Russia, India’s biggest supplier during the quarter, supplied crude at an average cost of $2,408 per tonne, while UAE crude cost $2,213 per tonne NEW DELHI: India’s crude import bill rose 26% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026-27, despite volumes falling 18%, as the West Asia conflict disrupted supplies and pushed up oil prices.Commerce…
Just three days before the math Olympiad, he was hospitalised. What happened next made his family emotional (Photo: tienphong.vn) For most students, falling ill just days before an important examination would mean staying home, resting and putting the competition aside.For sixth-grader Mai Ngoc Duy of Tran My Ninh Secondary School in Thanh Hoa, the situation…
The Delhi Metro is no secret to the millions of people who use it every day. But for two foreign travellers, their first-hand experience of the network left them impressed enough to compare it favourably with underground transport systems in Western cities.The two women shared a video on Instagram highlighting what stood out to them…
Jamshedpur FC have withdrawn from the 2026–27 ISL season but will continue investing in grassroots football development. New Delhi: Jamshedpur FC, the 2022 Indian Super League Shield winners, have decided not to play the 2026-27 season of India’s top-tier football competition. The club, owned and managed by Tata Steel, had not paid its Rs 55…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will attend the ‘national security strategies conference’ (NSSC) here on Monday and Tuesday, brainstorming with the Central and states’ security brass on the entire gamut of security challenges and fine-tuning strategies to overcome them.The ninth NSSC will be held in hybrid format, with over 850 officers from various security…
NEW DELHI: BCI’s controversial decision to bar 2026 law graduates from Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law from being registered as advocate, which it withdrew within hours, brought into focus the regulator’s working which has been headed by senior advocate and BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra for 14 years.A statutory body established under Advocates Act, 1961,…
Asish Banerjee (File Photo) Image Credit: X KOLKATA: Former Trinamool Congress MLA and ex-deputy speaker of the West Bengal assembly Asish Banerjee was found dead at his party office in Birbhum district on Sunday, police said.A purported suicide note was also found. In the note, Banerjee allegedly wrote, “I never got involved in corruption; entering…
CBSE CTET September 2026 city intimation slip to be out soon The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) September 2026 city intimation slip soon. The board has not announced the exact date for releasing the city slip or admit card yet.The official CTET website, ctet.nic.in, currently states…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history (Image: BCCI/X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name in the records books after registering the maiden fifty against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I at Harare. Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi endured a difficult start to his international career during India’s T20I series against England in July 2026. The 15-year-old, who arrived with huge…
ED investigation into a Kolkata-based aviation company. NEW DELHI: An ED investigation into a Kolkata-based aviation company has found that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress allegedly funded Rs 160 crore from the party’s coffers to a little-known firm, Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, to buy an Embraer jet and an Agusta VIP helicopter, which it…
