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August 13, 2026 10:10 AM
Equity benchmarks opened largely flat on Thursday as investors weighed robust domestic growth indicators against lingering concerns over elevated crude oil prices. Sensex opened 145.56 points or 0.19 per cent higher at 78,111.91, while Nifty slipped...
August 13, 2026 9:49 AM
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released Rs 15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) proceeds from M/s Pioneer Overseas Corporation for developing ten commercial mustard hybrid varieties using India's biological resources. T...
August 13, 2026 9:35 AM
Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, a case that could expose the company to massive d...
August 13, 2026 9:25 AM
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday aged 97, was never one to mince his words. When the four-volume selection of his speeches came out in 2011, they shocked readers with his description of "tofu dregs" flood dykes built by "pa...
August 13, 2026 9:16 AM
Goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue helped Paris St Germain to retain the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday. PSG, back-to-back Champions League winners, went in front in the 20th minute through a stunning s...
August 13, 2026 9:02 AM
Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Wednesday called on Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed ways to bolster maritime security cooperation between the two countries. Admiral Swaminathan is currently on a four-day visit...
August 13, 2026 9:03 AM
A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday, in what threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for weeks. The oil c...
August 13, 2026 8:58 AM
Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Wednesday evening, plunging it into darkness. Spain ...
August 13, 2026 8:54 AM
A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto a smaller government jet during a trip to Turkey last month, a person briefed on the matter said on Wed...
August 13, 2026 8:51 AM
The Indian mutual fund industry continued to witness strong growth in July, with assets under management rising steadily amid sustained investor participation across asset classes. According to a report by GEPL Capital, the mutual fund industry'...
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