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It’s Advantage Russia as Trump’s war on Iran hits oil economy, ‘no matter how cynical that may sound’ | Explained

It’s Advantage Russia as Trump’s war on Iran hits oil economy, ‘no matter how cynical that may sound’ | Explained

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov summarised his country’s cryptic pragmatism as the US-Israel war on Iran widens to the oil-rich Arab world and engulfs the global economy. “We should probably secure benefits for ourselves where possible,” he said this week, “no matter how cynical that may sound.” Vladimir Putin’s four-year-long invasion of Ukraine is the culmination of a quarter century spent tightening his grip on power, crushing opponents and trying to expand Russia’s influence and borders. (AFP File Photo) As West Asia descends into chaos following American and Israeli strikes on Iran — and the latter retaliates with missiles, drones, and oil-crunch tactics — the geopolitical paradox is hard to miss. Russia is reportedly providing Iran with satellite imagery and drone-targeting tactics to facilitate its retaliation against US forces and their bases and facilities in the UAE, Oman, Qatar and other American-Israeli allies. It is simultaneously reaping a massive financial windfall from US President Donald Trump’s war policy. This gives Moscow critical revenues apparently needed to sustain its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The …

Intelligence Agencies Sound Alarm Over Rohingyas, Infiltration In Bengal After Bangladesh Elections | India News

Intelligence Agencies Sound Alarm Over Rohingyas, Infiltration In Bengal After Bangladesh Elections | India News

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Last Updated:February 19, 2026, 21:02 IST Intelligence agencies warned that Pakistan’s ISI is colluding with the Jamaat-e-Islami to push illegal immigrants into Bengal ahead of the state Assembly elections. The outcome of the Bangladesh elections has raised safety concerns in West Bengal, according to intelligence agencies. (Representative Image: Reuters) After the recent elections in Bangladesh, intelligence agencies in India have sounded an alarm over Rohingya refugees, illegal immigration, terror networks and demographic changes in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, sources told CNN-News18. In an election marred by violence targeting religious minorities and widespread irregularities, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former PM Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, secured a strong mandate, winning 209 of the 299 seats, while the Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats, making it the chief opposition party. Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League was banned from contesting the polls. However, intelligence agencies have warned that Pakistan’s ISI is colluding with the Jamaat-e-Islami and using its seats in Bangladesh’s Satkhira and Chuadanga to push illegal immigrants into West Bengal’s Nadia …

Palak Muchhal-Mithoon Sharma receive Sur-Global Philanthropy and Sound of Legacy-Musical Innovation awards

Palak Muchhal-Mithoon Sharma receive Sur-Global Philanthropy and Sound of Legacy-Musical Innovation awards

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Palak and Mithoon have been honoured with the prestigious awards at the Zee Samvad Real Heroes Awards 2026 and have been awarded by the CEO of Zee Media Corporation, Raktim Das and Gallantt Group’s CEO Mayank Agarwal. Zee Samvad Real Heroes Award 2026: Singer Palak Muchhal and music composer Mithoon Sharma have been honoured with the Seva through Sur-Global Philanthropy award and Sound of Legacy-Musical Innovation award, respectively. The husband-wife duo has been honoured with the prestigious awards at the Zee Samvad Real Heroes Awards 2026 and have been awarded by the CEO of Zee Media Corporation, Raktim Das and Gallantt Group’s CEO Mayank Agarwal. The event is organised by Zee Media Corporation, India’s first and largest news network. This year’s event was graced by Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane, Mangla Mani, Nidhi Sutta, Anu Malik, Sonu Sood and Ahan Shetty, among others. Palak Muchhal and Mithoon’s relationship On November 6, 2022, Palak and music composer Mithoon Sharma married each other. Since then, their relationship has been based on respect, trust, shared aspirations, and a …

C Raja Mohan writes | Resilience and patience helped Delhi weather Trump’s tariff storm. India-US partnership is structurally sound, durable

C Raja Mohan writes | Resilience and patience helped Delhi weather Trump’s tariff storm. India-US partnership is structurally sound, durable

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The finalisation of the India-US trade deal this week brings to a close a turbulent year in bilateral ties and clears the way for Delhi and Washington to focus on the broader agenda outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at their White House meeting on February 13, 2025. The two leaders had emphasised the importance of a quick trade deal and called for deeper cooperation in defence industrialisation, critical and emerging technologies, and strategic coordination in the Indo-Pacific. The trade deal announced by the two leaders on social media on Monday needs to be formalised, and there are several elements that will need to be fleshed out to mutual satisfaction. Complex negotiations and imaginative diplomatic work lie ahead in putting the bilateral commercial ties on a high and sustainable growth path. If Trump was incredibly tough and transactional over the last year, Modi displayed resilience — tempered by patience — in weathering the tariff storm. Delhi neither capitulated nor escalated. Instead, it opted for quiet, persistent engagement. The durability of the …

Kriti Sanon presenting 2200-page PhD thesis in Tere Ishk Mein has research scholars in splits: ‘Try to sound realistic’

Kriti Sanon presenting 2200-page PhD thesis in Tere Ishk Mein has research scholars in splits: ‘Try to sound realistic’

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Actors Kriti Sanon and Dhanush’s Tere Ishk Mein, which started streaming on Netflix earlier this month, has unexpectedly found itself at the centre of a social media storm. A brief scene featuring Kriti Sanon has left research scholars across the country amused, with many taking to social media to poke fun at the film’s portrayal of academia. Tere Ishk Mein was released in November last year. Tere Ishk Mein sparks backlash The buzz revolves around a scene in which Kriti’s character, Mukti Beniwal, a psychology research scholar at a college in Delhi University, claims to have submitted a 2,200-page thesis, a detail that many viewers have flagged as unrealistic. After its release on Netflix, the scene became a talking point on social media, with research students taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share memes, jokes, and pointed critiques questioning the film’s academic authenticity. “I would genuinely like to meet this PhD student who writes a 2200-page thesis! I know movies take cinematic liberty, but LMAO dude at least try to sound a bit …

