min Zin has been placed under criminal detention by the relevant authorities in accordance with the law on suspicion of…
Indian IT could see AI-led growth inflection from FY27 as spending shifts to deployment The next phase of the artificial intelligence investment cycle could work in favour of Indian IT services companies, with global technology spending expected to move towards enterprise-level AI deployment after a period focused largely on building infrastructure, according to an Anand…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Monday firmly rejected reports claiming that India was delaying an interim trade agreement with the United States, calling them “completely false, baseless and misleading” and asserting that negotiations between the two countries remain on track.The clarification came after a Reuters report claimed that India was unwilling to rush into a trade…
Nov. 26, 2006 file photo of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Centre) (Photo credit: AP) The United States and Israel reportedly explored a regime-change plan in Iran after Israeli strikes allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials in the early days of the war, according to a report by The New York Times. Days after…
Representative image of DNA All life on Earth, from bacteria to blue whales, writes its genetic instructions using the same four-letter alphabet. These four DNA bases, usually referred to as A, T, C and G, pair up in predictable ways to store and pass on the information needed for life. Now, researchers at UC San…
Tanishaa Mukerji, daughter of veteran actor Tanuja and sister of Bollywood star Kajol, recently opened up about the intense physical transformation she underwent for Neal ‘n’ Nikki and the health issues that followed. The actress, who starred opposite Uday Chopra in the 2005 film produced by Yash Raj Films, revealed that producer Aditya Chopra had…
Chameleonic, effortless, natural, humble are some of the words which can be used to describe Vijay Sethupathi. There are often times when the actor’s characters are used by the audience to remember the movie titles as he plays them so effectively. As he is gearing up for his theatrical release in ‘Baththa’ releasing on October…