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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee pared initial gains and settled lower by 9 paise at 94.54 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (June 29, 2026), as renewed geopolitical tensions hit investors’ risk appetite. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a positive note with crude oil prices…
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The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 109.75 points, or 0.46%, to end at 23,946.25. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday (June 29, 2026) as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran and rising oil prices unnerved investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 372.10 points, or 0.48%, to…
Saudi Arabian Football Federation President Yasser Al Misehal. File | Photo Credit: AP The president of Saudi Arabia’s Football Federation has announced his resignation after the Green Falcons were knocked out of the World Cup in the first round. Saudi Arabia finished bottom of Group H with two points, after two draws against Uruguay (1-1)…
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BJP councillor Chempazhanthy Udayan (back to the camera) attacks UDF councillor K.S. Sabarinathan (centre) as UDF councillors continued to protest after the council meeting concluded in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Monday. BJP and UDF councillors clashed following this. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran A council meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala…
The origin of human help-seeking behaviour predates language, religion, and civilisation itself. It arises from suffering and pain, one of the primitive impulses shared across the human species. Pain is a deeply subjective experience, and two individuals with identical injuries may describe very different levels of suffering. This variability reflects the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and…
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The Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrives at Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas, carrying 66 tonnes of humanitarian aid- including an Indian Army Field Hospital, over 35 tonnes of relief supplies, medicines and medical equipment, and two BHISHM Cubes, for Venezuela as part of post-earthquake relief efforts on June 28, 2026. Photo: X/@IAF_MCC via…
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Students at a job fair at D.G. Vaishnav College. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M Two established colleges in Chennai are gearing up to welcome girls into their classrooms from this academic year, shedding the “male tag” attached to them over the decades. Both the 184-year-old Pachaiyappa’s College in Poonamalee High Road and 60-year-old C. Kandaswami…
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Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL). File. | Photo Credit: Reuters State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation on Monday (June 29, 2026) said it will acquire a 40% equity stake in Tiki Tar and Shell India for ₹85 crore in cash, as it seeks to expand its presence in India’s fast-growing value-added bitumen market. The acquisition, which has received…
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Harvest-ready coffee beans are seen at a plantation in Meppady, Wayanad, Kerala. | Photo Credit: File photo While the world’s coffee drinkers favour Arabica or Robusta, a newly identified hybrid called Coffea x libex (the X denotes its hybrid status) — or just Libex — could be their brew of choice in future. The world…
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The story so far: On early Saturday morning Pune based mid-sized company Persistent Systems Limited announced entering into an agreement to acquire Nagarro, a Munich, Germany-headquartered digital engineering company, through a voluntary public takeover offer vaulting that company at €1.1 billion (₹11,820 crore). The acquisition will be done by Persistent Systems and its wholly owned…