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MUMABI: Investors on Dalal Street are expecting another session of strong selling on Wednesday when markets resume after a day’s trading break for Holi. Escalating war in West Asia pulled most global stocks deep into the red on Tuesday. In late trades on Tuesday in GIFT City, Nifty futures were down 3.3% or about 825…
MUMBAI: India’s trade and energy supplies face fresh risks after reinsurers and Protection & Indemnity (P&I) clubs announced cancellation of war risk insurance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian waters, following an escalation in the Iran conflict. The cancellations, effective from this week, have left over 150 vessels stranded and disrupted a…
Bad Bunn’s Super Bowl 60 performance is the most-watched halftime show ever (Getty Images) Bad Bunny made halftime show history at Super Bowl 60, and the numbers leave little room for debate. The NFL confirmed Monday that his performance now stands as the most-watched halftime show in league history, closing a week of speculation with…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, warning that any vessel attempting to pass will be attacked. Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said ships trying to transit the narrow waterway would be “set ablaze”.The strait, which lies between Iran and Oman, is…
Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over global energy supply amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran. US crude jumped 7.6 per cent to $72.12 per barrel, while Brent crude rose 8.6 per cent to $79.11 per barrel. European natural gas futures also…
Why a new airport in Peru’s Sacred Valley is sparking global concern (Image source: Wikipedia) Peru’s Sacred Valley is one of the most important places in South America for culture and history. There are old Inca towns, traditional farming communities, and landscapes that have stayed mostly the same for hundreds of years in this area….
MUMBAI: Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has said that amid the global turmoil, India is a picture of stability, influencing the global direction.“The coming decade will not be one where India simply participates in global growth, but one where India shapes it,” he said, framing macroeconomic stability and inflation control as compatible with sustained high…
From stage struggles to the big screen, Samuel L. Jackson’s path reads like a Hollywood script packed with grit, comebacks, and blockbuster triumphs. Born in 1948 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he grew up idolizing movies and found his calling in acting amid the Civil Rights Movement. His journey to becoming the king of franchises started humbly…
Oil prices surged by as much as 10 per cent as markets opened in Asia, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran heightened fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and potential disruption to global energy supplies.Brent crude and Nymex light sweet crude both leapt sharply in early trading on Monday, before easing…
Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das (File photo) MUMBAI: Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that in the next decade, the Indian economy will be determining the shape of global growth.“The coming decade will not be one where India simply participates in global growth, but one where India shapes it,” he said, framing macroeconomic stability and…
