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NEW DELHI: Domestic air travellers may have been spared steep airfare hikes for now as oil companies didn’t fully pass on the impact of higher crude prices, but international tickets for western destinations are likely to go up further after doubling since the start of the Iran war as airlines take longer routes.After a series…
File photo: Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, in Tehran (Picture credit: PTI) As the confrontation between Iran, Israel and the United States intensifies, missiles have lit up skies across the Gulf. Yet one country stood out for not being targeted, Oman.Following coordinated US–Israeli…
Bihar deputy CM vows strict action in NEET aspirant death case NEW DELHI: Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary has ensured a swift investigation into the death case of a NEET aspirant in Jehanabad. He ensured that the police had constituted a special investigation team and that the ones involved in the death of the…
Americans may have enjoyed some short-term relief in 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs did not immediately drive up living costs. But for 2026 could bring a different picture, economists have warned, with prices expected to rise as businesses start passing the additional tariff costs on to consumers.Last year, United States collected $187 billion more…
Bangladesh army stands guard at the premises of the Prothom Alo daily newspaper after angry protesters set it on fire (AP photo) The Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh interim government on Friday condemned the lynching of a Hindu man in Mymensingh city, which witnessed widespread violence after the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi.The…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those responsible for the Delhi car blast won’t be spared and will be brought to justice.PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Bhutan, said that he monitored the situation all night after the blast. “Today, I come here with a very heavy heart….
Two climate activists were Monday spared jail by a UK court after they sprayed two planes with orange paint to protest US pop star Taylor Swift‘s use of private jets.Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists Jennifer Kowalski, 29, and Cole Macdonald, 23, attempted to target Swift’s flight with spray paint in June 2024 when the singer,…
NEW DELHI: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini assures action on anyone found guilty in the investigation around IPs officer Y Puran Kumar’s suicide.‘No matter how influential the culprit may be, they will not be spared,” said Saini at the BJP state executive meeting.Further assuring thorough investigation he added, “This is an unfortunate incident. The…
Yogi Adityanath (File – ANI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of Dussehra celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath has directed state authorities to take strict action against miscreants and ensure heightened security during the festive period, according to a statement issued by the UP government on Friday, reported news agency ANI.Reacting over the recent incidents in…
US President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 100% tariff on imported “branded and patented pharmaceutical products” has rattled the global pharma industry, though Indian generic drug makers are largely expected to remain unaffected for now.Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Thursday, stated: “Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff…
