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‘He wants to be helpful’: Trump holds hour-long call with Russia’s Putin on Iran war, Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Monday dialed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.According to a report by the Russia Today, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told journalists that the American president initiated the call to discuss the latest international developments.Meanwhile, Trump said that Putin wants to be helpful in…

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ICC breaks silence on bias claims after England exit leaves West Indies, South Africa stuck in India | Cricket News

South Africa and West Indies cricket team (Agency Image) The International Cricket Council has responded to allegations of bias after travel complications following the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup sparked a major controversy involving several teams.Although the tournament concluded on Sunday with India national cricket team defeating New Zealand national cricket team in a one-sided…

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KN Panikkar, historian of ideas, passes away | India News

Noted Leftist historian K N Panikkar, who critiqued colonial historiography’s simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals offered an alternative paradigm of modernity, passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He would have turned 90 next month.Panikkar, affectionately called KN by his colleagues, belonged to a select group of historians…

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‘Will remove some oil sanctions’: Donald Trump as crude prices soar amid Iran war

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would remove “some oil sanctions” to reduce the soaring prices as the crude cost hit $100 a barrel amid Iran war.“We’re also waiving certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices,” he said addressing reporters. “We’re going to take those sanctions off till this straightens out,” he added.Moreover,…

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Middle East tensions: Bahrain mission arranges for Indians’ return from Saudi | India News

NEW DELHI: With the Bahrain airport not seeing any commercial flights since Feb 28, the Indian embassy there has made arrangements for stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.“The embassy in Riyadh is obtaining individual transit visa approvals from Saudi govt. Transit visa requests are being referred by Indian embassy in Bahrain to Indian…

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Stressful, toxic people in your life may make you age faster, say researchers | India News

NEW DELHI: The company you keep may shape your life – and if it includes stressful or toxic people, it could even make you age faster.A new international study suggests that difficult or persistently stressful people in one’s social circle may quietly accelerate biological ageing and affect overall health.Researchers analysing social network data and biological…

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Manchester-bound flight returns to Delhi after flying 13 hours; London-Mumbai diverted to Cairo

NEW DELHI: A call sign confusion led to IndiGo’s flight to Manchester on Monday flying for over 13 hours and then returning to Delhi from over Africa.The reason: The aircraft operating was a wet-leased (hired with operating crew) Norse Atlantic Boeing 787 which had got the clearance. But being operated by IndiGo and the clearance…

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Government asks refineries to boost LPG for homes amid Middle East crisis

NEW DELHI: The government has directed oil refineries to increase the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and divert the additional output for domestic household use in view of geopolitical disruptions affecting fuel supplies, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announceed on Monday.The move comes amid constraints in LPG availability due to global supply pressures,…

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