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Sensex climbs 104 points higher in early trade amid fresh foreign fund inflows

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Sensex climbs 104 points higher in early trade amid fresh foreign fund inflows

From the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Trent, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the gainers on August 11, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in positive territory in early trade on Monday (August 11, 2025) amid fresh foreign fund…

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Major study opens window to the brain when an emotion first appears

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Major study opens window to the brain when an emotion first appears

What are emotions, really? And why do we have them? Simply put, emotions are intangible responses to what we see happening around us. They arise spontaneously, without conscious thought. Emotions allowed early humans to efficiently dodge dangers as they explored the world around them. While the world and our lives in it are very different…

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Countries must make policies to mitigate crisis from tariff wars: Nigerian farm scientist Ademola Adenle

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Countries must make policies to mitigate crisis from tariff wars: Nigerian farm scientist Ademola Adenle

Nigerian scientist Prof. Ademola A. Adenle, first M.S. Swaminathan annual award for food and peace winner, poses for a photograph in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Eminent agriculture scientist and policymaker based in Nigeria, Ademola Adenle, who won the first M.S. Swaminathan Annual Award for Food and Peace last week, told The…

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Tamil Nadu among States that saw a dip in capex in Q1, FY2026

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Tamil Nadu among States that saw a dip in capex in Q1, FY2026

Capital expenditure (capex) goes towards creation of fixed assets, such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with investments made in Public Sector Undertakings. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Tamil Nadu is among the States which saw a decline in capital expenditure in the first quarter of 2025-2026. Capital expenditure (capex) goes towards creation…

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ISRO to launch 6,500 kg communication satellite built by U.S. in couple of months: Chairman

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ISRO to launch 6,500 kg communication satellite built by U.S. in couple of months: Chairman

C.P. Radhakrishnan, Governor of Maharashtra, presenting an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science to V.Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO, at the 21st SRM Institute of Science & Technology Convocation on August 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ragu R. After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States,…

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ICICI Bank reports lowest attrition rate among private peers in last 3 fiscal years

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ICICI Bank reports lowest attrition rate among private peers in last 3 fiscal years

ICICI Bank. | Photo Credit: Reuters ICICI Bank has reported the lowest employee attrition rate among large private sector lenders in the last three financial years, reflecting higher stickiness due to competitive remuneration and a better working environment. During the last three financial years, the industry has also witnessed a sustained decline on a year-on-year…

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FPIs withdraw close to ₹18,000 crore from equities in August on trade tension, disappointing earnings

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FPIs withdraw close to ₹18,000 crore from equities in August on trade tension, disappointing earnings

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Foreign investors have pulled out nearly ₹18,000 crore from Indian equities so far this month, weighed down by escalating U.S.-India trade tensions, disappointing first-quarter corporate earnings, and a weakening Indian rupee. With this, the total outflow by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in equities has reached ₹1.13 lakh…

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