MUMBAI: Oil prices have shot up to $114 a barrel from below $85 in June and July, exposing India to multiple shocks as trade, technology and energy risks increasingly reinforce one another, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday.Speaking at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave, Nageswaran said India’s imported crude basket had…
General:There’s movement in the air today, and some of it is heartening. Unmarried natives may hear of a marriage proposal, perhaps through relatives, family friends, or a message that seemed unlikely just days ago. For younger couples, reunion energy is strong. Distance begins to melt.The Sun gives you presence, while Venus warms personal ties. That…
An auto driver’s candid account of his monthly income and household expenses has struck a chord online, particularly because of the sacrifice he is making to give his daughter a good education. According to a video shared on social media, the man earns around ₹75,000 a month but spends ₹1.4 lakh every year on his…
One minute, you are talking regularly. The next, your phone feels unusually quiet. No random updates, no late-night conversation, not even the usual “how was your day?” You start wondering whether something changed or whether you somehow missed a sign. Before you blame yourself or assume the worst, there can be several reasons behind a…
NEW DELHI: India can manufacture enough smartphone screen protectors to meet its needs, IT secretary S Krishnan said, arguing that inferior imports should not erode the business of domestic producers investing in quality.“We now have enough production capacity in the country for this category of equipment,” Krishnan said on Thursday on the sidelines of an…
Angelina Jolie has sold her historic Los Angeles estate for an estimated USD 24.75 million. This sale reportedly falls well below the actress’ asking price for the property, estimated at nearly USD 30 million. Angelina Jolie sells LA home The Oscar-winning actress, has sold the sprawling 11,000-square-foot estate in Los Feliz, TMZ reports. Jolie put…
Akash Deep has been out of action for seven months owing to an injury. (ANI File Photo) Bengaluru: “Chai ya coffee kuch lenge aap (Will you have tea or coffee?),” says Akash Deep while adjusting his chair in the hotel lobby. “Saat mahine se cricket nahi khela ab finally khelunga(I have not played competitive cricket…
More than 1,500 people helped researchers count seals and sea lions on California’s Año Nuevo Island by studying thousands of drone photographs. The citizen science project ran for 212 days, with volunteers counting about 94,000 image tiles. Researchers then compared the volunteer counts with counts made by experts. According to the study published in Plos…
Vedaant Madhavan, son of actor R. Madhavan, is representing India at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. But ahead of his debut at the continental event, the young swimmer made it clear that he does not want his identity to be defined only by his famous surname. In an interview with PTI, Vedaant spoke about…
General:You’ll earn every small win today. It’s a long and tiring day, and the pressure could make you anxious as well as restless and edgy. Saturn pushes you to your limits which means that tasks might appear heavier than they do on paper.One errand leads to three more. Typical.However, the social aspect of life can…
Vedaant Madhavan, son of actor R. Madhavan, is representing India at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. But ahead of his debut at the continental event, the young swimmer made it clear that he does not want his identity to be defined only by his famous surname. In an interview with PTI, Vedaant spoke about…
Save the Sound released its 2026 Long Island Sound Report Card, showing that water quality improved or remained stable across all five open-water regions of the Sound. The biennial report, based on 2025 monitoring data and detailed on Save the Sound’s own Report Card project page, grades the open Sound using four water quality indicators…
