Economists are of the view that if global crude oil prices remain high, a hike in petrol and diesel prices every few days may be the new reality. (AI image) Petrol and diesel prices were increased again on Monday by Rs 2.61–2.71 per litre as state-run fuel retailers continued to pass on the impact of…
Ashok Sharma of Gujarat Titans celebrates after taking a wicket (AP) Rampura (Jaipur): “Unki Thar nikal jaati hai, aapki bhi nikal jayegi (His car gets through, yours will too),” a young boy quips when asked about the location of India’s new pace sensation Ashok Sharma’s house.Ashok Sharma may be making a lot of noise with…
Dalai Lama (Image: Wikipedia) Wealth can be counted, and machines keep getting faster at almost everything measurable. Neither has ever managed to produce honesty. The Dalai Lama put that gap plainly. “Good human qualities, honesty, sincerity, a good heart, cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced by machines, but only by the…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $963 million to $672.587 billion in the week ended June 19, reversing the previous week’s sharp decline, as a surge in gold reserves more than offset a fall in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data released on Friday, PTI reported.The country’s forex reserves had declined by $9.985 billion…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh feels Rohit Sharma could have changed Mumbai Indians’ season if he had returned from injury earlier. Rohit made a strong comeback against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium, playing a match-winning knock that helped Mumbai comfortably chase down a big target.Harbhajan said…
Hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on Atlantic cruise ship An American travel blogger has described panic and uncertainty aboard a luxury cruise ship struck by a suspected hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Verde, which has killed three passengers and left dozens stranded at sea.The incident unfolded on the Dutch-flagged expedition…
In the 1950s, a pioneer in the field of dendrochronology discovered Methuselah, the world’s oldest living tree. Some trees outlast entire time. There are trees that are older than buildings, older than cities, and even older than some of the civilizations we now study in history books. Then there is Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone…
