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August 12, 2026 10:08 AM

Stock markets decline in early trade amid rising crude oil prices

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday as higher crude oil prices weighed on investors' sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 35.99 points to 78,097.31 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 3...

August 12, 2026 9:55 AM

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

The U.S. and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions. Th...

August 12, 2026 9:50 AM

Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people....

August 12, 2026 9:46 AM

PM Modi to release former President Ram Nath Kovind’s autobiography today

PM Modi to release former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, “Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles,” at a function at Vigya...

August 12, 2026 9:40 AM

Delhi-NCR likely to witness cloudy skies, rain spells on Wednesday

Delhi and adjoining areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely to witness cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall on Wednesday, providing some respite from humid weather conditions. According to weather forecasts, the national capital is e...

August 12, 2026 9:37 AM

FM Sitharaman in Jaipur for BRICS finance ministers, central bank governors meet

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is in Jaipur to attend the two-day meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors, being held under India’s BRICS presidency. The meeting will begin at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday at Hotel Ramba...

August 12, 2026 8:58 AM

Invoke MCOCA against those involved in food adulteration, prepare watertight cases: Shinde

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday directed that those involved in food adulteration be booked under the stringent anti-organised crime law, the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), saying such unscrupulous elem...

August 12, 2026 1:17 AM

Land, rental housing and finance key to affordable housing reforms: Rajiv Gauba

Land availability, urban planning reforms, rental housing and access to finance must remain at the centre of efforts to expand affordable housing in Indian cities, Member of NITI Aayog Rajiv Gauba said on Tuesday. Addressing the National Conference ...

August 12, 2026 1:12 AM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for nationwide plantation drive on Hariyali Amavasya, over 50,000 saplings to be planted

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon people across the country to mark Hariyali Amavasya on August 12 by planting saplings, with members of the Vriksh Mitra Parivar pledging to ...

August 12, 2026 12:25 AM

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

Four leading U.S. human rights groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, calling the effort unconstitutional. President Donald Trump last year issued an executive order a...