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Crude oil prices gain on uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz reopening; Brent oil near $80 per barrel

US-Iran peace deal, June 17 -- Oil prices inched higher during early trading on Wednesday, 17 June, recovering a portion of the losses recorded in the previous session, as investors evaluated the like... Read More


Political realignment not criminal misconduct: Madras HC

Bengaluru, June 17 -- Political realignment, howsoever abrupt, does not amount to criminal misconduct in the absence of evidence, the Madras High Court held on Tuesday, as it dismissed a plea seeking ... Read More


Petrol, diesel prices on June 17: Check fuel cost in Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and other cities today

New Delhi, June 17 -- Petrol and diesel prices today: Fuel prices were steady today on Wednesday, 17 June, following the last price hikes on Monday, 25 May, when oil marketing companies (OMCs) increas... Read More


G7 Summit 2026: Modi, Trump share a warm exchange ahead of meeting

India, June 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump exchanged pleasantries and spoke briefly at the G7 Summit in France on Tuesday, marking the first face-to-face encounter be... Read More


TTD, CFTRI sign MoU to ensure quality of Tirupati prasadams

Hyderabad, June 17 -- The Mysore-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will help maintain the highest standards o... Read More


Nepal's LGBTQI+ rights gains remain out of reach for many

Kathmandu, June 17 -- As transgender mountaineer Nilam Paudel stood atop Mount Everest, she fought back tears. "I was crying on Everest," Paudel recalled at a Pride Month celebration and national dia... Read More


With a possible Iran peace deal in near sight, what next as US sun dims in West Asia

India, June 17 -- After weeks of suspense, both the US and Iran announced over the past couple of days that a peace agreement had been reached. US President Donald Trump wanted it to be signed on Sund... Read More


White paper flags rising debts, revenue deficit in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI, June 17 -- Tamil Nadu's finance minister N Marie Wilson, on Tuesday released a white paper on the state's finances -- a pre-poll promise by chief minister C Joseph Vijay that is part of an ef... Read More


Banished after release, jailed Bhutanese can't return even to their former refugee camp

Biratnagar, June 17 -- After spending more than 18 years in a Bhutanese prison, Chatur Man Tamang and Hasta Bahadur Rai thought they were finally heading home. For the two former political prisoners, ... Read More


జూలై 1న ఏపీలో 'వికసిత్ భారత్ - రోజ్‌గార్ అండ్ ఆజీవిక మిషన్' ప్రారంభం

భారతదేశం, జూన్ 17 -- ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌ వేదికగా గ్రామీణ భారతం మరో కీలక అడుగు వేయబోతోంది. కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ప్రతిష్టాత్మకంగా చేపట్టిన 'వికసిత్ భారత్ - రోజ్‌గార్ అండ్ ఆజీవిక మిషన్' (VB-G RAM G) పథకాన్ని వచ్చే... Read More