'This is humiliation': Vijay Deverakonda under fire over controversial marriage proposal remark on Koffee With Karan 9

Shikhar Mohan earns maiden India A call-up, replaces KL Rahul

AI slop or smart strategy? South African author Coral Hart defends Her 370 AI- assisted books in 20 months

Two BrahMos missiles on Tejas, triple the range and 100% indigenisation, says former BrahMos CEO

India-China face-off continues near Arunachal’s Taksing, reveals ITBP chief in first official confirmation of tensions

Ilhan Omar breaks silence over alleged marriage to her brother; Trump thinks it's 'really good answer'

WATCH: Trump demands Ilhan Omar removal from Congress for 'using fake name to be sworn in'. So what is her real name?

Netanyahu dials PM Modi, invites him and Capt Smit Machchhar to light torch on Israel’s Independence Day

Pakistan airline PIA unveils new crew uniforms, faces online criticism

Christa Pike's failed execution: Tennessee team struggled to insert IV lines, lawyer says

Did Neha Bora call for Bangladesh-like GenZ protest, 'anarchy' in India? WION Fact-checks viral claim

US midterms 2026: US Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to restrict student IDs for voting

A secret code, a midnight escape and 300 deaths: The Russian officer who turned on Putin

India’s 2022 CWG silver medallist Sabbhineni Meghana announces international retirement

Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11

Putin says Russia is ready to resume Ukraine-US peace talks but rejects 'short ceasefire' amid deadly attacks

Horrific video shows the moment 18-year-old fell to her death from Mexico amusement park ride

'It's a crime not to see this scene': Tehran puts Trump 'behind bars'

IND-W vs ZIM-W, 1st ODI: Rawal, Charani star in India’s nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe

Meghan Markle’s father Thomas under investigation over alleged child abuse images: Report

SA vs AUS 2nd Test: Temba Bavuma reveals 'Tendulkar inspiration' behind career-best 179

China's dancing robot turns violent bodyguard, lifts cars and fights intruders - Watch

Watch: India rejects ‘imprecise and unsupported’ references in UN migrant rights report

US to get 850 F-35 stealth fighter jets under 10-year Pentagon-Lockheed deal

GRAVITAS | Putin fires nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles, Zelensky ready to surrender 25% territory

New Friday OTT releases (October 23, 2026): Gajab Raat, Dorothy, Chaar Yaar- Watch these 6 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more

Serbia elections: Nearly 150,000 people take to streets in massive rally against Aleksandar Vucic | In pics

BCCI’s CoE cautious over Hardik Pandya’s fitness, sets expected comeback timeline

First Lady Melania Trump secures ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine in Oleshky: White House

Finance influencer dies by suicide in Chennai; father accuses tech CEO, who denies charge

'Vivek should keep it up': Trump defends Ramaswamy's controversial campaign ad targeting Amy Acton

One man, 8 months of work, and a river dirty again: Why Bittu Tabahi may quit

450 villagers in UP rush to take anti-rabies shots after consuming 'charnamrit'

US midterms 2026: Elon Musk’s political spending hits $445 million as Republicans battle to retain Senate control

ENG vs SL: Harry Brook breaks Shubman Gill’s record for fastest ODI double century

Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday, hit by an agreement over the weekend within the OPEC+ group of producers to boost output after an earlier pact fell apart due to objections from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

World Business Watch: Oil falls more than 1% after OPEC+ agrees to boost supply

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 16-month low-level last week as the labor market gains traction, but worker shortages and bottlenecks in the supply chain are frustrating efforts by businesses to ramp up production to meet strong demand for goods and services.

World Business Watch: US weekly jobless claims at 16-month low, shortages hamper manufacturing

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a directive to operators of all Boeing 737 series airplanes to conduct inspections to address possible failures of cabin altitude pressure switches.

World Business Watch: FAA orders checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 planes for possible switch failures

The Sensex and Nifty indices in India finished flat on Friday, weighed down by losses in IT and financial companies amid negative global cues.

The midcap and smallcap indices both closed higher than the benchmarks, indicating that broader markets beat the benchmarks.

The Nifty IT, Nifty Bank, and Nifty Financial Services indices all fell, while the pharma, metal, real estate, and FMCG indices all rose.&nbsp;

Today's tumultuous trade saw the benchmark S&amp;P BSE Sensex close 19 points lower at 53,140, while the broader Nifty50 closed at 15,923, down 1 point.

