Congress suspends 28 rebel candidates ahead of Maharashtra polls. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has so far suspended a total of 28 rebel candidates, who were contesting against the official nominees of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in the upcoming assembly elections.Earlier on Sunday, 21 candidates were suspended but…
Milk tea is the regular drink for many people, especially in India. But how is milk tea affecting your gut? And well, in more ways than one, regular intake of milk tea can lead to various impacts on digestion. For example, based on lactose intolerance, addition of sugar and spices, and its caffeine stimulant effect,…
People recover belongings from their houses, which were destroyed by Hurricane Rafael, in Alquizar, Cuba. (Picture credit: AP) Southern Cuba was struck by two powerful earthquakes on Sunday, just days after the island was battered by Hurricane Rafael and Oscar.According to the US Geological Survey, the first tremor, measuring 5.9 magnitude, occurred at around 11…
Japanese opposition leader Yuichiro Tamaki. (Reuters photo) Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan‘s Democratic Party for the People (DPP), admitted to having an extramarital affair on Monday. The admission came just hours before lawmakers were set to vote on the country’s next prime minister. Tamaki confirmed the allegations, which surfaced in a report by tabloid SmartFlash,…
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy produced career best figures of 5 for 17 in the second T20I in Gqeberha on Sunday. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday praised spinner Varun Chakravarthy‘s magical performance in the second T20I against South Africa. Chakravarthy took five wickets for 17 runs but it was not enough as…
NEW DELHI: India’s export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58% in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according to a report. The EU/G7 countries in Dec 2022 introduced a price cap and an embargo on the imports of Russian…
NEW DELHI: India’s coal import rose by 7.8% to 140.60 million tonne (mt) in April-September of the current financial year. Coal import was 130.34 mt in the year-ago period, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce company Mjunction Services Ltd.Overall, coal import demand is likely to remain modest due to the healthy stock position and…
NEW DELHI: Government has raised Rs 3,449 crore through offer-for-sale in Hindustan Zinc by selling about 1.6% stake. Through the two-day OFS on Nov 6-7, government had proposed to sell nearly 5.3 crore shares, or 1.25% stake, with a greenshoe option to retain additional subscriptions of a similar amount. government has raised Rs 3,449.2 crore…
Bitcoin rallied past $80,000 for the first time, boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and the prospect of a Congress featuring pro-crypto lawmakers. The cryptocurrency climbed as much as 4.7% to an unprecedented $80,092 on Sunday. Trump vowed on the campaign trail to put the US at the centre of the digital-asset…
India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant NEW DELHI: India will throw its weight behind Brazil to forge a consensus at the G20 leaders meeting next week against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions and New Delhi will press for progress on issues linked to debt, climate and gender, a top official said on Sunday.“We will do…
