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Aged home following two powerful earthquakes on June 25, 2026, in Moron, Venezuela. | Image credit: Reuters On Thursday, June 25, 2026, rescue crews raced to northern districts affected by two strong earthquakes that killed about 235 people and injured at least 4,300, while Venezuelans looked for survivors beneath collapsed structures. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado told state media on Thursday, "Unfortunately, we have received about 235 patients who arrive without vital signs or die when they arrive at our health facilities." Following the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that occurred on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) evening, which were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and felt throughout the region, the number of fatalities and injuries is predicted to increase, with thousands reported missing. Buildings as far away as Brazil's Amazon were evacuated, and thousands of people were reported missing. In the meantime, terrified citizens flocked to th...

A 60-day Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran aims to reopen the Hormuz Strait, with discussions over nuclear and other issues scheduled. President Donald Trump of the United States has raised hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough by announcing that the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be eased and that he will make a final decision on a possible deal with Iran after meeting with his national security team on Friday. There is still a great deal of mistrust between the two parties, though. As negotiations continue, Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that Tehran would evaluate any agreement based on deeds rather than words. The draft framework has recently been changed and has not yet been finalized or formally authorized, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, adding to the uncertainty. What we know is as follows: In Iran More international ships pass through Hormuz: According to nautical data, there have been more ...

Toyota India has finally released the costs of the Suzuki e Vitara-based all-electric SUV, the Ebella, after a protracted evaluation process. The top-spec E3 variant of the brand's new SUV costs Rs. 23.60 lakh. Nevertheless, Toyota has not yet disclosed the E1 and E2 models' costs. The E3 version of the Urban Cruiser Ebella is propelled by a front-mounted electric engine and a 61kWh battery pack. With its distinctive hammerhead front fascia, LED lighting components, aerodynamic profile, dual-tone paint options, and 18-inch alloy wheels, the Ebella embodies Toyota's "Urban Tech" stylistic philosophy. The electric SUV's interior is packed with goodies including a panoramic sunroof, sliding and reclining rear seats, ambient lighting with 12 color options, ventilated front seats, and a high-end JBL audio system. A 10.1-inch touchscreen entertainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility and a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster are ...

"Following the passage of ships from East Asian countries, notably China, Japan and Pakistan, we received information today indicating that Europeans have also begun negotiations with the Revolutionary Guards navy" to obtain permission to pass, state television reported. The United States declared on Friday, May 15, 2026, that Israel and Lebanon had reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire and begin wider discussions on a political settlement, despite Israel carrying out further strikes that it maintains are not covered by the truce. The Lebanese state news agency reported early on Saturday, May 16, 2026, that an Israeli strike on a civil defense center in southern Lebanon resulted in at least six deaths, including three paramedics, and 22 injuries. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Friday, May 15, 2026, that he had "received messages" from the United States stating that it is willing to continue talks and that he was open to any support, inclu...

The US Trump emphasizes trade while sending mixed messages on the importance of the Iran War in the impending talks with China's Xi. As he left Washington, DC, for Beijing, where he is scheduled to have a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump declared that he does not require China's help to end the war on Iran. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the United States will win the conflict "one way or the other" and stated, "I don't think we need any help with Iran." Trump will talk to Xi Jinping about Iran during his visit to China: Officials list 2 of 3 Former Qatari PM: Netanyahu is using the Iran war to reshape the Middle East list 3 of 3 Iran war effect: Why is Modi asking Indians to avoid foreign trips, gold? end of list Trump's three-day visit to Beijing comes at a difficult time for the US president. His approval ratings have been negatively impacted by the protracted war on Iran and a spike in inflation, which ...

Today's stock market crash: As global crude oil prices continued to rise, the BSE Sensex and Nifty50 saw a sharp decline in trading on Tuesday. Investors responded uneasily to a number of international uncertainties, the rupee hitting a new record low, and continuously high crude oil prices. Both indices ended the day down more than 1.5%. The overall market capitalization of BSE-listed companies fell to almost Rs 456 lakh crore as a result of the decrease, which wiped investor wealth of over Rs 10.16 lakh crore. Investor attitude remained cautious, according to Vikram Kasat, Head Advisory at PL Capital, because of ongoing selling by foreign institutional investors, a declining rupee, and uncertainty about the state of the world macroeconomy. He did point out that growing market breadth and robust domestic liquidity were somewhat mitigating the negative. He continued by saying that the direction of the market in the upcoming sessions would mostly depend on changes in the price of cr...

