5.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Assam: Tremors felt in Morigaon; no immediate damage reported | India News

5.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Assam: Tremors felt in Morigaon; no immediate damage reported | India News

NEW DELHI: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale struck Morigaon district in Assam early Monday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The tremor occurred at 04:17:40 IST, with its epicentre located at latitude 26.37 N and longitude 92.29 E, at a depth of 50 km. There were no immediate reports of…

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Posts in general category also open to quota candidates: Supreme Court | India News

Posts in general category also open to quota candidates: Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections are entitled to general category posts if they secure the cutoff marks stipulated for general category.The ruling by a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine G Masih was inspired by SC’s landmark verdict…

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Venezuela oil plan: Donald Trump’s takeover idea unlikely to shift global prices soon; analysts flag hurdles

Venezuela oil plan: Donald Trump’s takeover idea unlikely to shift global prices soon; analysts flag hurdles

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s idea of taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry and inviting US companies to rebuild it after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to move global oil prices in the near term, analysts say.As per news agency AP, Venezuela’s oil sector…

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Retail inflation outlook: CPI likely rises to 1.66% in December on food prices; still below year-ago levels

Retail inflation outlook: CPI likely rises to 1.66% in December on food prices; still below year-ago levels

India’s retail inflation likely edged higher in December 2025 to 1.66 per cent from 0.71 per cent in November, driven by a strengthening in food prices across most segments, according to projections by Union Bank of India.The official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for December is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2026, or…

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