The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Tuesday strongly rejected what it calls “fear-mongering” over the performance and safety of E20 fuel, a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol, saying claims of drastic fuel efficiency loss and insurance issues are “misplaced” and “creating a false narrative.”In a detailed press release on Tuesday, the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court’s directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and relocate them to shelters within eight weeks has triggered a sharp divide across the region, with supporters welcoming the move for public safety reasons while opponents warn of cruelty and impracticality.Supporters cite public safety and rising dog attacksResident Welfare Associations…
AB de Villiers (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images) AB de Villiers has called out IPL franchises for overlooking Dewald Brevis in the IPL 2025 mega auction, branding it a major missed opportunity. “There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky,…
Priyanka Kakkar (File photo/ANI) Amid the row erupted over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Priyanka Kakkar on Tuesday alleged that a “massive vote theft scam” is currently underway in the country and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “stealing votes” during the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.Kakkar…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday bashed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome “too late” Powell, accusing him of incompetence, demanding immediate interest rate cuts, and even suggesting he may allow a “major lawsuit” over costly renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters.Sharing a post on Truth Social, Trump tore into Powell’s management of the Fed headquarters renovation,…
Why Townsend Harris High School requires handwritten essays to stop AI misuse. (AI Image) An elite high school in Queens, New York, has introduced a new policy requiring students to handwrite their summer reading essays in class, aiming to reduce the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for cheating. Townsend Harris High…
MUMBAI: In another boost to his fledgling career, the Mumbai selectors on Tuesday named India’s Under-19 captain Ayush Mhatre as the skipper of the Mumbai team in the Buchi Babu Tournament in Tamil Nadu. Mumbai will play their first match in the event from Aug 18.The 18-year-old slammed back-to-back centuries in the two Youth tests…
NEW DELHI: A woman from Bihar’s Siwan district has questioned why opposition MPs used her name in their protest against the Election Commission’s (EC) voter roll revision. Minta Devi, whose name and age were printed on white T-shirts worn by INDIA bloc leaders, said she was unaware of the move until days later. She also…
NEW DELHI: A video of Samajwadi Party MP and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan shoving a man who tried to take a selfie with her at the Constitution Club in Delhi on Tuesday has gone viral, drawing sharp criticism online. Among those reacting was actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, who took to Instagram to call Bachchan the “most…
Mohit Suri’s ‘Saiyaara’ gave the industry two new stars – Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda as the film became a huge box office hit. It collected more than Rs 300 crore at the domestic box office. Meanwhile, netizens are in love with this new onscreen pair. More than a decade ago, with ‘Aashiqui 2’, Suri…