In the intra-day session, both indices achieved lifetime highs of 53,291 and 15,962, respectively.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies) 
&nbsp;

The Sensex and Nifty indices in India finished flat on Friday, weighed down by losses in IT and financial companies amid negative global cues. The midcap and smallcap indices both closed higher than the benchmarks, indicating that broader markets beat the benchmarks.

The Sensex and Nifty indices in India finished flat on Friday, weighed down by losses in IT and financial companies amid negative global cues. The midcap and smallcap indices both closed higher than the benchmarks, indicating that broader markets beat the benchmarks. The Nifty IT, Nifty Bank, and Nifty Financial Services indices all fell, while the pharma, metal, real estate, and FMCG indices all rose. Today's tumultuous trade saw the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex close 19 points lower at 53,140, while the broader Nifty50 closed at 15,923, down 1 point. In the intra-day session, both indices achieved lifetime highs of 53,291 and 15,962, respectively. (With inputs from agencies)

Sensex and Nifty ended flat dragged by losses in IT and banking

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred Mastercard from acquiring new customers starting July 22. The payments operator has been barred from adding domestic customers across three categories of cards – debit, credit as well as prepaid.

World Business Watch: RBI bars Mastercard from adding new clients in India from July 22

General Motors has urged owners of 2017-2019 Bolt EVs that were part of a recent recall not to park their vehicles inside or charge them unattended overnight after two of the vehicles caught fire.

World Business Watch: GM warns some Bolt EV owners to park outside because of fire risks

China's economic growth has more than halved in the second quarter from a record expansion in the first three months of the year, as slowing manufacturing activity, higher raw material costs, and new COVID-19 cases weighed on the recovery momentum.

World Business Watch: China's economic growth more than halves in second-quarter

Global markets are once again touching new highs, US markets are at a record high already. There are multiple risks that are being faced by economies as well. What is the outlook for global economies and what is the way ahead? Daily Effects Strategist from Asian Financial Hub Singapore, Margaret Yang Yen talks to WION on these issues.

Global stock markets likely to be range bound says Margaret Yang, Strategist DailyFX

In a double hit to the US planemaker's COVID-19 pandemic recovery, Boeing said it will cut 787 production after finding another production-related structural defect, and a major customer partially canceled a 737 MAX order.

World Business Watch: Boeing cuts 787 production after discovering new flaw

As part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net-zero emissions from all forms of transport ten years later, Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040.

World Business Watch: Britain to ban sale of new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors confirmed that it paid a $29.7 million fine issued by German prosecutors over emissions fraud allegations earlier this year.

World Business Watch: Dieselgate costs Mitsubishi $29.7 million penalty in Germany

In a bid to facilitate a broader global tax deal, the European Union has agreed to delay a corporate tax plan for the bloc following pressure from the US administration, but EU member Ireland reiterated its criticisms of the wider reform.

World Business Watch: After US push, EU pauses tax plan but Ireland sticks to its guns

India's e-payment gateway for cashless transactions, the BHIM app, will be launched in Bhutan today. BHIM or Bharat Interface for Money is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and is based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

The BHIM app will help Indian businesses and tourists in the country with cashless transactions and will give a flip to Bhutanese businesses as well.

BHIM is the second Indian payment gateway to be launched in the country after RuPay.

The year 2019 saw the RuPay card being launched in Bhutan during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Phase 2 of RuPay was launched last year. RuPay is an Indian payment gateway like a visa or Mastercard and is now available in many countries in the region, like Singapore, Maldives, UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.

India and Bhutan share very close ties, defined as a "special relationship".

Amid the Covid crisis, India sent out medicines and vaccines to the country. Bhutan also reached out to India by supplying 40 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to Assam.

India's e-payment gateway for cashless transactions, the BHIM app, will be launched in Bhutan today. BHIM or Bharat Interface for Money is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and is based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

India's e-payment gateway for cashless transactions, the BHIM app, will be launched in Bhutan today. BHIM or Bharat Interface for Money is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and is based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The BHIM app will help Indian businesses and tourists in the country with cashless transactions and will give a flip to Bhutanese businesses as well. BHIM is the second Indian payment gateway to be launched in the country after RuPay. The year 2019 saw the RuPay card being launched in Bhutan during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Phase 2 of RuPay was launched last year. RuPay is an Indian payment gateway like a visa or Mastercard and is now available in many countries in the region, like Singapore, Maldives, UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. India and Bhutan share very close ties, defined as a "special relationship". Amid the Covid crisis, India sent out medicines and vaccines to the country. Bhutan also reached out to India by supplying 40 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to Assam.

