BENGALURU: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India remained the world’s fastest growing economy and the uncertainty in West Asia, along with India’s import dependence on three major commodities, resulted in the weakening the rupee against the dollar.“Whenever there is a severe fluctuation or volatility in rupee versus dollar, the RBI intervenes in the…
Ivory Coast’s Ibrahim Sangare (18) carries teammate Amad Diallo (15) as they celebrate following their win. (AP Photo) Ivory Coast marked their long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup in dramatic fashion as substitute Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a pulsating Group E clash…
MUMBAI: Tech giants such as SoftBank’s shrinking appetite for India investments, more of smaller startup cheques being written by venture capital (VC) funds or the lack of euphoria in domestic stock markets which has now been overtaken by Taiwan in terms of value for that matter—all are somehow reflective of the fact that India is…
Bengaluru: Two minors, including a girl, drowned in an agricultural pond in Doddaballapur Rural, police said.The tragedy took place when Daksha M, 11, and her neighbour, Dhanush P, 4, who were returning home with their cows Friday, waded into the pond. Noticing their long absence, their parents started searching for them late in the evening…
Japan fans use blue bags to uphold a cleansing World Cup tradition after draw. (Pic credit: FIFA) Japanese supporters once again captured the imagination of football fans around the world, not just for the atmosphere they created during their side’s thrilling FIFA World Cup clash against the Netherlands, but for what they did after the…
SpaceX raised a record-breaking $75 billion through its IPO last week, and two more mega IPOs—OpenAI and Anthropic—are expected soon. Successful closure of all these three offers could mean it’s the global market’s top in the current bull phase, and a major slide could soon follow, one of the world’s leading fund managers has warned.“It…
India beat Pakistan in WC opener (Jacob King/PA via AP) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has made a bold prediction about India’s chances in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 despite their convincing victory over Pakistan in the tournament opener.India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in their opening Group A clash at Edgbaston, Birmingham….
NEW DELHI: With an eye on strengthening the labour market data, the statistics ministry has set up a high-powered experts committee to examine issues linked to the informal sector employment, moonlighting, seasonal migration, and the gig and platform work.The 22-member panel, constituted on June 9, will be headed by Institute for Human Development (IHD) professor…
India go down to the Netherlands in Pro League opener (Image: IANS) On the day Manpreet Singh equalled Dilip Tirkey’s long-standing record of 412 international appearances — the most by an Indian — the Indian men’s hockey team failed to rise to the occasion and began their European leg of the FIH Pro League with…
Gold prices advanced 2% on Monday after officials from the United States and Iran announced that they had reached an initial understanding aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries. The development triggered a decline in oil prices and reduced concerns about persistent inflation and elevated interest rates. Spot gold rose 2% to $4,304.11 an…
