The United States has said its decision to grant India a temporary waiver to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is a short-term move aimed at stabilising global crude prices amid supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.US energy secretary Chris Wright said the measure is intended to quickly bring oil stored in floating...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the proceedings of Lok Sabha during the Parliament Budget Session, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI With the Lok Sabha likely to take up an Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking Speaker Om Birla’s removal from office, both the Congress and the BJP have issued whips directing their members to...

3 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 10:00 PM IST The Henley & Partners Passport Index 2026 has once again ranked the world’s most powerful passports based on how many destinations their holders can access visa-free, via visa-on-arrival (VOA), or through an electronic travel authorisation (ETA). The index compares passports from countries across the globe and...

The Punjab government has announced a reduction in electricity rates starting from April 1. Taking to X, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the state detailed the new rates for domestic households as well as shops and industries. “After providing 300 units/month of free electricity, (the government) has now also made a historic cut...

Photo credit: X/ @HardeepSPuri NEW DELHI: Union minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday sought to allay public concerns about energy availability, stating that there is “no shortage of energy in India” and no reason for consumers to worry amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. In a post on X,...

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KKCCI office-bearers watch the State Budget presentation at the KKCCI office in Kalaburagi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI) has expressed concern that the State Budget for 2026-27 has not adequately addressed development and industrial needs of Kalyana Karnataka, which continues to lag behind other parts of...

3 min readMar 6, 2026 04:59 PM IST 4-0-64-1 is what figures looked like at the end of the spell for Varun Chakarvarthy on Thursday after the India vs England semifinal. It is not too often the mystery spinner has had to deal with days like that in his T20 career, but the Super 8...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh, a day after talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi. India urged de-escalation and restraint on all sides for the sake of peace amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. Meanwhile, the United States has offered India a 30-day waiver on Russian oil purchases,...

UPSC releases Civil Services Examination 2025 results, 958 candidates recommended across IAS, IPS, IFS posts The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the final results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 following the written examination conducted in August, 2025 and the Personality Test interviews held between December, 2025 and February, 2026.According to the...