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Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra and Sun Pharma were among the major winners. Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Eternal and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards. File. | Photo Credit: AP Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty traded in positive territory during early trade on Thursday (July 30, 2026) driven by a rally in IT stocks, foreign fund inflows and a drop in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 75.71 points to 77,726.62 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 26.90 points to 24,275.85.From the Sensex pack, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL…

Image Credit: Cooperativa Ciencia A 17-year-old Chilean high school student, María Javiera Valenzuela, is drawing attention for proposing an innovative energy system that could help reduce diesel dependence at research stations in Antarctica. Her concept combines renewable energy with a next-generation nuclear microreactor, offering a potential way to cut carbon emissions while ensuring a reliable power supply in one of the world’s most challenging environments. The proposal was developed for Chile’s 2026 Antarctic School Fair. It estimates that such a system could reduce an Antarctic base’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 3,254 tons, although it remains a student-led concept rather…

The father of British music sensation Amy Winehouse has been ordered to pay £950,000 (US$1.26m, A$1.82m) to his late daughter’s friends, who he unsuccessfully sued for auctioning the singer’s clothes and other items.Mitch Winehouse earlier this year lost a case in the high court in London against two of Winehouse’s friends who auctioned dozens of her clothes and other possessions years after her death.The late singer-songwriter, who was famed for her distinctive husky voice and enjoyed global meteoric success at a young age, died in July 2011 from alcohol poisoning, aged just 27.The late singer’s former stylist Naomi Parry and…

Rahul Gandhi seeks SC-monitored probe into police action on students NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded an independent Supreme Court-monitored high-powered committee to investigate the alleged police excesses against students protesting the perpetual paper leaks on July 20. “Students deserve justice. An independent SC monitored high powered committee must be constituted to probe brutalities against our students,” Rahul said in a post on X while sharing a video claiming police brutality during the protest. The remarks came after Rahul had earlier accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of being responsible for the police’s alleged…

Mumbai: The city Crime Branch is likely to seek the custody of software engineer Sharath Shankar arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police in connection with a series of fake bomb threat email cases registered in Mumbai between 2024 and 2026.The accused, identified as Sharath Subramanian Shankar, was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday after he returned from the United States.Shankar, a native of Tirunelveli district, was detained at Chennai International Airport on his return from the US. He was reportedly employed with a software company based in Texas.According to investigators, Shankar is wanted in connection with…

Heavy security deployed outside the AAP office as BJP workers are likely to hold the protest over the alleged paper leak in Punjab. NEW DELHI: Heavy security has been deployed outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters in Delhi ahead of a possible BJP protest over alleged examination paper leaks in Punjab.RAF personnel, Delhi Police personnel and barricades were seen outside the party office on Thursday morning. Traffic movement in the area, however, remained normal at the time of reporting.The protest comes amid a political row over alleged irregularities in recruitment and other examinations in Punjab.Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal…

Some rooms at Vidhana Soudha get a fresh coat of paint as Karnataka prepared to host Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Joseph Vijay on Monday will be watched as much for its political symbolism as for its implications for the decades-old Cauvery dispute.Coming on the heels of Shivakumar’s consensus-building efforts on the Tungabhadra issue, the meeting offers a rare opportunity to revive direct political dialogue between Karnataka and TN after 14 years. Whether the dialogue survives the politics surrounding Cauvery remains to be seen.The significance goes beyond water…

(From L-R) Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, AICC Telangana in charge Meenakshi Natarajan, CM A Revanth Reddy, CWC special invitee Ch Vamshi Chand Reddy at the AICC meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday Hyderabad: Congress high command has told Telangana Congress brass, including chief minister A Revanth Reddy, to ensure that “indiscipline is not tolerated even at the ministers’ level, internal differences should be settled and coordination between District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents, particularly MLAs and ministers i.e., party and the govt is improved at all costs”.“AICC does not want to lose Telangana as…

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by DMK MLA and former minister V Senthilbalaji in connection with a corruption case registered against him by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).The court observed that the allegations against Senthilbalaji involved causing a loss of over Rs 17 crore to the public exchequer and held that the case required custodial interrogation of the accused.”The allegation was of having caused a loss of over Rs 17 crore to the public exchequer and therefore, the case requires custodial interrogation of the accused,” the high court said.The case…

road accident illustration Ahmedabad: Two elderly residents lost their lives in separate road accidents in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, with police registering cases against the drivers involved. One victim was allegedly run over by a speeding SUV that fled the scene, while the other died after a pickup vehicle rammed into the scooter on which the woman was travelling with her husband.In the first accident, 68-year-old Yunus Vohra was fatally knocked down near his residence at Bibi Talav Crossroads shortly after midnight. According to the FIR lodged by his daughter, Vohra was walking along the road when an SUV coming from…