The History of Sound movie review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor can’t lift this thin romance | Movie-review News

The History of Sound movie review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor can’t lift this thin romance | Movie-review News

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The History of Sound movie review: Call it Piggyback Mountain – and proof that not every film about two fine, two great-looking men finding love in the pristine beauty of the American wilderness is a masterpiece. It’s not Mescal and O’Connor’s fault either. This film, adapted by Ben Shattuck from a pair of his own short stories, gives the two actors nothing to do but look lovingly at each other – and, at brief respites, at other people. Nothing causes a conflict in their story, not family, not studies, not clothes (both are partial to immaculately tailored suits, notwithstanding modest backgrounds), not even World War I. What about being gay in 1917-1920 Maine, America? Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor) appear to have never heard of prejudice as they live and love in tents in the middle of nowhere. David does hint at it at one point, but Lionel – in the film’s low-key, mumbling, soft-pastel-hued style – murmurs about not being worried. Even the harsh farm life back home in Kentucky that Lionel sometimes returns …

The Aravalli hills are shaken with the sound of machinery

The Aravalli hills are shaken with the sound of machinery

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In December 2025, to cope with the bitter cold in Haryana’s Nuh disrict, a group of young men tried to light a bonfire outside an Aadhaar service centre in Jimrawat village. Nuh is part of the Mewat region, which is characterised by the rugged Aravalli hills, agrarian plains, and rural landscapes. It was a windy day. Trucks carrying stones hurtled by every five minutes, kicking up clouds of dust. The men were unable to light the fire. One of them yelled at a driver to slow down; another immediately shushed him. Also read | Aravalli question faces the brunt of India’s fondness for ‘strategic exemptions’ “They belong to the mining mafia who are busy cutting the Aravallis day and night,” said Kasim Khan, a septuagenarian. The Aravallis stretch about 650 kilometres across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. In 2009, the Supreme Court had ordered a blanket ban on mining and quarrying in the Aravalli hills of Haryana’s Faridabad, Gurugram, and Nuh (Mewat) districts. “Despite the ban, these trucks fearlessly make the rounds here,” Khan said. …

Sound effect: Farmers play music on solar-powered speakers to keep tigers at bay in Pilibhit

Sound effect: Farmers play music on solar-powered speakers to keep tigers at bay in Pilibhit

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Pilibhit , Farmers living in villages adjoining the Mala range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve have devised an unusual method to keep tigers away from their fields during sugarcane harvesting – playing loud music on solar-powered sound systems. Sound effect: Farmers play music on solar-powered speakers to keep tigers at bay in Pilibhit According to the farmers, the continuous noise helps deter wild animals from entering their fields. As sugarcane fields are dense and the visibility is low, the risk of sudden encounters with tigers remains high during the harvesting season. Forest officials described the initiative as a “desi jugaad” that not only enhances safety but also adds an element of entertainment, with loud music echoing across the fields during work hours. The method has emerged as a unique way to check human-animal conflict. Ramnagaria, Ajitpur, Jamunia, Mahua, Mala Ghera, Richhola and Basantapur are among the villages located close to the Mala range that frequently witness tiger movement, keeping the residents on edge. Recently, fresh tiger pugmarks were found in a field in Mahua. According to …

Oppo Enco Buds3 Pro+ review: Clear sound with good battery life  | Technology News

Oppo Enco Buds3 Pro+ review: Clear sound with good battery life  | Technology News

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Wireless earphones are becoming an essential part of our lives, and everyone now has a pair slipped inside their denim pockets or handbags. The only questions most people now seem to be asking are how much they spend on these products and what features they need, given their use cases. The Oppo Enco Buds3 Pro+ is another option for Indian users who struggle to listen to their favourite songs in a noisy metro.  The Oppo Enco Buds3 Pro+ comes in a very interesting, sleek oval case that is perfect to slip into the small pocket of your jeans, which is witnessing a rebirth thanks to TWS devices. Inside, the earbuds have a regular design that is comfortable to wear for long hours. However, the silicone tips that came fitted were small for me and I had to find the extra pairs in the box for a better fit and seal.  When I first used the earbuds with the iPhone, I could not feel the noise-cancelling. That is when I downloaded the HeyMelody app to control …

‘Left behind silence with an unbearable sound’: Amitabh Bachchan pens moving tribute to friend and colleague Dharmendra

‘Left behind silence with an unbearable sound’: Amitabh Bachchan pens moving tribute to friend and colleague Dharmendra

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The death of veteran actor Dharmendra on Monday inspired tributes and anecdotes from across the Hindi film industry. Many actors and filmmakers penned heartfelt notes for the late actor. On Monday night, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra’s frequent co-star from the 70s and 80s, also took to his blog and penned a moving tribute to his friend. Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the 1975 blockbuster Sholay. Amitabh Bachchan pens tribute to Dharmendra The superstar, who famously worked with Dharmendra in Sholay, wrote on his blog, “Another valiant Giant has left us, left the arena, leaving behind a silence with an unbearable sound.” Talking about Dharmendra’s impact and persona, Amitabh added, “Dharam ji, the epitome of greatness, ever linked not only for his renowned physical presence, but for the largeness of his heart, and its most endearing simplicity. He brought with him the earthiness of the village in Punjab he came from, and remained true to its temperament, unsoiled throughout his glorious career, in a fraternity that witnessed changes every decade. The fraternity underwent changes, not him. His …