During the day’s session, sensex fluctuated by more than 1,300 points but closed just 126 points down at 73,124 points. MUMBAI: Rising crude oil prices and a weakening rupee weighed on investor sentiment on Friday and led to strong volatility in the market. But at close, the two leading indices—sensex and Nifty—were only marginally lower….
Purchase Up 94% Since July. MUMBAI: RBI’s net dollar purchases surged 132% to $43.3 billion in Aug 2026, driven by inflows through its concessional FCNR(B) swap facility, while its outstanding net forward short position crossed $200 billion for the first time.RBI bought $74.5 billion in dollars during the month, up 93.9% from $38.4 billion in…
Pic credit: Facebook/ sierracider David Bailey, 40, and Dana Tiel were advertising professionals in Los Angeles before deciding to trade city life for a different kind of challenge. Their growing interest in gardening got them thinking about farming. Before they knew it, they had their eyes set on a 16-acre farm in Mariposa, California, with…
AI was also lowering the barriers for smaller criminal operations, he said. NEW DELHI: India is the world’s seventh most targeted country by cyberattacks and third in Asia, a senior Microsoft executive said Friday, warning that artificial intelligence was already helping criminals mount ransomware and espionage campaigns.At the NDTV World Summit 2026, Nicholas Butts, director…
Chloë Grace Moretz was only 19 when she bought her first house in Los Angeles. She was already working in films. In 2016, she paid $3.4 million for a Spanish-style home in Studio City, according to a report by Realtor.com. Before that, Moretz and her parents had rented a place in Bel-Air. So this purchase…
Travel accounted for 59.5% of total remittances, rising 11.4% from July to $1.6 billion. MUMBAI: Outward remittances under RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) rose 6% month-on-month to $2.7 billion in Aug 2026, driven by overseas student travel, business travel and payments for remote education, while investments in foreign equity and debt more than doubled from…
he slowdown was particularly sharp in high-tech and retail, which declined 17.3% and 7.7% year on year, BENGALURU: Infosys had a lacklustre Q2, with its shares falling 6% in early trade on the NYSE after it cut FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1%-2% in constant currency terms from 1.5%-3% earlier. This is the company’s weakest…
Two critical PHP flaws trigger global alert. BENGALURU: Two critical PHP vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to remotely execute code on servers without authentication have triggered a cybersecurity alert, potentially exposing millions of internet-facing services. In a separate advisory, PHP also urged users to temporarily disable a file-upload tracking feature to mitigate another remote code…
Piyush Goyal said German companies had publicly announced investments worth $7.4 billion in India. BERLIN: German companies are exploring investment opportunities in India in precision engineering, aerospace, defence and shipbuilding, besides healthcare, pharmaceuticals and research and development, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said, pointing to growing business interest as European firms look to diversify…
The remarks appear to settle a debate sparked by Noel Tata, chair of Tata Trusts. Mumbai: In his first public comment since Reserve Bank of India rejected Tata Sons’ bid to shed its non-bank lender status, governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday left little doubt that the Tata Group holding company must list publicly as long…