Iran denies reopening Hormuz amid US blockade Iran declared that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not possible as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports continues. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that any ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is meaningless unless the naval blockade and what he called the “hostage-taking” of…
Getting to the moon is expensive. Every kilogram of fuel that a spacecraft carries has to be lifted off Earth, which itself burns more fuel. This is why aerospace engineers and orbital mechanics researchers spend enormous amounts of time hunting for even the smallest efficiencies in how a spacecraft travels. A few meters per second…
Jos Buttler of England (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) The T20 World Cup 2026 has been a campaign to forget so far for England’s senior batter Jos Buttler. The experienced right-hander has accumulated only 62 runs across seven innings, including five consecutive single-digit scores. He began the tournament with 26 against Nepal and 21 versus…
‘Batwara 1947’ box office collection Day 2: Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta starrer witnesses huge jump amid ‘Awarapan 2’ and ‘Spider-Man Brand New Day’ fever Sunny Deol‘s ‘Batwara 1947’ arrived in theatres on Friday and is raking in decent numbers at the box office. The story, set during the partition drama, received a mixed response…
CBSE Class 12 Maths exam 2026 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class 12 Mathematics board examination 2026 today, March 9, 2026. The exam was held between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm at centres across the country.Students who appeared for the paper can now check and download the CBSE Class 12…
NEW DELHI: With provision of the Natural Conservation Zone (NCZ) fully restored in the NCR Regional Plan 2041 — likely to be approved by NCR Planning Board on Tuesday — the board will need to fast-track mapping of the zone, including assessing shrinkage of Aravali across the region, to identify violations and direct states to…
Forty-five kilometres off the Belgian coast, in the middle of the North Sea, humans are creating something that did not naturally exist in the water. It is the world’s first artificial energy island the size of eight football fields, being built with 23 giant concrete caissons, each weighing approximately 22,000 tons. While one might assume…
Mark Hamill remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars. Best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Hamill has spent decades in the entertainment industry, earning admiration for both his performances and his thoughtful outlook on life. One of his most memorable quotes speaks about how true heroism comes not from physical…
D Gukesh’s viral celebration (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: 2026 World Chess Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov finally got his revenge against D Gukesh at the Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid and Blitz event in Warsaw, defeating the reigning World Champion in their first-ever blitz meeting on Friday.The win came just two days after Gukesh had beaten Sindarov…
Looking ahead, gold and silver entered the week on a slightly bearish tone, with direction likely to be driven more by overall risk sentiment. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are likely to be range bound this week, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and…
