Sensex soared nearly 800 points and the Nifty reclaimed the 24,000 mark Benchmark equity indices rebounded sharply on Wednesday, with the Sensex soaring nearly 800 points and the Nifty reclaiming the 24,000 mark, driven by falling crude oil prices, strong buying in banking and IT stocks, and optimism over a potential India-US trade agreement.The 30-share…
For more than a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping has presented his anti-corruption campaign as a battle to cleanse the Communist Party of graft, excess and abuse of power. What began in 2012 as a drive against bribery and influence-peddling has since evolved into something much broader – a campaign that increasingly scrutinises not only…
SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has said that he is not planning to step down in his sixties, announcing to shareholders that he intends to remain at the helm of the technology conglomerate for another decade or more. According to a report by news agency Reuters, the 68-year-old billionaire tech investor declared that…
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Tanmay Vekaria is mourning his father Arvind Vekaria’s demise. Arvind Vekaria was a respected Gujarati actor and director. He passed away on Wednesday and is remembered for his significant contribution to Gujarati theatre and television. Tanmay is currently going through a difficult phase as his mother passed away just…
UAE, one of the oil market’s heavyweight players, stepped out of OPEC and questions are rising over what the move could mean for the group’s energy production.The United Arab Emirates’ departure from OPEC has already trimmed the group’s share of global crude oil output and production capacity, according to data released by the US Energy…
NEW DELHI: A friendship, a relationship, a marriage — and then, according to investigators, a murder plan. Some of India’s most disturbing crime cases have raised questions about how relationships built on trust can turn into deadly betrayals.From the alleged murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya to the recent killing of Pune…
UN report alleges genocide against Palestinians through targeting of children Israeli forces continue to commit acts amounting to genocide against Palestinians in Gaza through the deliberate targeting of children, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry said in a report published on Tuesday.The commission, which last year concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza,…
Roshan Suvarna (L) was arrested from Panvel after police tracked him through multiple CCTV footages in Mumbai local murder case MUMBAI: A Mumbai airport worker was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old passenger to death inside a moving local train after a dispute over closing the coach door during heavy rain, police said.The accused, identified…
Have you ever wondered why you feel anxious when you face the unknown? The answer lies in evolutionary biology, which dictated that those who maintained a healthy scepticism survived while those who went poking for trouble shuffled off their mortal coil. Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt; it actually gives us a warm feeling. Football fans sadly…
NHL Trade Rumors (Getty Images) Toronto’s goaltending search took a serious turn this week. With Joseph Woll now gone and the crease wide open heading into the offseason, the Maple Leafs are exploring every option available, from blockbuster trades to veteran free agents. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman now believes one name stands out above the…