Due to poor global indications, the benchmark indices are predicted to open lower once more on Tuesday. Tuesday morning, GIFT NIFTY futures fell more than 180 points as a result of rising commodities costs and sluggish Asian markets. Asian markets saw mixed results on Tuesday morning, with Japanese markets remaining close to record highs and trading flat to negative. In the meantime, following an extraordinary rally, Korean markets saw significant profit booking. Due to investors' preference to take some money off the table, the KOSPI fell more than 3% on Tuesday morning. The price of Brent crude oil remained close to $105 per barrel despite the lackluster news coming from the Middle East. Investor concerns have grown as the Strait of Hormuz's effective shutdown continues to put pressure on the oil supply. As investor anxiety over further escalations in the Middle East grew, US markets maintained their record run with a cautious outlook. As tech stocks continued to boost mark...

The military forces are prepared "to respond and to teach a lesson for any aggression," according to Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. One day after rejecting Tehran's proposal to terminate the months-long conflict as "totally unacceptable," U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday, May 11, 2026, that the ceasefire with Iran was at its "weakest" and on "massive life support." "It is at its most vulnerable. In answer to a query on the truce with Iran following the rejection of the peace proposal, Mr. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office, "After reading that piece of garbage they sent us... It's on life support, massive life support." Shortly after, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament and principal negotiator in earlier negotiations with Washington, declared that his nation was ready "for any eventuality." He wrote on X, "Our armed forces are prepared to...

May 10 (Reuters) - On Sunday, the second day of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine looked to be seriously strained as both sides accused the other of breaking the agreement by launching attacks throughout the weekend.President Donald Trump announced the three-day ceasefire on Friday as part of a larger U.S.-led peace effort that, despite months of shuttle diplomacy, has not yet succeeded in ending the more than four-year-old conflict. Ukrainian officials claimed on Sunday that over 200 battlefield engagements had occurred since early Saturday and that three persons had been killed in Russian drone strikes on regions close to the front line. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Russia has continued to launch attacks along areas of the front where its forces are moving forward but refraining from large-scale aerial and missile strikes. In his evening speech, he stated, "In other words, the Russian army is not observing any silence on the front and is not e...

On May 10, Donald Trump accepted the Iranian proposal in the hopes that it would result in a breakthrough to end the conflict. Despite being urged to embrace the "military option" by a prominent Republican leader, U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Iran's proposal to terminate the months-long conflict as "totally unacceptable" without providing specifics. On Sunday, May 10, 2026, Mr. Trump accepted the Iranian proposal in the hopes that it would result in a breakthrough to stop the conflict with Iran, which started on February 28 and blocked the vital maritime route for world oil supply, causing fuel shortages in a number of nations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American TV on Sunday that the US-Israeli war against Iran cannot be deemed completed until Iran's enriched uranium stockpile is "taken out." "It's not finished since Iran still needs to remove enriched uranium and other nuclear items. Mr. Netanyahu stated, ...

While Washington awaited Tehran's reaction to a plan to terminate the war, US and Iranian soldiers engaged in gunfire in the Gulf. The limits of US pressure were demonstrated by a CIA estimate that said Iran could endure a blockade for months. As both sides engaged in gunfire in the Gulf on Friday, efforts to put an end to the war between the United States and Iran seemed to lose steam, and a CIA assessment indicated Tehran could have to withstand a naval blockade for several more months. Iran would not experience significant economic strain from a US blockade of its ports for around four months, according to a US official familiar with the intelligence estimate. This suggests that Washington's influence over Tehran may remain restricted despite increasing military and economic pressure. The Washington Post was the first to report on the assessment, which coincided with a sudden increase in tensions in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where this week saw some of the most inten...

The Spanish government and other U.S. federal agencies are working together, according to the U.S. State Department. On Friday, May 9, 2026, the United States announced that it was planning an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-affected cruise ship that had set sail for the Spanish Canary Islands. On Friday, May 9, 2026, the United States announced that it was planning an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-affected cruise ship that had set sail for the Spanish Canary Islands. According to a State Department official, "the Department of State is setting up a repatriation flight to support the safe return of American passengers on this ship." The spokeswoman, who wished to remain anonymous, stated, "We are in direct communication with Americans on board and are prepared to provide consular assistance as soon as the ship arrives in Tenerife, Spain." 17 Americans were on board, according to the ship operator. The number of American passengers w...

