Data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed that inflows in Gold ETFs surged 364 per cent year-on-year, growing more than four-and-a-half times, making gold ETFs the fastest-expanding segment across all fund categories, including equity, debt and hybrid. The figure for FY26 also far exceeded the earlier annual inflow band of ₹700–15,000…
The latest imaging work on ancient Egyptian remains has brought unusual clarity to mummified body parts that were sealed for over two millennia. Scientists using advanced CT and 3D scanning technology have examined limbs, skulls, and a foot that dates back more than 2,300 years. The remains, reportedly from between 401 and 259 BCE, were…
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out fresh searches against Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora and some others allegedly linked to him as part of a money laundering investigation, officials said.Among the five locations raided were Arora’s official residence in Chandigarh and the premises of a real estate company in Gurugram, Haryana,…
US president Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as “Strait of Hormuz.”While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami Trump said, “Iran has to ‘open up the Strait of Trump, I mean, Hormuz,’” Trump said…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, MS Dhoni, and Sachin Tendulkar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is already attracting the kind of attention usually reserved for cricket’s biggest superstars. The teenage batter has become one of the standout names of the IPL thanks to his fearless batting, clean six-hitting and confidence against top-level bowlers.Former India…
NEW DELHI: Government’s net direct tax collections grew 5.1% to over Rs 23.4 lakh crore in 2025-26, but missed the revised target set for the fiscal year that ended March 2026.In the revised estimates (RE) for the 2025-26 fiscal, govt lowered the direct tax collection target to Rs 24.2 lakh crore. The original budget estimate…
11cm in 1 hour: Deluge could have filled 30,000 pools, two-thirds of Bengaluru’s lakes BENGALURU: The squally thundershowers along with hailstorms that lasted a little over an hour Wednesday evening across central Bengaluru — hailed as the wettest April day in the city’s recorded climatological history — poured over 11cm of rain, according to India…
KOLKATA: The 19 appellate tribunals are set to begin hearing appeals for the inclusion or exclusion of electors at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation in Kolkata from Monday, four days after the electoral roll for the second-phase Bengal assembly polls was frozen on Thursday. The tribunals, constituted and notified by…
Delhi Capitals players (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite two successive losses in IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani remains confident that his side has identified its flaws and is ready to respond, insisting the team has already “figured out” the areas of concern ahead of a crucial clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) submarine building facility in Kiel, where he was briefed on advanced naval technologies and capabilities. He was accompanied by German defence minister Boris Pistorius during the visit to the shipbuilding facility.The visit comes as India moves closer to finalising its nearly Rs…