MUMBAI: Forex dealers expect a gap opening in the rupee-dollar exchange rate, with the domestic unit likely to record its sharpest gain in recent times. However, there is also a looming market freeze, with RBI’s aggressive anti-speculation measures risking paralysis of legitimate market-making, choking interbank liquidity and inadvertently penalising genuine corporate hedgers.Oil companies, normally the…
US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump has again promised to give every adult US citizen USD 5,000 if Republicans win control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in the November midterm elections.In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Trump repeated the pledge, writing: “If Republicans win the House of…
MUMBAI: Consumer durable loans, such as those for buying a mobile phone on EMI, are helping lenders build credit histories for younger borrowers, contributing to a decline in two-wheeler loan delinquencies to a seven-year low of 1.4% in June 2026 from 2.7% in June 2019, according to TransUnion Cibil.First-time borrowers accounted for 39% of two-wheeler…
Today, Uyeyama operates Harvey’s Coffee with his girlfriend, Abby Merchant, an 18-year-old student at UC San Diego. At 16, Harvey Uyeyama already has a business, a loyal customer base and a highly specialized craft that most adults never attempt to master. From his home in Davis, California, the soon-to-be high school senior hand-roasts coffee, customizes…
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test Live: England will begin the third day of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s with a commanding 261-run lead after another dominant day left the visitors staring at a near-impossible fightback. The hosts ended Friday on 81 for three in their second innings after bad light brought play to…
Glasgow: India’s Raja Muthupandi secures a silver medal during the men’s 65kg weightlifting final at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI07_27_2026_000017B) Raja Muthupandi won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding another podium finish to India’s strong start in the sport.The…
Suryansh Shedge (PTI Photo) PUDUCHERRY: When India ‘A’ were staring at the prospect of a whitewash, Suryansh Shedge and Vipraj Nigam demonstrated why allrounders can be invaluable assets. They rescued a faltering batting unit before the bowlers completed a 49-run victory over Australia ‘A’ in the third unofficial One Dayer here on Sunday. Australia ‘A’,…
Hardik ruled out vs England; Kohli to undergo fitness test (Image: X) MUMBAI: Star allrounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of India’s three-match ODI series in July due to a quadriceps injury, while superstar batter Virat Kohli is likely to be picked for the series under a ‘subject to fitness’ clause and will undergo…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi: With vultures vanishing from nearly 72% of their historically known nesting sites across India over the years, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday pitched for conservation of the nature’s most efficient scavengers and called for continued efforts to create Vulture Safe Zones.He said vulture-safe veterinary practices, safe food availability and…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was named in India’s ODI squad, subject to fitness clearance, for the upcoming tour of England after missing the Afghanistan series due to injury, as the BCCI announced the team on Sunday.The three-match ODI series against England will begin on July 16.Axar Patel has also returned to the ODI squad after…