Jaipur. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Petroleum Dealers Distributors Transporters Welfare Association came up for hearing in the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday, contesting alleged arbitrary restrictions imposed by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the sale of petrol and diesel.The association accused officials of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and…
India’s Permanent Representative to UN calls for protection of civilians during conflict NEW YORK: Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, noted that protecting civilians, including during conflict situations, is a central element of the maintenance of international peace and security.Parvathaneni, while speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on “Protection of…
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as continuous supply disruptions due to the Iran conflict raised concerns over tightening fuel reserves across the globe. Benchmark oil prices traded marginally higher, with WTI Crude rising 0.58% to $98.83 a barrel and Brent Crude gaining 0.44% to $105.5 a barrel.The recovery comes after a sharp decline on…
Production has officially begun on season six of ‘Only Murders in the Building’, with leading stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short stepping out into a busy London neighbourhood to film the show.The trio were spotted on Wednesday, taking to a busy street to film an outdoor segment. On spotting the stars, fans were…
The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) has declared the Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (SITEEE) 2026 result. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now download their scorecards from the official website, which is, set-test.org.To access the SITEEE 2026 result, candidates will have to log in using their SITEEE ID and password.The SITEEE 2026…
Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first…
Delhi continues to endure scorching heat, with temperatures soaring to 46.5°C in some areas. NEW DELHI: The city continued to sizzle on Wednesday, with isolated heatwave conditions recorded in parts. The mercury touched 46.5°C in North Delhi’s Ridge, 46.3°C in northwest Delhi’s Mungeshpur and 44.5°C — 4.1 notches above normal — at Safdarjung, the city’s…
Clara LewisMumbai: Maharashtra’s forest department has vehemently opposed a proposal by a BJP worker, forwarded to it by the state govt’s revenue department, to set up a university and an integrated township inside Borivli’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), the world’s most unique urban forest. On another proposal by the BJP worker to change the…
S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan CHENNAI: As many as 19 MLAs from TVK and two Congress legislators — S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan — are set to be sworn in as ministers on Thursday by governor R V Arlekar at Lok Bhavan.The expansion comes 12 days after chief minister C Joseph Vijay and…
HMWSSB general manager Saggam Anantha Laxmi Kumar Hyderabad: HMWSSB general manager Saggam Anantha Laxmi Kumar, 58, arrested in a disproportionate assets case on Tuesday, allegedly amassed most of his wealth over the past 15 years, according to ACB officials.Investigators said Kumar’s wife is a homemaker, and his two daughters are unemployed. “Most of the disproportionate…
