NSE to launch derivatives on Nifty Next 50 index from April 24
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday said it will introduce derivative contracts on Nifty Next 50 index from April 24. The Nifty Next 50 index represents 50 companies from Nifty 100 after excluding the Nifty 50 companies. In a statement, NSE said it "has received approval for derivatives on Nifty...
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Sri Lanka government, opposition trade barbs
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Indonesia visit: China’s minister criticises US role in Gaza talks
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US envoy to UN vows support for families held captive in N Korea
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Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv’s latest war innovation
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China dumps USD 22.7 bn in US treasury bills
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Belgian, Czech leaders exhort EU to react amid concern
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X says ‘continue to work’ with Pakistan govt to understand its ‘concerns’
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High-level inquiry panel to probe allegations against former ISI chief
The Pakistan Army has constituted a high-level inquiry committee headed by a major general to look into the allegations against Lt-Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed that he as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director-general misused his authority, according to a media report on Thursday. The inquiry has been ordered according to the orders...
Pak President Zardari rakes up Kashmir issue
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday urged political leaders to shun the politics of polarisation to address the challenges faced by the cash-strapped country, amidst sloganeering by lawmakers from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party against him and the government. Addressing the joint session of Parliament to mark the...
Reuters photographer wins top photo award
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with a depiction of loss and sorrow in Gaza, a heartrending photo of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. The photograph, taken in Khan Younis just days after Salem’s own...
Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano, airport closes
Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions Wednesday, causing the...
‘Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger’
(): Lebanon’s interior minister alleged Wednesday that the mysterious abduction and killing of a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese currency exchanger in a villa on the edge of a quiet mountain resort town earlier this month was likely the work of Israeli operatives. The killing of Mohammad Srour, 57, who was sanctioned by the...
Juror dismissed from Trump hush money trial as prosecutors seek to hold ex-Prez in contempt
A juror in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was dismissed Thursday after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial, and the status of a second New Yorker picked for the panel was in limbo amid concerns that some of his answers in court may not been accurate. ...
Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings
(): A Sydney shopping mall opened to the public on Thursday for the first time since a mass stabbing in which six people died, while the Australian prime minister raised giving citizenship to an immigrant security guard who was wounded while confronting the knife-wielding attacker. The deadly rampage through Westfield Bondi...
