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Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate
The latest flare-up, which lifted oil prices by more than 1% in...
Telangana bans cash wages, brings gig workers under new regulations
While providing historic safety nets for labour, the new government...
India expects 2026 monsoon rains to be below average
An El Nino weather effect is likely to develop soon and influence rainfall during the four-month monsoon season from June to September, M Ravichandran, secretary in the earth sciences ministry New Delhi:The India Meteorological Department announced on Friday monsoon...
Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, lift restrictions on shipping through Hormuz, pending Trump’s approval
According to four sources familiar with the matter, the agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days and allow traffic to flow through the strategic waterway while negotiators tackle difficult issues such as Iran's nuclear program. WASHINGTON/CAIRO: The United...
Indian BFSI sector faces cyberattacks at 1.6 times global average: Report
76 per cent of CISOs now rank AI-enabled attacks among their top cyber priorities for 2026, while 83 per cent are embedding AI into cyber operations, according to the report. New Delhi: India’s banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector is facing...
Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years, report finds
"There's very clear evidence that the climate is warming and that the global average temperature is continuing to rise," Melissa Seabrook, a research scientist at the UK Met Office. Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five...
SC says right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life; passes slew of directions
A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar also directed the states and UTs to establish functional (physical and digital) good samaritan grievance redressal systems with designated nodal authorities at state and district level within three months, and...
Wealthy families cut dollar exposure, survey finds
"For the first time, we are feeling that family offices want to build up in Asia Pacific and, to a certain degree, also in Western Europe," UBS executive Benjamin Cavalli said. "That mainly affects family offices outside the United States, but we are also seeing...
Trump says Iran and Oman will not control Strait of Hormuz, deal remains elusive
Trump's comments came after Iranian state TV reported that it had obtained an unofficial draft of an agreement that would restore commercial shipping through the strategic waterway to prewar levels within a month, with Iran and Oman jointly managing traffic. That...
Climate Intelligence:Turning weather data into financial gain
The weather was always data. We just never learned to treat it as a financial signal.That is now changing, and it is changing faster than most people realise.The missing link has always been the intelligence layer that connects real-time weather data to real-time...
US launches new strikes as talks stall,Iran says strikes violate ceasefire
Marco Rubio,U.S. Secretary of State Following strikes against targets that the U.S. said included boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his plane in India's Jaipur that the Strait of Hormuz had...
Private credit losses could hurt insurers more than banks, ECB warns
Private credit has been rattled in recent months by concerns about overspending on artificial intelligence, the technology’s disruptive power notably as regards the software industry and doubts over lending standards.The ECB said that the upstart industry in isolation...