Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday as rising crude oil prices and continued foreign fund outflows weakened investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 416.72 points, or 0.54 per cent, to settle at 76,886.91. During the session, it dropped as much as 562.57 points, or 0.72 per cent, to 76,741.06.The NSE Nifty…
NEW DELHI: Argentina’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 were overshadowed by a reported security lapse that exposed the passport details of every player in the squad, including captain Lionel Messi.According to Reuters, the passport numbers appeared on an official team sheet that was distributed ahead of Argentina’s friendly against Iceland in Alabama. The…
Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) Most people know Isaac Newton as the man linked to the falling apple story, though historians still debate how much of that tale is fact and how much belongs to legend. What is beyond dispute is that Newton spent much of his life trying to answer a question that continues to…
Berkshire Hathaway reshuffles portfolio, raises Alphabet and homebuilder stakes Berkshire Hathaway is realigning its investment portfolio, putting more money into Google parent Alphabet and US homebuilders while cutting some of its holdings in financial companies and other stocks.The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate bought roughly 48.1 million additional Alphabet shares during the second quarter, taking its total…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday sharply responded to a Pakistani journalist who asked him a question related to terrorism. “A terrorist country is asking me that question. Come on,” Jaishankar said in a strong response to the question by the Pakistani journalist at the United Nations.Jaishankar and Liberia’s foreign minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti…
At last, some relief. The tension that has been on your chest over the last few days is beginning to ease and you’ll be more able to handle what is ahead of you. Mercury is your ruler, get help from Jupiter today, which helps to clear your mind. It’s not like anxiety disappears by magic…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) around the investigation of the Air India plane crash that occurred on June 12 last year. The crash of Flight AI171, which killed 260 people, is being questioned by an NGO for allegedly violating citizens’ fundamental rights. The NGO claims the official…
CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement on the division…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s record-shattering IPL 2026 campaign has sparked one of Indian cricket’s biggest selection debates. The 15-year-old batting sensation from Bihar’s Samastipur amassed 776 runs in 16 matches at a staggering strike rate of 237.31, while smashing a record 72 sixes during the season.The extraordinary run has prompted…
USDFC invests Rs 90 crore in Nutrifresh to boost Maharashtra agri-tech growth PUNE: In a significant boost to Maharashtra’s emerging agri-tech sector, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has deployed its first tranche of Rs 90 crore out of a proposed Rs 400 crore investment in Pune-based Nutrifresh Farm Tech Pvt. Ltd., marking one…
