MUMBAI: Bonds rallied after govt and RBI announced measures to encourage foreign investment in govt securities on Friday. The yields on benchmark 10-year govt securities (G-Secs) softened to 6.94% in early trades, from 6.99% on Thursday, after the govt said foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) would be exempted from long-term capital gains and withholding taxes on…
Kolkata: BJP Rajya Sabha candidates Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, left, Sushmita Dev, centre, and Prakash Chik Baraik after receiving their election certificates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Friday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal as BJP members, completing…
Albert Camus (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes people read once, nod at politely, and forget almost immediately. Then some quotes seem to follow people around afterwards. They linger in the back of the mind during quiet moments, stressful days or late-night overthinking sessions. This line by Albert Camus belongs firmly in that second category…
Tracking data from LSEG showed that the vessel had earlier moved into Southeast Asian waters. (AI image) Amid the Middle East conflict, India is all set to get its first shipment of Iran crude oil in over seven years. The decision to buy comes as the Donald Trump administration has waived off sanctions on Iran…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix — The streaming giant dropped more than 10% after its in-line results for the second quarter failed to impress investors. Netflix earned 80 cents per share on revenue of $12.56 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of 79 cents per share on revenue…
Banking Stocks Today: Banking stocks witnessed sharp selling pressure on Monday after major private and public sector lenders announced their Q1 FY27 results over the weekend. The Nifty Bank index tumbled over 923 points in early trade, dragged by steep declines in Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, as investors reacted…
NEW DELHI: SC on Tuesday urged the Centre to bring in a law to recognise paternity leave as a social security benefit, highlighting the long-overlooked role of a father in caring for newborns.“Society has historically attributed caregiving and nurturing responsibilities almost exclusively to mothers. While the role of a mother is undeniably central to a…
Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday killed three people and injured six others, raising fresh concerns that the latest escalation could jeopardise ongoing efforts to secure a US-Iran peace deal.The strike targeted the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. Smoke was seen rising over the Lebanese capital as rescue workers…
AI should augment human intelligence, not replace it, says MKCL founder Vivek Sawant PUNE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be treated as a tool to strengthen human thinking rather than as a competitor, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) founder-director Vivek Sawant said while addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Science and…
Nagpur: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday defended proposed amendments to Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), alleging that a section of organizations receiving foreign funds had used the money for “anti-national activities” and that the changes were intended to curb such misuse rather than target any particular community.Responding to criticism from Congress, which has…