 US officials should "climb out of the pit that the child-killer has dug for them," according to a top Iranian government official. Iran sharpened its attack against the United States, warning of strong retaliation if confronted with force and demanding reparations for recent military strikes. Iran also as tensions continue to simmer despite a tenuous ceasefire following weeks of conflict in West Asia. The Iranian president's deputy for media, Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, called on US officials to "climb out of the pit that the child-killer has dug for them" and accused Washington of playing "low-value psychological games." In reaction to the bombing of a Minab school where 165 girls were killed by an alleged US missile, Trump has been called a "child killer." The US should "pay reparations for the assault" and "return to their own land," he continued. Tabatabaei stated, "Iran claims to be a proponent of peace and frien...

 It was the first time Israeli air defense systems in the vicinity of a significant nuclear site had been breached by Iranian missiles. Not far from Israel's primary nuclear research facility, Iranian rockets attacked two villages in southern Israel, destroying structures and injuring others. Tehran's primary nuclear enrichment site in Natanz was attacked earlier in the day, which prompted the Iranian strikes late on Saturday. The attack on Natanz, which is located about 220 kilometers (135 miles) southeast of Tehran, was rejected by Israel. Regarding the attack on Natanz, which was also carried out during the first week of the conflict and the 12-day conflict in June, the Pentagon declined to comment. Such strikes presented a "real risk of catastrophic disaster throughout the Middle East," according to Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hours later, Iran struck back. The largest city close to the center of Israel's thin...

The benchmark Nifty 50 index is showing a gap down open as the GIFT Nifty is trading 100 points, or 0.4%, lower at 25,441. In relation to a basket of major currencies, the dollar is flat. With markets closed on Presidents' Day, US stock futures saw minimal movement in muted volumes. Update on the Asian Market Following worries about disruption from the growth of artificial intelligence, Asian stocks fluctuated between slight gains and losses as the Federal Reserve's anticipated rate decrease this year was bolstered by benign US inflation statistics. SIX 2000 down 0.4%, Nikkei up 0.1% Hang Seng decreased by 0.5%. Recap of the US Market Despite hopes that the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates as a result of decreasing inflation, indexes were impacted by concerns that artificial intelligence would disrupt corporate earnings, which caused Wall Street to end its worst week since November. The Nasdaq dropped 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, and the S&...

Today's live gold and silver rate: At the moment, the MCX's gold prices are trading in a narrow range between ₹1,50,000 and ₹158,000. Additionally, silver MCX futures are trading close to the Rs2,70,000–₹2,35,000 range. Gold and silver rate today LIVE: Gold and silver prices bounced back strongly on Friday after the softer-than-expected US CPI data. Defying the market expectations of 2.50%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the US CPI inflation of 2.40% in January 2026, putting the US Dollar (USD) under pressure. However, this is 0.30% higher than the December 2025 CPI inflation. This triggered buying in the precious metals. The COMEX gold rate finished at $5,046.30/oz, logging an intraday gain of around 2%. The MCX gold rate ended at ₹1,56,200 per 10 gm, around ₹24,500 below the record high of ₹1,80,779 per 10 gm. Likewise, the COMEX silver price finished at $77.964/oz, logging an intraday gain of over 3%. The MCX silver rate ended at ₹2,44,999 per kg, around ₹1,75,00...

Friday saw a 1% decline in the key indices, the Sensex and Nifty, due to ongoing selling in IT stocks. Investor sentiment was also damaged by weak global cues. Around 9:45 a.m., the broader Nifty fell to 25,546.40, down 260.80 points, or 1.01 percent, while the Sensex was down 844.58 points, or 1.01 percent, at 82,830.34. The main causes of the market fall 1) Sharp selling in IT stocks: On February 13, the IT index dropped a staggering 5% for the third consecutive session due to growing concerns that AI-driven automation might upend the labor-intensive business model of Indian IT. On February 12, it fell 5.5%. 2) Weak global cues: As worries about AI's ability to upend business paradigms grew, major tech names saw a steep decline. As investors reevaluated their expectations for profits, software, real estate, and logistics sectors were under intense selling pressure, and the Nasdaq fell 2.03%. 3) Growth in India Vix: Indicating elevated risks, the volatility index also increased ...

  2 Carat Gold Rate in Srinagar (Today & Yesterday) Gram Today Yesterday Price Change 1 gram ₹ 14,575 ₹ 14,660 ₹ 85▼ 8 grams ₹ 1,16,600 ₹ 1,17,280 ₹ 680▼ 10 grams ₹ 1,45,750 ₹ 1,46,600 ₹ 850▼ 24 Carat Gold Rate in Srinagar (Today & Yesterday) Gram Today Yesterday Price Change 1 gram ₹ 15,304 ₹ 15,393 ₹ 89▼ 8 grams ₹ 1,22,432 ₹ 1,23,144 ₹ 712▼ 10 grams ₹ 1,53,040 ₹ 1,53,930 ₹ 890▼