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US Fires on Oil Tanker Amid Iran Port Blockade

US fires on oil tanker attempting to violate Iran ports blockade

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: US forces have announced that they fired missiles at an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail...

Govt hikes windfall duty on diesel, ATF exports

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Centre has raised windfall taxes on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) while...

Centre unveils Rs 1,500 cr initiative to boost healthcare

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Centre launched Phase‑III of the Biomedical Research Career Programme with a total outlay of Rs...

ICMR drone project reduces TB diagnosis time

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research’s flagship i-DRONE initiative demonstrated that drone‑assisted transport of TB sputum...

A Quiet Recovery: Markets Close Higher as Banks Absorb the Oil Shock

ndia's markets found their feet. After a jittery, oil-pressured week, the Sensex closed Wednesday 130.49 points higher at 77,185.43, up...

The Eleven-Million Question: Turning India’s Young Millions Into a Jobs Engine

Behind every trade deal and every record export quarter sits a deeper, more permanent task: work. Roughly 11 million young...

One Up, Eyes on Cardiff: India Look to Seize the Series Tomorrow

Momentum has finally swung India's way. After England swept the Twenty20 leg, India answered in their strongest suit, winning the...

Past One in Eight: India’s Electric Vehicles Cross a Record Share of the Market

India's switch to electric mobility has crossed a threshold that once looked distant. Electric vehicles took a record 12.5% of...

ISRO-NASA NISAR Mission Set for July 30 Launch

Eyes on Earth: India and NASA Set Their Giant Radar Satellite for a July 30 Launch

One of the most ambitious earth-observation missions ever built now has a date. The Indian Space Research Organisation has set...

Live and Landing: India’s Britain Pact Opens on a Record Export Quarter