The government has announced that from April 1, 2026, petrol sold across India will have to meet a new standard. Oil companies will be required to supply E20 petrol (fuel blended with up to 20 per cent ethanol) with a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95. The directive was issued by the Ministry of…
NEW DELHI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared a light-hearted anecdote about his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, crediting Wayanad with resolving a sibling standoff faster than any peace negotiation.Rahul Gandhi, who was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for houses being built by the party for victims of the 2024 Wayanad landslide, reflected on…
RTA considers tariff hike as Dubai parking fees face 2026 increase / Image: file Dubai motorists could soon face higher public parking charges after Parkin, the emirate’s largest paid parking operator, formally requested a revision of its tariff structure. The proposal has been submitted to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and will require further…
Gold prices on Thursday declined in the futures market, amid a fall in spot demand. Gold contracts for April delivery on the Multi-Commodity Exchange fell by Rs 539, or 0.33 per cent, to Rs 1,60,606 per 10 grams, with a business turnover of 647 lots. According to news agency PTI, analysts attributed the fall to…
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a minority stake in Spanish second-tier side UD AlmerÃa, according to a statement released on Thursday by Brunswick Group, the consulting firm representing the Portuguese superstar.The firm confirmed that Ronaldo has purchased a 25 per cent share in the club, which…
For years, employers assumed that salary would win every argument. Offer enough money, the thinking went, and workers would compromise on everything else: commute, culture, control over their time. That assumption seems to crumble and fracture under its own weight. A new survey by FlexJobs, based on responses from more than 2,000 US professionals in…
Over the last six months, Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra have repeatedly made headlines. From scam-related allegations to reports suggesting the shutdown of her upscale and much-loved restaurant brand Bastian, the couple has faced sustained public attention. However, in a recent interaction, Shilpa made it clear that the surrounding chatter has not shaken…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were seen posing with a Royal Enfield motorcycle during a technology and innovation exhibition in Jerusalem. The two leaders attended the exhibition as part of Modi’s official visit to Israel, where they explored various innovations and emerging technologies. During the tour, they stopped to examine…
The USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, left a naval base in Crete on Thursday, as Washington steps up military pressure on Iran amid renewed nuclear talks.The carrier had been docked at the US naval support activity Souda Bay base in Crete since Monday. Its departure coincided with a fresh round of…
For more than five decades, the Indian Social Club has been the cultural backbone of the Indian diaspora in Oman. Now, the institution that once helped build its own home in Darsait is asking the community to help it build again, this time in Al Amerat.Facing directives to vacate its long-shared premises with Indian School…
