Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is preparing to invest about Rs 5,000 crore to almost double its LPG storage capacity to 340 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) from around 200 TMT, according to three OMC executives. Similar expansion plans by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) are still being worked out. State-run…
Pakistani singer Mustapha Zahid reacted after Amaal Mallik recreated Awarapan’s ‘To Phir Aao’ as the title track for sequel Awarapan 2, calling it his career-best. Mustapha responded warmly, saying “borders are dangerous but so is love.” The Emraan Hashmi-starrer, also featuring Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi, releases 14 August. ‘Awarapan’, released in 2007, achieved cult…
A few days ago, Tollywood giant Pawan Kalyan along with director Sujeeth announced the return of the highly successful action thriller ‘They Call Him OG’ franchise. If the latest speculation is to be believed, actress Pooja Hegde is being considered for the second part of the film. Pooja Hegde in talks? Although the makers have…
NEW DELHI: The special investigation team probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was granted a 15-day extension on Wednesday to expand the scope of the investigation and conduct a comprehensive inquiry into all aspects of the case.The SIT will continue its investigation with the aim of taking the case…
Signs reading in Russian “We are sorry, the equipment is temporarily out of service” are seen on gas pump nozzles at a Gazprom Neft gas station in Moscow (AP photo) Russia is facing an unprecedented fuel shortage after months of Ukrainian drone strikes damaged oil refineries and disrupted supplies, leading to fuel rationing, long queues…
Ecuador’s Willian Pacho, right, challenges for the ball with Mexico’s Gilberto Mora. (AP Photo) Teen prodigy Gilberto Mora etched his name into FIFA World Cup history after becoming the second-youngest player ever to start a World Cup knockout match, as Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a knockout victory with a commanding 2-0 win over…
By the 1980s, Costa Rica was facing an environmental crisis that few could have imagined just decades earlier. Once blanketed by lush tropical forests, the Central American nation had lost nearly half of its tree cover as logging, cattle ranching and agricultural expansion rapidly transformed the landscape. Wildlife habitats shrank, biodiversity declined, rivers became increasingly…
The Directorate of Technical Education on Wednesday released the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 rank list, with 2,36,017 students figuring in the list ahead of this year’s counselling process. Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan released the rank list. This year, 53 candidates secured the maximum cut-off score of 200 out of 200, underlining the…
Nayara Energy cuts fuel and diesel prices NEW DELHI: Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices. Petrol prices have been cut by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 per litre across its nationwide retail network, becoming the first fuel retailer in more…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up about her hit film Maa Inti Bangaaram, saying she wants cinema to stop reducing women to “spectacle.” Directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy and produced by Samantha, Raj Nidimoru and Himank Reddy Duvvuru, the film also stars Gulshan Devaiah and Diganth Manchale, earning Rs 4.85 crore on day one. Samantha…