As signs of a de-escalation in the West Asia conflict emerged, selling by foreign investors eased, with fresh inflows returning to banks and financial services. (AI image) Foreign Portfolio Investors or FPIs are back on Dalal Street! FPIs turned buyers of financial stocks in the second half of June, purchasing shares worth Rs 14,634 crore…
Araghchi refutes to discuss final deal with US if “threats continue” (AP image) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said negotiations with the United States on a final agreement would not begin if threats against Iran continued, stressing that the position was clearly outlined in the Tehran-Washington memorandum of understanding (MoU).“Para 13 of the…
For many people, the Milky Way is something they have seen only in photographs. Under most urban skies, the galaxy’s faint glow is washed out by artificial light, leaving only the brightest stars visible overhead. Yet there are a few nights each month when conditions become much more favourable, and July offers one of those…
Shapoor Zadran (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died in India after battling an illness. He had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in India for some time.“With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” Afghanistan Cricket Board…
The Centre has put a stake in Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) up for sale, announcing an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 2.52% of the company’s paid-up equity. If the issue sees strong demand, the government can sell another 2.52% through a green-shoe option.The floor price for the OFS has been set at Rs 1,400 per…
Moms are capable of magic that is more than just maternal. Nature has imbued its most special being with surprisingly strange ways of reproduction and care for their babies. While moms like crocodiles and sharks can clone themselves and give a ‘virgin birth’, those like scorpion mothers carry their soft-shelled babies on their backs and…
MFDA issues a warning against three products The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) issued a public warning against three cosmetic products on Sunday. The authorities claimed that the beauty care products contain mercury and lead at dangerously high levels compared to permissible levels, raising health concerns. The declared products are: Goree Beauty Cream, Face…
Apart from strategic petroleum reserves and LPG reserves,, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. (AI image) Even as it focuses on building its strategic petroleum reserves, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. The plan is to have storage at import terminals by allowing…
Lucknow: Kanpur-born wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Shukla has been named the new captain of the Oman national cricket team, succeeding long-serving skipper Jatinder Singh ahead of key international assignments, including the ACC Men’s Premier Cup and the final leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.Vinayak, 31, who hails from Shyamnagar in Kanpur, made his…
15 pygmy hogs, the smallest endangered species of wild pigs, have returned to their land in India. Jersey’s Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has been working in collaboration with Manas National Park in Assam in the Kuribeel grasslands. After decades of conservation, the rare breed has been released on the same location from where their journey…