Month: June 2026

India boosts Russian, UAE oil purchases in June ahead of full Hormuz recovery

June 21, 2026 admin

India’s crude oil imports from Russia surged in June, while shipments from the United Arab Emirates were near-record levels as refiners sought to secure supplies ahead of the full restoration of flows from Gulf producers following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, analysts said. India imported an average of 2.66 million barrels per day…

Business

France restricts public alcohol consumption, outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

June 21, 2026 admin

A woman with a hand fan stands on the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France. | Photo Credit: Reuters France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricting public alcohol consumption and cancelling some outdoor sports events…

World

Sleepless nights watching the beautiful game

June 21, 2026 admin

Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar The 1990 FIFA World Cup will always remain intertwined in my memory with the cold, rain-soaked nights of the southwest monsoon in Kerala. Even today, when the first rain of the season arrives in June, carrying the scent of wet earth and the sound of water dripping from coconut leaves, my…

Sports

Day 3 of BEST strike: Mumbai bus operations hit; 100 buses deployed for NEET students

June 21, 2026 admin

People wait in a queue to board a taxi outside Dadar Station following an indefinite strike staged by the employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). File. | Photo Credit: PTI Bus services remained severely disrupted across Mumbai on Sunday (June 21, 2026) as the strike by employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply…

Nation

Curacao goal-keeper Eloy Room jokes he deserves statue after World Cup heroics

June 21, 2026 admin

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room joked that he deserves a statue on the Caribbean island after a jaw-dropping display that earned the team their first-ever World Cup point. The 37-year-old shot-stopper made 15 saves in the Group E match against Ecuador on Saturday (June 20, 2026) to keep alive Curacao’s hopes of progressing to the knockout…

Sports

FIFA World Cup 2026: Japan strolls to victory over Tunisia in 1,000th game

June 21, 2026 admin

Japan’s Ayase Ueda and Keisuke Goto celebrate after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match against Tunisia, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday (June 20, 2026) to close in on a place…

Sports

Delays during DMK govt. is the reason industries moved to Andhra Pradesh, says Keerthana

June 21, 2026 admin

Industries Minister S. Keerthana. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Industries Minister S. Keerthana said on Saturday that two industrial houses, which had shown interest in investing in Tamil Nadu, moved to Andhra Pradesh only because of the inordinate delay they faced at different stages during the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government. Facts and timelines…

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Tri-series: Sooryavanshi smashes fastest List A fifty, falls short of fastest hundred by one stroke

June 21, 2026 admin

India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during a match in the Tri-Nation A Series, in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. File photo: Special Arrangement. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 21-year-old record for the fastest List A fifty with a 11-ball half-century for India A in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Sunday (June 21,…

Sports

Beyond books: How a Kolkata school is teaching girls to build self-reliant futures

June 21, 2026 admin

Students at Adhigam Bhoomi attend skill-based classes as they learn to weave clothes and mats from cotton. | Photo Credit: Shrabana Chatterjee A residential school of 1000 girl children on the outskirts of Kolkata is reimagining education beyond the books and four walls of the classroom. Through practical skill development based on real-life examples, the young girls are learning and…

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Fertilizer cargoes in focus as Iran tightens Strait transit rules

June 21, 2026 admin

A farmer spreads fertilizer on his field in Satara district, about 285 km (177 miles) south of Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters For India, which has focused its attention on the evacuation of fertilizer-carrying bulk carriers from the Persian Gulf, the peace deal and the subsequent announcement by Iran that it was closing the…

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