Government bonds advanced on Monday shrugging off a surge in crude oil prices triggered by escalating tensions in Middle East as optimism over the Reserve Bank of India‘s accommodative policy stance and measures to attract foreign capital supported market sentiment.The yield on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 government bond fell 2.4 basis points to 6.9532%, its…
India’s Aditi Ashok competes in the Women’s Individual Golf Round 4 at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. (PTI File Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian golf’s push into emerging sporting centres gathers momentum this week as the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) brings its NexGen circuit to Lucknow with the launch of the inaugural…
NEW DELHI: The opposition leaders assembled at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Monday for the first high-level INDIA bloc meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and pushed visuals to project unity. Sonia Gandhi warmly embraced Mamata Banerjee. Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav and other opposition leaders exchanged pleasantries before settling down…
India recorded a current account surplus of $7.1 billion, equivalent to 0.7% of GDP, in the January-March quarter of FY26, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Monday.The surplus was lower than the $13.7 billion, or 1.4% of GDP, recorded in the corresponding quarter of FY25, according to news agency PTI.However, for the…
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar’s journey from dreaming about playing Test cricket for India to winning the Player of the Match award on debut could not have been scripted any better. The 23-year-old left-arm spinner from Rajasthan donned the baggy blue for the first time, becoming India’s 319th men’s Test cricketer, and…
India’s merchandise exports recorded around 15% growth during April-May of the current financial year despite continuing global economic uncertainties, a senior government official said on Monday as reported PTI.The commerce ministry is scheduled to release the country’s trade data for May on June 15.“During the two months, exports are up by 15 per cent,” the…
AI Image used for representational purpose only With the increase in the popularity of gymnasiums and fitness regimes in India, there have been a number of unfortunate incidents reported, which range from cardiac arrests at the gym to accidents and fights within fitness centers. There have been many instances where people have died due to…
NEW DELHI: The Gauhati high court has ordered Assam government to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to the widow of a businessman allegedly abducted, tortured and killed in police custody.A Division Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Shamima Jahan ordered the State to pay an additional Rs 20 lakh apart from the Rs…
Shubman Gill and Manav Suthar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill described his side’s comprehensive victory over Afghanistan as a near-perfect performance, saying the team had “ticked all the boxes” in a dominant display in the one-off Test.After leading India to 564 for 8 declared and then watching his bowlers dismiss Afghanistan twice,…
Walmart has told its more than 2.1 million employees that AI is meant to improve their jobs, not replace them, reports Financial Times. Speaking at Walmart’s annual Associates Week gathering in Arkansas, company leaders said technology will play a bigger role in the future of work, but employees will remain at the center of the…