India’s Nobel Prize paradox: A long gap for laureates and why Mahatma Gandhi remains the most famous non-winner | India News

[ad_1] Almost 130 years after Alfred Nobel’s death, the prize named after him continues to be among the world’s most coveted honours, recognising extraordinary achievements in fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences.A widely recounted, though sometimes disputed, story about the Swedish businessman, chemist, and inventor of dynamite suggests that the […]

‘One bullet and I’d hit Kharg’: Trump’s 38-year-old Iran warning resurfaces after latest strike

[ad_1] A resurfaced interview from 1988 has drawn fresh attention after US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island, revealing that the US president had spoken about attacking the same target nearly four decades ago.In the interview with The Guardian, Trump, then a New York businessman, spoke about taking a tough line […]

‘Totally obliterated’: Trump announces US strike on Iran’s military targets at Kharg Island; spares oil infra

[ad_1] President Donald Trump said the United States carried out “the most powerful bombing raid” on Iran’s Kharg Island, claiming that American forces “totally obliterated” military targets there while choosing not to destroy the island’s oil infrastructure.Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf, is the primary terminal through which Iran’s oil exports pass, making it […]

Tehran: Will allow Indian ships to pass; PM Modi says Iran a friend | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said […]

Is Netanyahu dead? Internet claims recent viral video of Israeli PM ‘AI-generated’ as it shows ‘6 fingers’, sets rumour mills running amid Iran vs US-Israel war

[ad_1] 6 fingers and technical glitches: Internet claims Netanyahu’s war speech amid Iran vs US/Israel tensions is fake, ‘AI-generated’ video goes viral A new controversy is sweeping across social media after a recent video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triggered a storm of speculation online, with thousands of users on X (formerly Twitter) claiming […]

Iran allows two India-bound LPG vessels to pass through Strait of Hormuz: Report

[ad_1] Iran has reportedly allowed two LPG tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to sail to India, while concerns rise on supply diruptions in the country amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Additionally, a crude oil tanker carrying Saudi Arabian cargo is set to reach India on Saturday after passing through the Strait […]

US-Iran war: All 6 crew members dead after American KC-135 refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq

[ad_1] All six crew members aboard a US KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq on March 12 have been confirmed deceased. The aircraft went down during Operation Epic Fury in friendly airspace. The US military has stated the incident was not caused by hostile or friendly fire, and an investigation is ongoing. NEW […]

Middle East crisis: 4 crew members killed after US refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq

[ad_1] Four out of six crew members were killed after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, US Central Command confirmed.According to the US military, the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, it rejected that the crash was a result of hostile fire or friendly fire.“At approximately 2 pm ET […]

VK Sasikala announces new party name and symbol ahead of Tamil Nadu elections | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide and expelled from AIADMK, VK Sasikala on Friday announced the name of her new political party — All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munetra Kazhagam — and said its symbol will be a “coconut tree farm”, as the political ground heats up in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where multiple stakeholders are […]

Rupee hits intra-day low: Currency falls 12 paise to 92.37 against US dollar amid rising crude prices

[ad_1] Rupee hit an intra-day low of 92.37 against the US dollar, tumbling 12 paise in early trading on Friday. The currency was dragged down by rising global crude prices and weak domestic market sentiment amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the currency opened at 92.33 per dollar […]