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US waiver set to keep Russian oil exports to India near record high

MOSCOW/LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) – Russian oil sales to India are set to remain ‌near record highs in April and May following a new U.S. sanctions waiver, and refiners have already secured much of their supply needs via non-sanctioned entities and vessels, traders said and data showed on Tuesday. The robust exports to India – the second-largest buyer ​of Russian crude after China and largest importer of its flagship Urals grade – will likely ​help Moscow replenish state coffers under pressure due to military spending for the war in Ukraine. India shipped ⁠in a record 2.25 million barrels per day

Rupee plunges 32 paise to settle at 93.48 against US dollar

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) The rupee declined 32 paise to close at 93.48 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by a steady American currency and volatile crude oil prices amid uncertainties over the progress of West Asia peace negotiations. Positive domestic equity markets failed to boost local currency, which also had some impact of the Reserve Bank’s latest move to ease curbs on speculative bets in non-deliverable forward markets, forex analysts said. The Reserve Bank on Monday partially withdrew directives taken on April 1 to curb excessive speculation in the rupee. The banking regulator had capped the

Iran state TV says ‘no delegation from Iran has visited Islamabad … so far’

BAGHDAD, April 21, 2026 (AP) — Iranian state television on Tuesday issued an on-screen alert saying that “no delegation from Iran has visited Islamabad … so far” as speculation about possible talks with the United States grows. The on-screen alert likely reflects the internal debate ongoing within Iran’s theocracy as it weighs how to respond to the U.S. Navy’s seizure of an Iranian container ship over the weekend. Iranian state TV long has been controlled by hard-liners within Iran’s theocracy. So far, no official has acknowledged that a delegation will be heading to Islamabad, where officials have been on standby

Fake disease that fooled internet — what it says about all of us

Cambridge, Apr 21 (The Conversation) Until a few years ago, no one had heard of bixonimania. Then, in 2024, a group of scientists posted findings online announcing the condition, which they claimed affected the eyes after computer use. However, the scientists had made it up – not just the work, but the authors’ names, affiliations, locations and funding, which was the University of Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad. Large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini treated it as real anyway, and in doing so, helped turn a fictional disease into a legitimate-sounding health concern. Bixonimania is not

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