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The additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods announced by US President Donald Trump earlier this month has had no bearing on Indian refiners’ Russian oil import strategy, and purchases continue to be guided purely by economic and commercial considerations, according to top officials at India’s public sector refiners.While there has been a slowdown in oil imports from Russia—India’s largest supplier of crude oil—in recent weeks, which was being seen by some industry watchers as a signal from New Delhi to Washington, officials in India’s refining sector maintain that the reduction is primarily due to discounts on Russian crude…

If ever true crime had a “household name,” that name might be Amanda Knox. Forever immortalized as an inadvertent yet infamous media darling, Knox has weathered the storm of being tried, convicted, imprisoned, freed, retried, and ultimately found innocent of the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.Knox, a Seattle native, was just 20 when she briefly lived with Kercher and two other roommates in the idyllic cliffside house in Perugia, Italy, where Kercher was murdered. Despite a glaring lack of evidence against her from the start (and overwhelming evidence against the man who actually did it), Knox became…

SrinagarAug 14, 2025 17:33 IST First published on: Aug 14, 2025 at 17:27 IST Share The Supreme Court’s observation during the hearing of a petition for the return of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir that ground realities, like what happened in Pahalgam, could not be ignored has drawn a sharp political reactions from the Valley. “SC’s reference to (the) recent Pahalgam terror attack in the context of granting statehood to Jammu and Kashmir underscores a deeper issue about GoI’s continued lack of confidence in the region’s stability. Even after revoking J&K’s special status & reducing it to a Union Territory,…

“Straight out of a fairy tale” brings to mind images of stone bridges, forest floors carpeted with flowers, and canals carving through villages—but don’t forget that every tale has a dark side, too. Villains and their evil lairs are just as necessary to those stories. (After all, what would Sleeping Beauty be without Maleficent’s castle?) As such, it makes sense that real-life castles have an air of mystery, and many have paranormal tales that, frankly, only add to the appeal. We’re talking haunted ballrooms, axe-wielding spirits, and dungeons. So many dungeons.Here, we’ve rounded up haunted castles around the world that…

The humanitarian tragedy unfolding in the Gaza Strip must not be perceived merely as a conflict confined to a narrow strip of land; rather, it should be regarded as a deepening humanitarian catastrophe that wounds the collective conscience of humanity with each passing day. Israel’s months-long bombardments have targeted women, children, and the elderly, rendering cities uninhabitable. Homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship have been reduced to rubble; essential services such as food, water, healthcare, and electricity have collapsed. Hunger, thirst, and the threat of epidemic disease are propelling Gaza towards a total humanitarian collapse. To date, more than…

The first gig by Room Service and co at The Nook | Photo Credit: SHANTANU KRISHNAN Anyone who enjoys listening to live English music in Chennai has had the same old nagging complaint for years. A 2012 article in The Rolling Stones of retired electro-rock band Adam & The Fish Eyed Poets says, “The thing is there is only one venue in Chennai [Star Rock]. It’s very hard for standalone pubs to function here, so the music scene is quite dead.” Musicians have tried tirelessly to foster a ‘new band performing at the local pub’ culture but have only had…

NewsFeed“This reality definitively buries the idea of a Palestinian state.” Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a plan to effectively split the occupied West Bank in half, approving thousands of new Jewish settler homes between occupied East Jerusalem and the Maale Adumim settlement.Published On 14 Aug 202514 Aug 2025

new video loaded: Fact-Checking Trump on EpsteinBy Linda Qiu, Claire Hogan, June Kim and Zach Wood•August 14, 2025For the most part, President Trump has ignored questions about Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender who paid teenage girls for sex. He has brushed off the matter as a “hoax” without elaborating, and he has tried to deflect by attacking his political enemies. But there are a few instances when the president did address questions about Epstein. Here’s an assessment of some of those claims.Recent episodes in PoliticsShow more videos from Politics

Keymer drew with van Foreest to seal the title. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Vincent Keymer was a wunderkind in German chess and was one destined for greatness and the 20-year-old showed why he is rated so highly with a flawless performance in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters tournament here.Keymer drew a topsy-turvy eighth round match against Dutchman Jorden van Foreest on Thursday to claim the title with a game to spare. The icing on the cake was that he broke into the top 10 of the FIDE live ratings for the first time after his seventh-round win over Awonder Liang. Keymer…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Fighting in Ukraine escalated in recent days as President Trump prepares to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska tomorrow. This week, a small number of Russian troops slipped through Ukraine’s defensive lines on the main battlefront near the town of Pokrovsk, NPR’s Greg Myre tells Up First. As the war continues, Trump will attempt to broker a ceasefire deal at the summit. Residents carry sheets…