Crude oil prices surge up to 1 pc as US-Iran tensions escalate

IANS | June 10, 2026 11:49 AM

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Global crude oil prices traded higher on Wednesday, increasing by up to 1 per cent after the United States launched strikes against Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over potential disruptions to energy supplies from the strategically important region.

A century and a half on, the Ishavasya Upanishad returns to Oxford, this time in Acharya Prashant's voice

IANS | June 10, 2026 11:27 AM

Oxford (UK), June 10 (IANS) In 1879, Professor Max Muller carried the Ishavasya Upanishad to the West, publishing its first English translation through Oxford University Press as the opening volume of the ‘Sacred Books of the East’. Nearly a century and a half later, an Indian philosopher has arrived at the same university to return the text to its living meaning.

Ministers hail PM Modi as he completes 4,399 days, sets tenure record

IANS | June 10, 2026 9:32 AM

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed 4,399 days in office, becoming India's longest-serving elected PM, with Union ministers hailing the milestone as a reflection of public trust in his leadership and highlighting the government's reform, welfare and development initiatives over the past 12 years.