The Indian equity market started the week on a positive note as the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, bounced back in early trade. The BSE Sensex climbed 328.54 points to reach 74,206.69, while the NSE Nifty advanced by 93.45 points, settling at 22,569.30. Among the major gainers in the Sensex basket were TCS, JSW Steel, […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka on Monday. An orange alert has been issued by the weather agency for 13 districts in Telangana. Meanwhile, Northeast India is expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Sunday night for the election campaign. He will hold public rallies in Brahmapur and Nowrangpur today (Monday). Odisha Police have tightened security arrangements for the PM’s visit. On Sunday, BJP national president JP Nadda also arrived in Odisha. He released the party’s manifesto for the Odisha assembly […]
China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt. The Long March-5, China’s largest rocket, blasted off at 5:27 p.m. Beijing time from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern island […]
Apple on Thursday reported a shallower than expected decline in quarterly revenue, and Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters the company expects a return to sales growth in the current quarter as it invests in AI features to be unveiled in the coming months. Apple said fiscal second-quarter revenue fell 4% to $90.8 billion, beating […]
Diego Maradona’s children filed a request with the Argentine Courts on Thursday to move the former football great’s body “to a much safer place” and for fans “to pay tribute” in a mausoleum. Maradona’s remains lie in a private cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where he was carried in November 2020 in a […]
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the Madrid Open final for the second year in a row with a victory over the No. 18 seed, Madison Keys, in a semifinal clash on Thursday. Poland’s Swiatek cruised to her third final of the year with a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory over the American, […]
Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was shocked when he received a call from his Italian publisher in March about the Russian translation of his new book. The Russian publisher, AST, would agree to publish his critical essay on the openly gay Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini only with […]
An orange alert was issued in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as heavy rains lashed the country, just days after it experienced massive flooding in April. This led to several flight cancellations and delays in and out of Dubai. Over the past few days, the UAE has been preparing for this wave of unstable […]
Citing the escalating humanitarian situation in Gaza, Turkey has halted all exports and imports to and from Israel, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced, as per Al Jazeera’s report. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. “Turkey will strictly and decisively […]
