Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) The rupee declined 19 paise to close at 86.23 (provisional) against the greenback on Tuesday weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices amid the escalating Iran-Israel war, and a strengthening dollar. Weak sentiments in the domestic equity markets and FII outflows put further pressure on the rupee, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.96 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 85.96-86.28 during the day before

Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) The rupee rose 11 paise to 85.93 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday defying pressures from a weak opening in the domestic markets, rise in global crude oil prices, and a stronger dollar. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.96 against the greenback before rising further to 85.93, up 11 paise from its previous close. The rupee had closed at 86.04 on Monday. If rupee closes above 86.20 today (Tuesday) or any day the importers will have hit a s

Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded by nearly 1 per cent on Monday following value buying in IT and oil shares and a rally in global shares amid a drop in Brent crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 677.55 points or 0.84 per cent to settle at 81,796.15. During the day, it surged 747.22 points or 0.92 per cent to 81,865.82. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 227.90 points or 0.92 per cent to 24,946.50. Among 30 Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahind

Mumbai, Jun 12 (PTI) Rupee rose 7 paise to 85.46 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, supported by a weak American currency, a drop in global crude oil prices, and a positive opening in the domestic equity markets. However, FII outflows capped further gains in the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.43 against the greenback before falling to 85.46, up 7 paise from its previous close. The rupee had settled at 85.53 against

Mumbai, Jun 2 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday morning tumbled following weak trends in Asian markets and renewed global trade concerns. Moreover, foreign fund outflows also dented investors sentiment, experts noted. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 762.24 points to 80,688.77 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 212.25 points to 24,538.45. From the Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, HCL Tech, Reliance Industries, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, Titan, Tata C

Mumbai, Jun 2 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 12 paise to 85.43 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday on the back of a weak American currency and favourable macroeconomic data that fuelled hope of a further reduction in key interest rate in the RBIs upcoming monetary policy. However, a volatile equity market, outflow of foreign funds and higher crude oil prices amid global trade related uncertainties weighed on the Indian currency, according to forex traders. Analysts also said that mark

Mumbai, May 30 (PTI) The rupee strengthened by 19 paise to 85.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday on the back of lower crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund inflows. Forex traders said a firm greenback and volatile stock markets capped the rupees gain even as market participants stayed cautious ahead of the release of domestic GDP data. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.35 and gained further to trade at 85.29 against the greenback in initial de

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions that the name of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is not misused and his name be included in the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed the plea, saying no fundamental right of the petitioner is affected. The petitioner, Dr. Pankaj Phadnis, sought directions that the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, do co

New Delhi, May 27(PTI) Bengaluru is among the top 12 global technology hubs with a tech workforce in the IT city crossing the 1 million mark, according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE has released a report, Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025, which highlights global tech talent dynamics across 115 markets. The report evaluates these markets based on the availability, quality, and cost of tech talent and classifies them into three categories: Powerhouse (12 markets with large, deep, and highl

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has issued fresh guidelines to determine vigilance angle in cases of misconduct by government employees, including those in public sector banks and insurance companies, officials said on Monday. The move is aimed at ensuring more clarity about the vigilance angle in cases of irregularities and corruption, they said. In a recent master circular, the probity watchdog has enlisted certain misconducts specifically in public sector banks

NEW DELHI May 26, 2025 (AP) Kerala on Monday issued a high alert along its coastal areas and asked fishermen not to venture near the site of an accident where a container ship carrying hazardous cargo sank off its coast in the Arabian Sea. The Liberia-flagged MSC ELSA 3 was sailing between the Indian ports of Vizhinjam and Kochi when it sank about 38 nautical miles off Kerala early Sunday. All 24 crew members were rescued, Indias defense ministry said. Indian coast guard rescues foreign nationa

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the decision to conduct a caste census, the Congress on Monday took a swipe at him and posted videos of him from last two years criticising the opposition partys demand for such a survey. Prime Minister Modi asserted on Sunday that caste enumeration is a step towards bringing into the mainstream of development those left behind, as he emphasised that his government does not believe in caste politics but in the empowerment of

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 26, 2025 (AP) ASEANs will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday. Opening an annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Anwar said he has sought a unified bloc meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the tariffs. Officials are hopeful it could happen later this year. Malaysia is the current chair of ASE

Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Monday following news that India has become the fourth largest economy in the world. Moreover, early arrival of monsoon, the Reserve Bank announcing a record Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to the government for FY25 and US President Donald Trump delaying 50 per cent EU tariffs to July 9 also added to the optimism of the market, experts said. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex jumped 562.31 points to 82,283.39 in e

CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine, May 23 (Reuters) Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far. The agreement to exchange 1,000 prisoners each was the only concrete step towards peace to emerge last week from the first direct talks between the warring sides in more than three years, when they failed to agree a ceasefire. Both sides said they had each released 270 soldier

Mumbai, May 23 (PTI) The rupee snapped its three-day losing streak and settled for the day higher by 70 paise at 85.25 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, on a sharp fall in the dollar index and surge in domestic equities, amid rise in risk appetite for riskier assets. Forex traders said, the rupee which had lost 53 paise in the last three trading sessions, settled with significant gains on Friday largely supported by the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. Howev

