England’s Joe Root (AP/PTI) Joe Root etched his name into the World Test Championship record books on Friday, becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs as a captain in the WTC during England’s opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds.Root needed 42 runs to reach the landmark at the start of the match…
‘Khalifa’ box office collections day 1_ Prithviraj Sukumaran film. Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Khalifa’ has opened its theatrical run on a positive note. The Vysakh directorial arrived in cinemas on Thursday and recorded a solid response across its opening-day shows.According to Sacnilk, ‘Khalifa’ collected an estimated India net of Rs 4.90 crore on its first day. The…
Core sector growth rises to 5.4% in July, cement and iron ore drive expansion NEW DELHI: Core sector grew 5.4% in July, compared with 3.2% a year ago, official data released on Thursday showed. Sequentially, the growth marked a slowdown from an upwardly revised figure of 6% in June. The new series, with revised base…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s neighbours in Montecito reacted to the couple’s big shift to the UK, with many of them commenting about how they had been tired of the drama and constant publicity surrounding the couple.(Image credits: Instagram) Reports recently confirmed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are officially moving back to the UK…
Prop traders made Rs 44,000cr in F&O, retail traders lost Rs 72,000cr in FY26, says Sebi MUMBAI: Large institutions and proprietary traders continued to make a killing in the derivatives segment of the market during FY26. At the same time, it was retail traders who lost heavily during the fiscal, a Sebi study of F&O…
HDFC Bank raises record $1.8 bn via dollar bond issue MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has raised $1.75 billion through a dual-tranche dollar bond issue from its GIFT City branch to fund overseas lending and general banking operations.The issue comprises $500 million of three-year notes at 5.15% and $1.25 billion of five-year notes at 5.4%, settling Aug…
Emraan Hashmi’s romantic action drama ‘Awarapan 2’ has emerged as a super hit at the box office within just seven days of its theatrical release. The film has secured a strong verdict for itself, marking a significant turnaround for Hashmi, who has been waiting for a clean theatrical success. Taking full advantage of the Independence…
‘Vishwanath and Sons’ box office collections day 7_ Suriya starrer. Suriya and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ continued its theatrical run with another drop in earnings on Thursday. The family drama recorded an estimated India net collection of Rs 4.20 crore on its seventh day, according to Sacnilk. The figure is 17.6% lower than the…
RBI’s Poonam Gupta sees India growing above 6.7% forecast, says 7.5% is ‘a given’ CHENNAI: Despite multiple challenges, including the oil and tariff crises, heightened global uncertainty and the possibility of a rainfall deficit, India’s GDP is likely to grow faster than Reserve Bank of India‘s projected 6.7% this fiscal, RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta…
Govt eases export rules to allow wider invoicing, payments in Indian rupees NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday tweaked provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy to make it easier for exporters to invoice overseas transactions and receive payments in Indian rupees.“All export contracts and invoices, other than those involving member countries of the Asian Clearing Union…