Oil rises as US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensionsOil prices rose as Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia increased tensions and led to US diplomatic withdrawals. Brent crude futures gained $1.29...
22 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
- Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as strain grows between Zelenskyy and Trump
Russian attacks on Ukraine have led to emergency power outages affecting many households and increased civilian injuries. Attacks on civili...
16 Oct, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Govt asks banks to develop a sector-wide quantum transition along with an AI resilience frameworkAccording to the industry, major concerns in this segment include 'harvest now, decrypt later' threats, where cyber adversaries stockpile e...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
COVID-19 had a scientific head start; the next pandemic virus may be a stranger. NVIDIA and Google DeepMind are using AI to map 2,800 viruses before the next outbreakAn international collaboration has developed a dataset of predicted protein structures from more than 2,800 viruses. This data is accessibl...
25 Sep, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
The Other Hormuz: Black Sea blockade threatens a food supply shockCombined Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports are estimated to end up at roughly half what they were last year for the July to September har...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv regionRussia launched a massive overnight aerial assault on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. The attack, involving missiles and drones, resulted in at le...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
The world's oil piggy bank is being smashed open. What can go wrong?Global oil inventories are plummeting to multi-decade lows, exacerbated by Middle Eastern supply disruptions and the rapid depletion of str...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.03 PM IST
G7 ready to act on oil surge but holds off tapping reservesGlobal oil prices have surged past $119 a barrel due to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. G7 nations are ready to take action to stabilize the m...
11 Mar, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
World War III on the horizon? Why European nations are preparing for war—And what it means for the worldWorld War III: As global tensions rise, Europe is preparing for the unthinkable: war. The Middle East is once again a flashpoint, with Isra...
28 Mar, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
Why are Nordic nations preparing for war? Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark say you should be...Nordic countries, including Sweden and Finland, are proactively preparing their citizens for potential crises, including war. These nations...
20 Nov, 2024, 02.24 PM IST
Norway starts stockpiling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate changeThe Norwegian government signed a deal to stockpile 30,000 tons of grain as a precaution against crises like COVID-19, war, and climate cha...
25 Jun, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Supermarkets tell Britishers not to panic after survival kit advisoryUK retailers caution against bulk-buying as government advises having 3 days' worth of supplies. Andrew Opie from British Retail Consortium...
23 May, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
White House seeks $13.7 billion more for UkraineThe request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington, is part of a larger $47.1 billion emergency spending package t...
02 Sep, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Government plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs to combat third Covid waveThe government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vit...
29 Jun, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Govt plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs to counter a possible third waveThe government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vit...
29 Jun, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
US 'wasted' months before preparing for coronavirus pandemicFor nearly a month, Trump rebuffed calls from Cuomo and others to use his presidential powers against Covid.
06 Apr, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
- World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisis
World leaders looking for ways to ease global food shortages may have found one answer in warehouses dotted around Japan where a rice mount...
25 May, 2008, 08.10 AM IST