Month: June 2025

[ad_1] Market experts anticipate consolidation with an upward trend. (AI image) Stock market today: The Indian stock market surged on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by a sharper-than-expected 50 basis points, bringing it down to a three-year low of 5.5% to support slowing economic growth.Recovering from early losses, Nifty50 crossed the 24,900 mark by 11:15 am, while BSE Sensex climbed 723 points to 82,165.40.Earlier in the day, both indices had opened in the red ahead of the RBI's policy announcement. At 9:18 am, Nifty50 was trading 20 points lower at 24,731.05, while BSE Sensex was down 136 points at 81,306.31.The RBI’s rate cut comes as a move to stimulate economic growth, which has dipped to a four-year low of 6.5% in FY25. The reduction in the key lending rate is expected to ease […]

[ad_1] COIMBATORE: Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko's father died on the spot after the vehicle in which he was travelling with his family collided with a stationary truck near Palacode in Dharmapuri district.The 41-year-old actor, Shine Tom Chacko from Thrissur in Kerala state, sustained severe injuries in the mishap.Police said actor Shine Tom Chacko and his family members were travelling to Bengaluru from Thrissur in a car for a medical check-up for his father, CP Chacko.When the car was travelling near Paraiyur at Palacode in Dharmapuri district, the driver, Anis, 42, lost control of the car and hit a stationary truck. The front portion of the car was completely mangled, and the actor's father, Chacko, died on the spot.The actor Shine, his brother Joe John Chacko, and the actor's manager Anis sustained injuries. Upon receiving information, the Palacode police rushed […]

[ad_1] Nikhil Sosale (right) in a photo featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale has been arrested by local police in the Bengaluru stampede case. The Bengaluru Police have arrested Nikhil Sosale, marketing head for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Diageo India, and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks on Friday morning in connection with the stampede that occurred during RCB's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday. RCB's maiden IPL title celebrations turned tragic resulting in 11 deaths and 75 injured.The arrests took place following directions from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who called for action against officials from RCB, DNA Entertainment, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Sosale was taken into custody at Bengaluru airport while attempting to travel to Mumbai.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Three staff members from DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd have been detained […]

[ad_1] A US judge temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that prevented international students from entering the US to study at Harvard University.US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston determined that Harvard would face "immediate and irreparable injury" before she could properly hear arguments from all parties involved in the legal proceedings.Additionally, Burroughs prolonged the provisional suspension she had previously imposed on the administration's earlier effort to terminate Harvard's international student enrolment.The proclamation, announced on Wednesday, represented another effort by the Trump administration to separate America's oldest and most affluent university from 25 per cent of its students, who contribute significantly to Harvard's academic and research achievements.Earlier that day, Harvard submitted a legal petition requesting the federal judge to halt Trump's directive, describing it as unlawful retribution for Harvard's stance against White House requirements. Harvard's amended legal filing […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) marketing head Nikhil Sosale and three executives of DNA Entertainment Networks have been arrested by the Bengaluru police in a late night operation in connection with the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, which snuffed out 11 lives and left 75 injured during victory celebrations.Sosale, who is seen on television with cricket players during matches, was flying toMumbai when he was intercepted at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). The other three arrested are DNA Networks (event management firm) director and vice president Sunil Mathew, DNA ticketing official Sumanth and DNA manager Kiran Kumar. The police also reportedly conducted searches on the residence of DNA Networks founder and managing director T Venkat Vardhan. The police are also on the lookout for Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary Shankar A, who is a close aide of deputy chief minister […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Banks in several parts of India will be closed on June 6 and 7, 2025, in observance of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), as per the Reserve Bank of India's holiday schedule.Eid al-Adha is expected to be celebrated in India on Friday, June 7, depending on the moon sighting. However, banks in Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi) will observe the holiday a day earlier, on Friday, June 6.The day is likely to be observed as a public holiday across most parts of the country. Schools, colleges, banks, and government offices are expected to remain closed to mark the occasion.Bank closure details for June 6, 7 and 8June 6 (Friday): Banks closed in Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi) for Bakrid.June 7 (Saturday): Although June 7, 2025, is the first Saturday of the month, usually a working day for banks—most banks across India […]