SRINAGAR, India, May 22, 2025 (AP) There are hardly any tourists in the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir. Most of the hotels and ornate pinewood houseboats are empty. Resorts in the snowclad mountains have fallen silent. Hundreds of cabs are parked and idle. Its the fallout of last months gun massacre that left 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir followed by tit-for-tat military strikes by India and Pakistan, bringing the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of th

Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) The rupee traded in a narrow range in morning trade on Thursday, as the support from weak dollar index was negated by elevated crude oil prices and persistent dollar demand from importers and foreign banks. Forex traders said broad-based dollar weakness, with DXY falling to a 99 level, is expected to act as a tailwind for the rupee in the short-term. However, the narrowing yield differential between Indian and US, is making Indian assets less attractive. At the interbank for

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh hit back at BJP MP Sambit Patras accusation that Rahul Gandhi was giving oxygen to Pakistan and said that it was Chinanot Congress that had emboldened Islamabad, adding that the neighbouring country could not have fought the war without Chinas assistance. Jairam Ramesh also questioned the Central government over the apprehension of terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. Refuting Patras charge, Ramesh said, Terrori

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, Waqf is an Islamic concept. But it is not an essential part of Islam.. Waqf is nothing but just charity in Islam. Charity is recognised in every religion, and it cannot be regarded as an essentia

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) Gold prices rebounded by Rs 1,910 to Rs 98,450 per 10 grams in the national capital as rising global uncertainties triggered a fresh wave of safe-haven buying. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 96,540 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity appreciated by Rs 1,870 to Rs 98,000 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) on Wednesday from the previous days close of Rs 96,130 per 10 grams. A we

Buffalo (US), May 21 (The Conversation) Children and teenagers of any age who sip or taste alcohol with their parents permission are more likely to engage in risky drinking in young adulthood. That was the finding of a new study my colleagues and I published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. In the study, we examined questionnaires filled out annually between 2009 and 2018 by 387 adolescents starting at age 11 and an accompanying parent. Topics included history of child and parent alcohol use,

Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 85.67 against the American currency in early trade on Wednesday, as market sentiment soured under pressure from rising US Treasury yields and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said global crude oil prices intensified the downside pressure on the USD/INR pair. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.65 and fell to 85.67 against the greenback, registering a loss of 9 paise over its previous close. On Tues

Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled 1 per cent on Tuesday dragged down by losses blue-chips HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank. Retreating from early highs, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 872.98 points or 1.06 per cent to settle at 81,186.44. During the day, it dropped 905.72 points or 1.10 per cent to 81,153.70. The NSE Nifty tumbled 261.55 points or 1.05 per cent to 24,683.90. Analysts said investors opted for profit-booking as they awaited more cla

Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Equity Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday after two days of decline amid firm trends in global markets and buying in IT stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex climbed 191 points to 82,250.42 in early trade after a positive beginning. The NSE Nifty went up by 64.9 points to 25,010.35. From the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, ITC, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints were among the b

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2025 (AP) President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes for a productive day Monday and a ceasefire in a social media post over the weekend. His effort will also include calls to NATO leaders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the media Monday that Putin and Trump will speak at 5 p.m.

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday declined to join issue with some opposition parties, including his own, over the governments choice of MPs from their ranks for all-party delegations to foreign capitals following Operation Sindoor. I am absolutely not getting into that subject, he told reporters as the chairman of Parliaments Standing Committee on External Affairs arrived for its meeting, which is being briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the India-Pakistan m

Mumbai, May 19 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 17 paise to settle at 85.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, on weak US dollar index and a decline in crude oil prices. Forex traders said global investors were also cautious as global rating agency Moodys downgraded US investment grade rating, leading to a fall in dollar index. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.43 and moved between the intra-day high of 85.35 and the low of 85.61 against the greenback. The

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Congress on Monday dismissed as an absolute lie Union Minister Kiren Rijijus reported assertion that that the government did not ask for names for the all-party diplomatic delegations going abroad, and said it was cheap politics to not get the names it selected cleared with the opposition party. Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the same PM who had abused the Congress publicly in coun

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025 (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday hes moving to set up direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as he can, after Putin opted to skip peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. I think its time for us to just do it, Trump told reporters as he wrapped a four-day visit to the Middle East. Trump later told reporters after boarding Air Force One to begin the journey back to Washington that he may call Putin soon. He and I w

Mumbai, May 16 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday due to profit-taking in IT shares and Bharti Airtel after a sharp rally in the previous session. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 200.15 points or 0.24 per cent to settle at 82,330.59. During the day, it lost 383.79 points or 0.46 per cent to 82,146.95. The NSE Nifty dropped 42.30 points or 0.17 per cent to 25,019.80. Bharti Airtel dropped by 2.81 per cent after Singtel sold about 1.2 per cent of its direct stake

