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Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

TASS cited Putin as saying of those ​measures: "Of course, this is nothing short of piracy and ‌banditry. And if this is actually put into practice, ​we will be forced to respond in kind."

Ukraine halts strikes on tankers using Russian port at US request, FT says

Ukraine agreed not to target CPC infrastructure or non-Russian vessels as long as the latter were not under Ukrainian sanctions and were not carrying Russian oil or cargo, FT reported

IEA slashes 2026 supply forecast as Hormuz reopening remains elusive

IEA said oil supply has fallen well below demand due to the Strait of Hormuz shutdown, the US blockade of Iranian exports, attacks within the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and reduced Kazakh CPC Blend exports

India's inflation rises to 4.45%, but unlikely to shift RBI rate outlook

India's retail inflation rose for a second straight month above the RBI's 4% target in July, but remained within the central bank's 2-6% tolerance band.

Iran says no progress on US talks to revive June's interim peace deal

Iran and the US remain at loggerheads over reviving a June interim peace deal, with Tehran saying there has been no progress on a timeframe to implement it.

Insurance regulators weigh reforms to tackle rising medical costs

Medical inflation of roughly 12% to 14% a ​year puts pressure on families and prompts authorities to hunt ways to standardise pricing and ‌coverage

Sebi sees no manipulation in closing auction session: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

The closing auction is a separate 20-min session introduced in which exchanges collect buy and sell orders to determine a stock's closing price at a level where the maximum volume can be executed

Nvidia partners with Wall Street giants to raise $500 bn for AI buildout

Big Tech companies have signaled that spending on AI would not slow down, with combined outlays set to surpass $730 billion this year

Nvidia building 1-trillion-parameter Nemotron 4 to rival leading AI models

The company has not set a release date for Nemotron 4 and has ‌yet to complete final training

French press body asks competition watchdog to take action over Google AI

The Alliance of General Information Press, which represents French newspapers and ​magazines, opposes the recent rollout of AI-generated article summaries by ‌Google without consultation

Spotify to add 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles from Sep

Spotify will display the ​badge on banners and About sections in artist profiles, as well as in Search and on track rows across playlists

Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change

Following a Nato summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat

Colombia earthquake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped under collapsed buildings after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 250 people and leaving thousands homeless

Oil prices rise as doubts over US-Iran deal heighten supply concerns

Brent futures gained 72 cents, or 0.81%, to $89.63 a barrel ‌by 0053 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $83.91

6 killed in Houthi strikes on Red Sea ship, missile strike reported in Gulf

Four crew members and two rescuers were killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait

CAS may cause near-term drag in index-options trading: Bernstein

India is one of the world's largest equity-derivatives markets and the National Stock Exchange was the largest derivatives exchange by the number of contracts in 2025

Govt summons Air India CEO over Phuket-Delhi flight's altitude loss

India's civil aviation minister has summoned Air ​India CEO after the ​airline's Phuket-Delhi flight suddenly lost about ‌300 feet of altitude last week, a source with knowledge of the matter said

Raymond Lifestyle eyes Europe for 25% of exports, cuts US dependence

The ‌plan comes as garment exporters reassess their dependence on the US market after tariff-related disruptions and position for higher demand following India's trade deals with Britain and Europe

US House Democrats seek answers from OpenAI, Anthropic over rogue AI agents

Twenty-nine ​lawmakers, led by Representatives Greg Casar and Doris Matsui, pressed OpenAI to explain how ​its AI agents are monitored during testing

Oil prices rise as Brent tops $88, Asian stocks drift on US-Iran stalemate

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung between losses and gains and was last up 0.2 per cent while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent