Oil drops below $87 as a 17.4-million-barrel US stock build meets the Hormuz crisis
Oil markets are confronting an unusual contradiction: physical supply remains severely disrupted, but the economic shock created by that disruption…
India inflation rises to 4.45% in July as food prices strengthen: what it means for RBI
India’s retail inflation accelerated to 4.45% year-on-year in July 2026, from 4.38% in June, marking the second consecutive month above…
Total Solar Eclipse 2026: where the Sun disappears on 12 August and for how long
A total solar eclipse is crossing the Northern Hemisphere today, 12 August 2026, with the narrow path of totality sweeping…
Strait of Hormuz crisis in numbers: oil flows plunge as Iran-US talks stall
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most consequential fault lines in the global economy. Talks aimed at reviving…
US inflation eases to 3.4%: July CPI gives the Federal Reserve more room to wait
US inflation delivered a comparatively softer reading in July, complicating the argument for an immediate Federal Reserve rate increase. The…
411: Total Assembly Elections in India So Far
Rank State/UT Total Elections 1 Telangana 3 2 Chhattisgarh 5 2 Jharkhand 5 2 Uttarakhand 5 5 Delhi 9 6…
The Election Years: Hundreds & ON
State Legislative Assembly Elections, State-wise (since 1951/52) State/UT 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Andhra Pradesh 1955, 1957…
The Election Years: 18 & ON
Lok Sabha: 18 general elections since 1951–52 (most recent: 2024, 18th Lok Sabha). State assemblies: All 28 states + 3…
IMD Heavy-Rain Alert: Northeast, Eastern and Southern India Enter a High-Impact Monsoon Window
The India Meteorological Department issued an updated warning, on 4 August, for concentrated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Northeast…
Drone War Moves Deeper into Russia and Ukraine as Civilian Toll Rises
The Russia–Ukraine war produced another concentrated cycle of long-range attacks. Ukrainian drones struck industrial and warehouse sites around Moscow, St…
Europe’s Extreme July: France Records Unprecedented Heat as Britain Dries Out and Wildfires Continue
Europe entered August with new evidence that its 2026 summer was exceptional not only for individual heatwaves but also for…