2026

Vande Bharat crosses world’s highest Chenab and first cable-stayed Anji bridges at 100 kmph in historic milestone as Katra-Banihal speed limit rises over a year after inauguration

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago03 mins

The milestone comes over a year after the section was inaugurated in June 2025. In a historic milestone for higher speed connectivity of Kashmir with the rest of India, the maximum permitted speed on the 111-km Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Banihal railway section has been raised from 75 kmph to 100 kmph.The milestone comes over…

Gold gets its festive shine back as lower prices lure Asian buyers

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago03 mins

Gold prices hold firm ahead of festive season Lower gold prices are beginning to bring physical buyers back into key Asian markets, with demand improving in India and signs of increased buying interest in Singapore. However, some buyers continue to wait for prices to fall further before stepping into the market.Gold prices in the country…

Don’t cut salaries after EPF wage ceiling rises to Rs 25,000 from Rs 15,000: Ministry directs employers to bear statutory contribution, not pass it on to employees through CTC adjustments

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago04 mins

The directive seeks to address concerns that companies may try to absorb the contribution by adjusting it against employees’ CTC. (Image for representative purpose only) Will your take home salary come down with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) raising the wage ceiling for provident fund calculation purposes from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000?On September…

Homebuyer paid Rs 91 lakh upfront for a Rs 1.24 crore property, but circle value rose to Rs 1.46 crore by registration; why ITAT Kolkata gave her tax relief and deleted Rs 11.35 lakh addition

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago04 mins

The Tribunal considered both the registered purchase agreement and the conveyance deed executed later. (Image for representative purpose only) You agree to purchase a property and even give a portion of the payment. But by the time the property registration happens, the circle rate in the area has gone up, increasing the stamp duty, which…

Dollar hits 17-month high: Greenback headed for three week gaining streak as bond rout drags euro

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago04 mins

US dollar climbs to 17-month high US dollar seems to be having a good week, climbing to a 17-month high on Friday towards its third straight week of gains. The momentum comes as a global bond rout pushed borrowing costs higher and left the euro facing fresh losses.The dollar index, which measures the US currency…

US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago03 mins

Pakistani-origin Texas business tycoon gave talaq to his wife under Sharia Law. Over a decade later, Texas Supreme Court has now canceled it. (Photo: Daily Mail) Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a divorce granted through Sharia law in Pakistan is not valid in the US state. The ruling came in a specific case of…

Gandhi Jayanti: Are NSE, BSE closed for trading on October 2?

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago02 mins

Stock market holiday today Investors will have a break from domestic equity trading on Friday as the stock market remains closed for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. October 2, 2026, is listed as a full trading holiday in the 2026 market calendar, with both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shut for regular…

‘A true hero’: Netanyahu ‘salutes’ Indian pilot who stopped Omani co-pilot from crashing Flydubai plane | India News

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago06 mins

Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft. NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday praised Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after he was seriously injured in…

World’s richest woman Alice Walton nears $120 billion after a $33 billion rise; her $250 million tuition-free medical school marks a new philanthropic chapter | World News

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago06 mins

For Alice Walton, much of the attention around her wealth comes from an asset she did not build herself. The youngest child of Walmart founder Sam Walton has remained a major shareholder in the retail giant, even as her own career moved away from the company. Her fortune has continued to rise with the value…

Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion to fight climate change in 2020; 6 years later, his Earth Fund is putting more than $25 million into Pacific ocean conservation |

Arvind upadhyay1 week ago05 mins

The Pacific is becoming a major focus of Jeff Bezos’ environmental philanthropy, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing more than $25 million in new grants for ocean conservation across five Pacific nations. The latest funding is intended to help governments protect large areas of marine territory while developing longer-term plans for managing their waters. According…

FPIs pull out Rs 44,166 crore from Indian equities in October so far

Man invested Rs 10 lakh, which tax department treated as unexplained; he first cited cash loan, then bank withdrawals as source, ITAT Nagpur deletes addition and Rs 2.11 lakh penalty

In 2003, Angelina Jolie started a foundation to help clear landmines in Cambodia; three years later, its work expanded to protecting a 60,994-hectare forest with locally recruited and trained rangers

Val Kilmer turned a 5,328-acre New Mexico ranch into a retreat with rental cabins and a B&B; he asked $33 million in 2009, then sold most of the property two years later when the asking price fell to $18.5 million

Idaho family has farmed 1,000 acres since 1950; after the state largely shut off its irrigation water in 2025, the owners say crops failed and are now suing to protect the family farm

In 2015, Renée Zellweger paid $3.35 million for a nearly 10-acre Topanga ranch and rebuilt the home down to the studs; she sold it for $6.4 million in 2021, and four years later it returned at $7.995 million

In 2008, a California couple bought a home and found remnants of an old backyard railway; they rebuilt the garden train with a former Disney Imagineer, and the estate sold for $8.5 million

In 2001, Bear Grylls bought his wife, Shara Grylls, a 20-acre private island and a houseboat for USD 300,000 and spent four years on repairs on the main cottage |

Jeff Bezos is putting $100 million into neglected city land; eight US cities will turn abandoned spaces into parks and wildlife habitats |

Landlords wanted tenant out to open a law office; he said the reason for seeking eviction had changed and other properties were available, why Delhi High Court upheld eviction

Vande Bharat crosses world’s highest Chenab and first cable-stayed Anji bridges at 100 kmph in historic milestone as Katra-Banihal speed limit rises over a year after inauguration

Gold gets its festive shine back as lower prices lure Asian buyers

Don’t cut salaries after EPF wage ceiling rises to Rs 25,000 from Rs 15,000: Ministry directs employers to bear statutory contribution, not pass it on to employees through CTC adjustments

Homebuyer paid Rs 91 lakh upfront for a Rs 1.24 crore property, but circle value rose to Rs 1.46 crore by registration; why ITAT Kolkata gave her tax relief and deleted Rs 11.35 lakh addition

Dollar hits 17-month high: Greenback headed for three week gaining streak as bond rout drags euro

Gandhi Jayanti: Are NSE, BSE closed for trading on October 2?