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PM Modi leaves for Australia after Indonesia visit

Jakarta, July 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for Australia after concluding a three-day visit to Indonesia, during which he inked 14 agreements to boost cooperation in critical mi... Read More


Stock markets tumble over 2% on escalating US-Iran tensions, sharp surge in oil prices

Mumbai, July 8 -- Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by over 2 per cent during the fag-end of the trade on Wednesday amid reports that the US President Donald Trump said the interi... Read More


Crude oil futures soar to Rs 6,932/barrel as fresh US-Iran strikes renew supply concerns

New Delhi, July 8 -- Crude oil futures rose to a two-week high of Rs 6,932 per barrel in the domestic markets, rising by Rs 227 on Wednesday amid renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, which tri... Read More


SIT names Avinash Shukla as prime accused in Ayodhya Ram Temple donation case

Ayodhya, July 8 -- A preliminary SIT report has identified Avinash Shukla as the prime accused in the alleged theft of devotees' offerings at the Ram Temple here, linking him to a suspected 40-day rac... Read More


Intimidatory speech case: TMC's Abhishek does not appear before magistrate to record voice sample

Kolkata, July 8 -- TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee did not appear before a Bidhannagar court magistrate at the appointed hour on Wednesday to record his voice sample for an investigation into his alleged int... Read More


TMC bank accounts debit-freeze, Cal HC adjourns hearing till Thursday

Kolkata, July 8 -- The private bank where three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress party have been debit-frozen filed a report before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday as per its direction to ... Read More


Interest on PF for FY26 being credited: Minister

New Delhi, July 8 -- Retirement fund body EPFO is processing the interest payment on provident funds for FY26, and members can check the updated amount online by July 15, Labour Minister Mansukh Manda... Read More


Kotak Mutual Fund launches Nifty Private Bank ETF

New Delhi, July 8 -- Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd (KMAMC/Kotak Mutual Fund) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Kotak Nifty Private Bank ETF, an open-ended exchange-traded fund tha... Read More


Sebi switches FPI registration fees from USD to INR terms

New Delhi, July 8 -- Markets regulator Sebi has replaced the existing US dollar-denominated registration fee for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) with a rupee-based fee structure. To implement the ... Read More


WBCHSE retains 40-student cap in vocational classes

Kolkata, July 8 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has retained the 40-student ceiling for vocational subject classes, saying the existing Samagra Shiksha guidelines and... Read More