Stock Market Today Live: Indian shares are set for a muted start on Friday as investors balanced geopolitical risks in the Middle East against easing expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate hike next month. GIFT Nifty futures indicated a largely flat opening, with futures at 24,428 points at 7.30am IST. The Nifty 50 had…
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal (Image credit: Joan Monfort) Some stories are too unbelievable to be written. Yet, football has produced one. Nineteen years after Lionel Messi first met Lamine Yamal during a charity photoshoot in Barcelona, the two will stand on opposite sides in the FIFA World Cup final. Argentina and Spain will battle…
Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff…
Bengaluru: Oracle began a fresh round of layoffs in India on Monday, affecting several mid- to senior-level employees in web development and maintenance, people familiar with the matter said. Some sources estimated that 1,000-1,500 employees in India could be affected, though TOI could not independently verify the figure. An email sent to Oracle did not…
India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed power generation capacity as of July 31 (representative image) India has crossed 300 GW of installed non-fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity, reaching more than 60 per cent of its target of 500 GW by 2030, according to the ministry of new and renewable energy.As of July 31,…
The vouchers are closed-loop prepaid instruments issued by specific entities. The world of cryptocurrencies is a strange one. And the way some Indians are ‘round tripping’ cryptos is another interesting facet of it.Someone ‘earning’ crypto through either legitimate or illegal activities can also use it via international organisations, without the transaction necessarily passing through local…
Safety of Indian mariners remains the government’s top priority, Sonowal said NEW DELHI: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions affecting key global shipping routes and posing risks to Indian sailors, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday directed officials to ensure “no Indian seafarer finds himself caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflict”.Safety of Indian mariners remains govt’s top…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India spin great Harbhajan Singh believes there is only one way to tackle Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary strokeplay — attack the 15-year-old and go for his wicket rather than trying to contain him.Sooryavanshi has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting young batters in the game, with Harbhajan…
Basant Kumar Meghwal (Image: X/@afiindia) Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal created history by winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district produced a lifetime-best effort of 2.21m to secure India’s second medal of…
A mother raccoon broke through an apartment wall in San Francisco (Representational photo-AP) For nearly two months, two roommates living in a San Francisco apartment could not understand why strange scratching sounds kept coming from inside their walls. The noises became louder over time and regularly woke them up at night.The mystery finally ended when…
