Japan’s Nikkei rises to three month-high Japan’s Nikkei got an AI-powered boost on Monday, jumping over 2% to cross 70,000 for the first time in three months. Benchmark index Nikkei climbed 2.53% to 70,037.61 by the midday break, while the broader Topix gained 1.16% to 4,138.57.Chip-related companies emerged as the biggest drivers of Nikkei’s rise….
File photo: Sugarcane at a market, in Guwahati NEW DELHI: Government is set to disallow diversion of sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for ethanol production in the 2026-27 ethanol supply year (ESY) starting November, amid an around 11% shortfall in sugar production from initial estimates for the 2025-26 sugar season and indications of a…
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah Former India batter Hanuma Vihari has called on the team to bring experienced pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami back into the ODI setup. His comments came after India failed to defend 351 against the West Indies in the third ODI, losing by five wickets.Vihari believes India need more reliable…
Ukraine plans alternative Dnipro crossings amid fresh attacks A Russian drone struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on Sunday, with video showing a huge fireball erupting on the key Dnipro crossing as vehicles continued to travel across it.Two people were injured in the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, CNN reported.The strike came as German chancellor Friedrich Merz…
File photo: Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday claimed SC judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s remarks on the right to vote conclusively proved that CEC Gyanesh Kumar had violated Constitution.“Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, a sitting judge of Supreme Court, has been an outspoken champion of environmental protection. Now the courageous jurist…
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 03: Craig Miles of Gloucestershire bowls during the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Lord’s Cricket Ground on April 03, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) English fast bowler Craig Miles has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 32,…
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly left Portugal after Jesus allegedly broke promises over his Norway warm-up, with a private apology replaced by public defiance/ Image: X Portugal coach Jorge Jesus has kept the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the national team after the 41-year-old captain left the squad last week. Ronaldo departed after being…
SC said that all attempts were being made by the man’s parents to surreptitiously leave the country and obstruct the course of justice NEW DELHI: It is increasingly becoming common in matrimonial disputes involving NRI couples, particularly child custody cases, for one spouse to take the child to a foreign country where he or she…
MUMBAI: The era of falling interest rates that began in February 2025 is likely to end this week, with bankers and economists expecting RBI to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points. The last increase came in February 2023, ending a tightening cycle that began after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.In February 2025, RBI cut…
NEW DELHI: Farmer organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) umbrella have rejected govt’s minimum support prices for Rabi crops for 2027-28, announced on Sept 30, calling the Rs 25-per-quintal – equivalent to just 25 paise per kg – increase for wheat an “insult”.SKM sought immediate revision of MSPs for all Rabi crops and freedom…