Gold surges Rs 580 to Rs 97,030, Silver jumps Rs 500 amid global market rally
Gold rate today: Gold prices soared by Rs 580 to reach Rs 97,030 per 10…
‘Epstein scam’: Trump blames ‘Democrats con job’ for distraction from ‘great six months of service’; hopes grand jury files will ‘put an end to this’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) hit out at what he called a “Democrat con job”, after reports claimed that his name appears multiple times in files linked to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a statement posted on social media, Trump claimed the Democratic Party was using the Epstein case as a…
‘Confident India will get special treatment…’: Piyush Goyal says trade deal talks with US making ‘fantastic’ progress; ‘important to…’
India has hardened its stance on opening its agriculture and dairy sector – a consistent stand in all its trade deals so far. (AI image) India-US trade deal negotiations are making ‘fantastic’ progress according to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. His statement comes days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff deadline of August 1….
Media merger: CBS owner Paramount to enter $8.4B deal with Skydance, after lawsuit settlement with Trump; new owners commit $20 mn to pro MAGA ads
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially approved the $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for a deal that had faced months of political and legal wrangling. The merger will hand over control of some of the biggest names in entertainment, CBS, Paramount Pictures, the Paramount+…
Two M’Belle directors fined Rs 1cr each by Sebi
Mumbai: A special court convicted Gopu Parimal Belani and Anupama Motwani, directors of M’Belle International Pvt Ltd, a fashion accessories company, and fined them Rs 1 crore each for failing to deposit a Sebi penalty of Rs 1 crore imposed in 2004. Source link
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes escalate: 14 dead, over 100,000 flee amid the violence; airstrikes, artillery rock region
Border dispute heats up (AP photo) A sharp escalation in fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces has killed at least 14 people and displaced over 100,000 civilians, according to Thai authorities. The violence- involving small arms, rockets, artillery, and airstrikes- erupted Thursday and has been escalating along the long-disputed border and continued into Friday, marking…
NSE, PSU bks to offload 5cr NSDL shares in D-St debut
This is a representative image MUMBAI: National Securities Depository’s (NSDL’s) Rs 4,000-crore IPO will run from July 30 to Aug 1 with the issue scheduled to open for anchor investors on July 29. The shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE.The IPO of NSDL, India’s oldest and largest depository, comprises a pure offer…
Scrap H-1B visa exception: Republicans introduce new bill for prioritizing Americans in universities, ending ‘backdoor hiring’
Republican lawmakers introduce a new proposal to end H-1B exception for higher education staff. Amid ongoing aspersions against the H-1B visa program, a new Republican proposal was introduced by Rep Tom Tiffany and Rep Andrew Clyde proposing to scrap the H-1B visa exception for higher education staff. Currently, there is a 65,000-person cap for the…
Infosys stock: IT stock slips 1.3% after Q1 results, Rs 8,661 crore in market value wiped off
Infosys shares fell over 1% on Thursday following profit-booking after the company posted its Q1 FY26 results, leading to a market capitalisation erosion of Rs 8,661.66 crore.The stock declined 1.32% to close at Rs 1,553.55 on the BSE after slipping to an intraday low of Rs 1,548.20. On the NSE, it settled 1.36% lower at…
Starlink outage: Internet down in US and abroad; Musk says ‘sorry, won’t happen again’
Representational photo (Getty Images) Starlink faced a major service outage on Thursday, affecting users across the United States and several other countries. Thousands of users reported sudden internet disruptions and, in many cases, complete blackouts. Cities like Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC were among the worst hit. Users in Canada, the…
Tesla slumps, Alphabet jumps: Google’s parent company stock gains 3% on AI spend, Tesla drops 9% after Q2 result
Tesla and Alphabet stocks delivered sharply contrasting movements on Thursday, sending their shares in opposite directions and exposing choppy undercurrents beneath Wall Street’s calm surface.Alphabet rallied 3.1% after it beat quarterly profit estimates and announced a $10 billion increase in AI chip and infrastructure investment this year, taking its total to $85 billion. The move…