May 14 (Fox News Health) Addressing hearing loss in the elderly could help alleviate the growing loneliness epidemic among senior citizens, according to a report from SWNS. A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health found that providing hearing aids and guidance on their use may help preserve vital social connections that often diminish with age, which could reduce feelings of isolation. The study, one of the largest of its kind, gathered data on older adults with untreated hearing lo

KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, 2025 (AP) Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions. There was no direct response from the Kremlin, meanwhile, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyys challenge for Russian leader Vladimir

New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) India responded on Saturday to the Pakistani militarys provocative and escalatory actions in a measured way and Islamabad is resorting to a wanton campaign of targeting innocent people and civilian infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. As the military conflict between the two neighbours escalated, Misri said at a media briefing here that Pakistans claims of destroying various places and military installations in India are com

SRINAGAR, India, May 10 (Reuters) Two loud blasts were heard in Indians Kashmirs summer capital of Srinagar on Saturday, near the city airport and the local headquarters of the army, according to an official, a Reuters witness, and local residents. Two blasts were also heard in Kashmirs Baramulla town, an official and residents told Reuters, as fighting continued between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 10, 2025 (AP) Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside the country Saturday but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. Its the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. Army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahm

JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Reuters) Blasts rang out across the Indian city of Jammu late on Thursday during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Sirens sounded and red flashes and projectiles erupted in the night sky above Jammu for about 2-1/2 hours, a Reuters journalist said, in what appeared to be an escalation in the countries worst confrontation

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the U.S. cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors and a war between them would be none of our business. We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We cant control these countries, though, Vance said in an interview on Fox News show The Story with Martha MacCallum. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a li

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Elon Musks Starlink has cleared the first step toward launching satellite internet services in India by securing a Letter of Intent from the Department of Telecommunications to beam services from Indian skies. Highly-placed sources said the LoI has been issued to Starlink which now has to secure a licence before being able to start operations. Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company

Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the day on an optimistic note on Thursday but later turned volatile, a day after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Investors stayed on the sidelines amid rising geopolitical tensions. In a strong retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, Indias armed forces early on Wednesday destroyed nine terror sites including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakis

SEATTLE, May 8, 2025 (AP) A US federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mass transit grants for the Seattle area or homelessness services grants for Boston, New York, San Francisco and other local governments. The new conditions were designed to further President Donald Trumps efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies; coerce local officials into assisting with the adminis

Mumbai, May 7 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 31 paise to 84.66 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, after Indias military strikes against terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir increased cross-border tensions. Indian armed forces on early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taibas base in Muridke. The military strikes were conducte

ISLAMABAD, May 7, 2025 (AP) India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, in what Pakistans leader called an act of war. India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked to last months massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. At least three civilians were also killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir by Pakistani shelling, the Indian army said in a statement. Tension

SRINAGAR, India, May 6, 2025 (AP) Hundreds of Indian tourists, families and honeymooners, drawn by the breathtaking Himalayan beauty, were enjoying a picture-perfect meadow in Kashmir. They didnt know gunmen in army fatigues were lurking in the woods. When the attackers got their chance, they shot mostly Indian Hindu men, many of them at close-range, leaving behind bodies strewn across the Baisaran meadow and survivors screaming for help. The gunmen quickly vanished into thick forests. By the t

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) A new study has found three brain abnormalities common to insomnia, anxiety and depression and one of them is a smaller thalamus in the brain, which is linked to attention and memory problems. The other two are a weaker connectivity which hampers communication between brain regions and a reduced area of the cerebral cortex, a form of brain damage also impacting memory and language. Insomnia, or having trouble falling or staying asleep, has been studied to increase the ri

May 5 (Reuters) Representatives for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies met officials from U.S. President Donald Trumps administration to seek dismissal of the criminal charges against him in an overseas bribery probe, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks, which began earlier this year, gained momentum in recent weeks and could yield a resolution in the coming month or so, if the pace persists, according to the report. In November, U

Melbourne, May 1 (The Conversation) Theories are like toothbrushes, its sometimes said. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody elses. Its a joke, but when it comes to the study of consciousness the question of how we have a subjective experience of anything at all its not too far from the truth. In 2022, British neuroscientist Anil Seth and I published a review listing 22 theories based in the biology of the brain. In 2024, operating with a less restrictive scope, US public in

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed changes in digital know your customer (KYC) guidelines for persons with disability and acid attack survivors, saying the right to digital access is an intrinsic component of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said the changes in digital KYC guidelines for people with disability, including blindness, and acid attack survivors are necessary as they are unable to com

Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back after falling in early trade on Wednesday amid sustained foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge declined 232.51 points to 80,055.87 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 67.15 points to 24,268.80. Later, both the benchmark indices recovered the early lost ground and were trading in the positive territory. The Sensex traded 76.72 points higher at 80,365.10, and the Nifty quoted

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of an income tax official and a chartered accountant in a bribery case connected to the faceless I-T assessment scheme. The finance ministry had introduced the faceless scheme to increase transparency, reduce human interface and prevent corruption. The scheme is called faceless as the assessee does not get to see the face of his or her assessing officer and know who will be conducting the assessments. Principal district an