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The United States and Iran indicated on Friday that a deal to end their conflict was close, with a senior US administration official saying a text existed that both sides found acceptable. A spokesman for the country’s Foreign Ministry said Iran’s decision-making bodies were meeting to discuss the memorandum. Pakistan, which has been trying to…
Domestic markets rallied sharply on Friday as benchmark Sensex and Nifty recorded their biggest one-day gains in more than two months after oil prices fell amid reports that the US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to end their ongoing conflict. The Sensex closed 1,695 points or 2.3 per cent higher at 75,528, while…
India has scrapped the licensing requirement for radar sensors in a bid to make some of the world’s deadliest roads safer, giving automakers free rein to adopt technology that helps cars avoid crashes and drive themselves by sensing nearby objects. The latest data shows that India, the world’s third-largest car market, could see more than…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicked off in spectacular fashion on Thursday night when a star-studded opening ceremony took place at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City ahead of the tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa. The 15 to 20-minute ceremony in front of a packed stadium celebrated Mexico’s rich culture and…
Under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 (CGSMFI 2.0), which was announced in March, loans up to ₹20,000 crore were to be guaranteed by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC). The scheme was originally scheduled to run till June 30 or till the guarantee of ₹20,000 crore is issued by NCGTC –…
According to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, human-induced warming could reach a record 1.37 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in 2025 and exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees Celsius benchmark within about four years. The report updates climate indicators to 2025 using more than 40 global datasets. The findings come as…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters) read 1 minute Last update: 11 June 2026 | 12:34 am First US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest serving elected Prime Minister. Modi on Wednesday reached the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving prime minister with…
A few decades later, Kumar is trying to reverse that flow. As founder and chief executive of Wilkart, he has built a Rs 1,176-crore rural e-commerce platform that supplies everything from daily essentials to branded consumer goods to 100,000 kirana stores in over 30,000 villages in South India. A chartered accountant who left the boardroom…
Changing jobs is common but many employees overlook one important financial task after joining the new employer, which is to transfer their Employee Provident Fund (EPF) balance. While the Universal Account Number (UAN) has made the process simpler than before, delays and errors still occur when employees fail to complete the transfer correctly. PF transfer…
The combined net profit of the 1,495 listed firms in the sample rose 18.8 per cent year-on-year in FY26, while adjusted net profit, excluding extraordinary gains and losses, rose 14.9 per cent year-on-year. As a result, the dividend payout ratio – the proportion of net profit paid out to shareholders – fell to 25.7 per…
