Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by over 2 per cent during the fag-end of the trade on Wednesday amid reports that US President Donald Trump said the interim agreement with Iran is over, leading to a sharp rally in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,722.99 points, or 2.20…
Nottingham: India captain Shreyas Iyer minced no words after his team’s crushing 125-run defeat to England in the third T20 International, describing the performance as “atrocious” and admitting such a heavy loss was “not acceptable”. Under Iyer, India are yet to win a T20 International, and Tuesday’s outing marked an abject surrender as they were…
Wayanad (Kerala): A day after a landslide at the tunnel road construction site in this hill district claimed three lives, extensive search operations are ongoing to find five people who are still missing following the incident, police said on Wednesday. Wayanad SP Devamanohar told reporters that a case of unnatural death has been registered in…
Online Desk The U.S. military launched new attacks on Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for its attacks against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said. “U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by…
New Delhi: The Election Commission has asked the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction to submit its claims on the issue of authorised signatories and organisational polls of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) by Friday, July 10, sources said. On July 2, the Election Commission asked rival factions of the Trinamool Congress to submit their claims and counter-claims…
Online Sports Desk Switzerland defeated Colombia in a penalty shootout in Vancouver to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Neither team succeeded in securing a winner in the 90 minutes, taking the match to extra time, where the deadlock continued. Switzerland will now face Argentina in the last eight after prevailing 4-3 on penalties…
Jakarta: India is moving forward with the mantra of “reform, perform and transform,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, underscoring that the country’s self-reliance is a multiplying force not only for Indonesia but for the entire ASEAN region. Speaking at a diaspora event in Jakarta attended by President Prabowo Subianto and his top ministers, Modi…
Nottingham: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got a taste of the fact that international cricket isn’t always child’s play as England pacers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were fast and furious in clinically decimating India by a record 125 runs in the third T20 International here on Tuesday. This was India’s worst T20I defeat in terms of margin…
Online Sports Desk Egypt’s historic World Cup run came to an end Tuesday after the Pharaohs fell to tournament favorites Argentina 3-2 in the Round of 16. Yasser Ibrahim opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a header before Mostafa Ziko doubled Egypt’s lead in the 67th minute with a finish off a cross….
M Radha Madhavi When it comes to investing, many people believe that the biggest threat to their savings is stock market volatility. The daily rise and fall in share prices often creates anxiety, prompting investors to seek refuge in “safe” options such as Fixed Deposits (FDs). However, for long-term investors, market fluctuations are not necessarily…
