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Microsoft led a pullback on Wall Street on Thursday, with US stocks retreating from record levels after the tech heavyweight logged its steepest single-day fall in years, weighing on broader market sentiment. While gold prices also reversed sharply after a blistering run, reflecting a broader cooling of risk appetite across global markets.Microsoft sank 12.3% despite…
MUMBAI: A three-year-old girl was killed after two loudspeakers installed for Republic Day celebrations in Vikhroli’s Ambedkar Nagar fell on her on Monday. Vikhroli police have registered an FIR in the matter.According to preliminary reports, Angel Rajesh Sonkar was playing on the street near a temple when a clothes scrap dealer accidentally brushed against the…
NEW DELHI: The index of industrial production (IIP), which is moving to a chain-based series with annual resets, is also expected to see an increase in the weights assigned to electricity and manufacturing, while weightage for mining is set to decrease. This is part of the overhaul of the key dataset that the statistics office…
Kolkata: The Mukherjees, Banerjees and Chatterjees are filling up “logical discrepancy” lines at hearing centres across Bengal as the Election Commission software demands to know why their families had “different surnames” a generation or two ago — Mukhopadhyay for Mukherjee, Bandyopadhyay for Banerjee and Chattopadhyay for Chatterjee.The British administration had simplified several lengthy Brahmin surnames…
India’s residential real estate market moved into a phase of normalisation in 2025, with housing sales moderating from elevated levels even as prices stayed firm, reflecting a more disciplined and resilient market structure, according to a report by digital real estate transaction and advisory platform PropTiger.Across the top eight cities, all-India residential sales declined 12%…
“One of the most wanted” Ryan Wedding arrested after shocking fall from Olympic snowboarder to FBI Most Wanted fugitive (Image via Getty) Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been arrested after years as a fugitive, ending a major international manhunt led by US law enforcement. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian national and former Olympian, was taken…
OpenAI is reportedly seeking a massive $50 billion investment from Middle Eastern funds amidst growing concerns about its financial stability and competitive edge. Veteran investor George Noble warns the AI giant is “falling apart in real time,” citing internal “Code Red” alerts, declining ChatGPT traffic, and staggering losses. Talent departures and a lawsuit from Elon…
Asian stocks climbed Thursday following a relief rally in the United States after President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries over their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland. Safe-haven metals, including gold and silver, extended their losses.Asian markets were broadly higher, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rising…
MUMBAI: Outward remittances by resident Indians under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme fell in Nov 2025 to a two-year low partly because of a dip in education-related travel and also because of seasonality.Total outflows slipped to $1,937.2 million from $2,364.5 million in Oct, an ~18% sequential drop, and edged below $1,946.4 million in Nov 2024. The…
MUMBAI: IDBI Bank reported a net profit of Rs 1,935.5 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 1.4% from Rs 1,908.3 crore a year earlier, aided by provision write-backs and improved asset quality. However, a sharp drop in core net interest income results in shares of the bank falling nearly 6%.Net interest income…
