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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has set up a special control room to assist Indian nationals affected by the escalating crisis in West Asia and the Gulf region. The move comes amid growing security concerns as tensions continue to rise across the region.“A Control Room has been set up in the Ministry…
South Korea’s Kospi, which had long stood out as one of the world’s hottest-performing markets over the past year, with a whopping 36% gain, hit a roadblock. The Kospi Index, which recently inched up 3% to its record high, tumbled as much as 13% on Wednesday. This dramatic sell-off follows a 7.2% decline in the…
Gold price prediction (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices may face resistance at Rs 1,63,275, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Gold opened up at the start of the week, a widely expected move, as investors sought safe haven, following the continued US and Israel attacks…
Gold and silver began Wednesday’s session with strong gains on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India as intensifying US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and mounting geopolitical tensions spurred increased buying in safe-haven assets. April 2026 gold futures on the MCX climbed by more than Rs 2,157, or 1.33%, to trade at Rs 1,63,265 per 10…
Residents of Kintoor in Barabanki protest Ayatollah Khamenei’s assassination KINTOOR (BARABANKI): In 1834, a Shia cleric named Sayed Ahmad Musavi Hindi left the village of Kintoor in what is now UP on a pilgrimage to Iran. He settled and raised a family there, creating a lineage that would shape Iran’s sociopolitical destiny – first through…
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon (AP photo) As the United States and Israel signal that their military campaign against Iran could last weeks, a retired Indian Army officer has challenged predictions of a swift victory, warning that the conflict may drag on far longer than many expect.Colonel Bhaskar Sarkar, VSM (Retd), has publicly disagreed with claims…
Rupee tumbled 66 paise on Wednesday, sliding to a record low of 92.15 against the US dollar amid surging oil prices and a pullback from riskier assets. Analysts caution that the currency could remain under strain until tensions in the Middle East subside. The ongoing war in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through global…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in opening trade on Wednesday on rising Middle East tensions and escalating US-Israel-Iran war. While Nifty50 went below 24,400, BSE Sensex was down over 1,600 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,380.45, down 485 points or 1.95%. BSE Sensex…
Energy markets have reacted sharply, ever since the US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran last week. As the conflict intensifies, US oil firms might be poised for stronger earnings on the back of rising prices. Even so, the key question for the sector is whether the latest Middle East tensions will translate into…
Asian equities saw a sharp sell-off on Wednesday, with Kospi leading the fall as escalating war fears and surging oil prices unsettled investors. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index sank 8.1%, triggering a halt in trading. The sharp fall happened as worries about energy security outweighed earlier optimism around the AI-driven gains of major tech firms…
