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A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading lower in early trade on Thursday (July 10, 2025) as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the start of earnings season, with IT major TCS scheduled to announce its Q1 numbers later in the day.Tariff related uncertainty also led to caution in the market, analysts said.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 76.99 points to 83,461.90 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 23.15 points to 25,452.95.From the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Infosys, Bharat Electronics, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank…

Ukrainian air defence units were defending Kyiv against Russian drones early on Thursday for the second night running, with officials reporting a fire in a city-centre apartment building and drone fragments landing in different districts. At least two people were injured in the latest attacks, according to the AFP news agency. A Russian air strike killed three people and injured one in the front-line town of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s east, national emergency service officials said. A post on Telegram said the strike also destroyed a one-storey administrative building. Firefighters also extinguished blazes in four buildings, according to officials. Vadym Filashkin,…

Two of Gaza’s largest hospitals have issued desperate pleas for help, warning that fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege could soon turn the medical centres into “silent graveyards”. The warnings from al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza City and Nasser Hospital in southern Khan Younis came on Wednesday, as Israeli forces continued to bombard the Palestinian enclave, killing at least 74 people. Muhammad Abu Salmiyah, the director of al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest facility, told reporters that the lives of more than 100 premature babies and some 350 dialysis patients were at risk. “Oxygen stations will stop working. A hospital without oxygen…

Former President Joe Biden walks with his White House physician, Kevin O’Connor, outside the White House on Aug. 28, 2023. O’Connor declined to testify Wednesday as part of an investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee into Biden’s mental fitness. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Former President Joe Biden’s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, has said he will not testify as part of a Republican-led congressional investigation into Biden’s health while in office. O’Connor declined to answer questions during a deposition scheduled for Wednesday in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government,…

US president attacks John Brennan and James Comey amid reports two men are under investigation over Trump-Russia probe.United States President Donald Trump has suggested that former CIA director John Brennan and ex-FBI chief James Comey may have to “pay a price” amid reports that the two men are under criminal investigation. Asked about reports on Wednesday that Brennan and Comey are being investigated by the FBI, Trump said he did not know anything other than what he had read in the news, but he viewed both as “very dishonest people”. “I think they’re crooked as hell and maybe they have…

A day after a passenger train collided with a school van at a level crossing in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, killing three children, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Wednesday directed that a CCTV system should be provided at all level crossings along with the necessary recording systems.Along with this, the traffic volume threshold for interlocking works has been lowered to 10,000, so that more level crossings can be equipped with interlocking facilities. Officials said that Vaishnaw reviewed the critical railway safety matters, where a decision was taken to implement 11 key actions regarding the level crossings. Story continues below this ad…

Varsha Bharath in ‘Bad Girl’. | Photo Credit: Sony Music South/YouTube After global festival run,Bad Girl, the coming-of-age drama, is all set to release in theatres across India. The film has been officially certified U/A by the censor board.Written and directed by debutante Varsha Bharath, and produced by acclaimed filmmaker Vetri Maaran, the film is presented by Anurag Kashyap under the banner of Grass Root Film Company. Bad Girl has garnered widespread critical acclaim and accolades on the international film festival circuit: The movie will hit the screens on September 05, 2025.It won the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film…

A visually impaired individual being trained on using a computer using screen readers at the Institute of Vision Rehabilitation, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a modest room with six computers at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in Hyderabad, a transformation is under way. Here, individuals with visual impairment, both young and old, are learning to type, guided by voices from the computers. Each keystroke is met with an audio response, helping the users become familiar with the keyboard through sound.This room is part of the Institute for Vision Rehabilitation (IVR), a centre dedicated…

Minister for Infrastructure & Investments B.C. Janardhan Reddy during a meeting with the representatives of Sarla Aviation, at the Secretariat on Wednesday. Photo: Special arrangement Aviation players, including Sarla Aviation, Golden Epaulettes Aviation Academy, and Hariban Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd., have expressed interest in setting up manufacturing and training facilities in Andhra Pradesh.Minister for Roads & Buildings, Infrastructure and Investments, B.C. Janardhan Reddy, after a meeting with these industrialists at the Secretariat, said that a favourable ecosystem in the State was attracting long-term and reliable investments.Sarla Aviation, a leader in EVTOL aircraft, has proposed establishing a production unit, while Golden Epaulettes…

It touched a record peak of $111,988.90 and was last up 0.4% at $111,259 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Bitcoin climbed to an all-time high near $112,000 late on Wednesday, bolstered by an increased risk appetite and persistent institutional demand as traditional financial market players embraced the world’s largest cryptocurrency.It touched a record peak of $111,988.90 and was last up 0.4% at $111,259. Since the beginning of the year, Bitcoin has advanced more than 18%.”Bitcoin is the only asset I am aware of where it becomes less risky as it grows in size,” wrote Anthony Pompliano, founder and CEO of…