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Rupee rises 14 paise to 96.28 against US dollar during early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 96.35 against the greenback before rising further to 96.28, up 14 paise from its previous close

ENG vs IND: Root's unbeaten 99 powers England to 4 wicket win vs India

Joe Root anchored England's chase with an unbeaten 99 as the hosts defeated India by four wickets in the second ODI to level the three-match series here on Thursday.

FDA suspends licence of Mumbai's famed Parsi Dairy Farm over hygiene issues

Maharashtra FDA suspended Parsi Dairy Farm's food licence after finding serious hygiene lapses, as a statewide drive seized food products worth over ₹1.9 crore

Kohli returns to form with 65, Rohit falters as IND stumble to 233 vs ENG

The middle-order caved in inexplicably with four wickets lost for 15 runs in a space of 26 deliveries as Jofra Archer (3/47 in 10 overs) breathed fire in each spell that he bowled.

One dead, many ill in crowd surge during Rath Yatra in Puri

One devotee died and over 100 people were rescued after a crowd surge during Puri's Rath Yatra, while another person died of a cardiac arrest

India-EU trade pact to be signed by end of this year: Piyush Goyal

India and the EU will sign their free trade agreement by the end of 2026, with the pact expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2027, says Piyush Goyal

Maruti to contest Raipur consumer court order over E20-compatible vehicle

Maruti Suzuki will challenge a Raipur consumer court order directing it to replace a customer's vehicle, saying the car was E20-compatible and the fuel was contaminated

Petrol, diesel sales surge in early July on delayed monsoon demand

Petrol and diesel sales surged in early July as delayed monsoon rains boosted demand from farmers and motorists, while LPG consumption remained subdued

Paytm to reward shareholders with maiden bonus issue in 25 years

Paytm will consider its first-ever bonus share issue on July 20 after reporting its maiden annual profit, alongside Q1 FY27 earnings and growth guidance

I-T department raises Cost Inflation Index for current fiscal to 384

The CBDT has raised the Cost Inflation Index to 384 for FY27, helping taxpayers compute inflation-adjusted long-term capital gains on eligible assets

India key EU partner in semiconductor sector: European Commission VP

The EU called India a key semiconductor partner, backing deeper cooperation on chips, AI and emerging technologies as both sides seek resilient supply chains

RBI's Financial Inclusion index rises 4.48% in FY26, sees uniform growth

RBI's Financial Inclusion Index rose to 70 in March 2026 from 67 a year earlier, driven mainly by higher usage of banking and other financial services

HCLTech to acquire Guardian India for $10.5 mn; 2k employees to transition

HCLTech will acquire Guardian India Operations for $10.5 million, onboarding nearly 2,000 employees under a seven-year AI-led transformation partnership

India must cut pulse, oilseed imports through higher yield: Shivraj Chouhan

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh urged ICAR scientists to improve productivity in pulses and oilseeds to reduce import dependence, while also calling for greater self-sufficiency in fertilisers

India's social protection coverage crosses 1 bn citizens in 2026: Mandaviya

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that social protection coverage has expanded from 250 million people (19 per cent) in 2015 to over 1 billion (68.4 per cent) in 2026, citing validation by ILO

PNB partners Digital India BHASHINI to offer multilingual AI banking

Punjab National Bank will integrate BHASHINI's multilingual AI capabilities into its digital platform, enabling customers to access banking services through voice and text in multiple Indian languages

AI boom fuels 'K'-shaped growth, widens global divide: Moody's Analytics

In its Global Economy Outlook, Moody's Analytics said it expects global growth to slow to 2.5 per cent in 2026 and pick up to just 2.8 per cent in 2027

Life is precious, monitor Wangchuk's health: Delhi HC tells authorities

A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asserted that life was precious and said Wangchuk's condition should be regularly checked by government doctors

TCS, Google Cloud partner to launch Gemini experience centre in Kolkata

The Kolkata centre will enable enterprises in retail, consumer packaged goods, and travel, tourism and hospitality to co-create, test and scale AI-led solutions

Govt releases draft CAFE III norms, invites stakeholder suggestions

The new norms, which aim to progressively reduce vehicle emissions, will replace the existing CAFE-II norms that are likely to come to an end on March 31, 2027