Indian mobile payment App BHIM to be launched in Bhutan today 

Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21 financial year (July-June), up from $5.72 billion in the previous year despite the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on world trade as well as a six-day blockage by a giant Ever Given cargo ship.

Egypt’s Suez Canal reports record revenue despite Ever Given ship blockage

Asia's largest economy China has said that it resolutely opposes the addition of 23 Chinese entities to a US economic blacklist over issues including alleged human rights abuses and military ties.

China condemns 'unreasonable suppression' as US expands economic blacklist

Virgin Galactic on Monday announced plans to sell up to $500 million worth of shares. The announcement came in after the company successfully finished its first fully crewed test flight into space with billionaire founder Richard Branson on board.

Soon after the announcement, Virgin Galactic's shares rose by 8 per cent premarket, but soon fell 10 per cent in early trading.

Branson's trip upstaged rival space tourism venture Blue Origin and its founder Jeff Bezos. The ongoing tussle has been called the "billionaire space race". Bezos is slated to fly to space on July 20 along with his brother Mark. Bezos founded the retail giant Amazon.com Inc.

According to the Swiss investment bank UBS, the potential value of space tourism could reach $3 annual value by 2030.

Virgin Galactic is expected to begin commercial space operations next year with two flights planned in the coming months. The company was founded in 2004.

After a successful trip to space, Richard Branson has urged young people to achieve their dreams and aim for the stars, quite literally.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://13.235.153.162/world/generation-of-dreamers-richard-branson-leaves-message-for-youngsters-after-space-trip-397681" hreflang="en">'Generation of dreamers': Richard Branson leaves message for youngsters after space trip</a>

Giving out the message of never giving up, Branson told youngsters in a tweet, "To the next generation of dreamers: if we can do this, just imagine what you can do". Branson said he had always wanted to fly high and his dream has come true as he became one of the first humans to travel on commercial spaceflight.

"I was once a child with a dream looking up to the stars. Now I'm an adult in a spaceship looking down to our beautiful Earth," he said in a live feed video.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://13.235.153.162/science/watch-richard-bransons-spaceflight-touches-down-after-successful-trip-to-space-397445" hreflang="en">WATCH| Richard Branson's spaceflight touches down after successful trip to space</a>

Branson believes space is 'for all humanity' and has thus teamed up with Omaze to give interested candidates a chance to travel to space. Interested people can now fill in their details on Omaze.com/space.

"Every charitable donation goes to support Space For Humanity and you’ll be entered into the Omaze sweepstake for the chance to win two seats aboard one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic space flights," Branson announced.

Virgin Galactic on Monday announced plans to sell up to $500 million worth of shares. The announcement came in after the company successfully finished its first fully crewed test flight into space with billionaire founder Richard Branson on board.

Virgin Galactic on Monday announced plans to sell up to $500 million worth of shares. The announcement came in after the company successfully finished its first fully crewed test flight into space with billionaire founder Richard Branson on board. Soon after the announcement, Virgin Galactic's shares rose by 8 per cent premarket, but soon fell 10 per cent in early trading. Branson's trip upstaged rival space tourism venture Blue Origin and its founder Jeff Bezos. The ongoing tussle has been called the "billionaire space race". Bezos is slated to fly to space on July 20 along with his brother Mark. Bezos founded the retail giant Amazon.com Inc. According to the Swiss investment bank UBS, the potential value of space tourism could reach $3 annual value by 2030. Virgin Galactic is expected to begin commercial space operations next year with two flights planned in the coming months. The company was founded in 2004. After a successful trip to space, Richard Branson has urged young people to achieve their dreams and aim for the stars, quite literally. Also read: 'Generation of dreamers': Richard Branson leaves message for youngsters after space trip Giving out the message of never giving up, Branson told youngsters in a tweet, "To the next generation of dreamers: if we can do this, just imagine what you can do". Branson said he had always wanted to fly high and his dream has come true as he became one of the first humans to travel on commercial spaceflight. "I was once a child with a dream looking up to the stars. Now I'm an adult in a spaceship looking down to our beautiful Earth," he said in a live feed video. Also read: WATCH| Richard Branson's spaceflight touches down after successful trip to space Branson believes space is 'for all humanity' and has thus teamed up with Omaze to give interested candidates a chance to travel to space. Interested people can now fill in their details on Omaze.com/space. "Every charitable donation goes to support Space For Humanity and you’ll be entered into the Omaze sweepstake for the chance to win two seats aboard one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic space flights," Branson announced.

Virgin Galactic files for $500 million stock sale after spaceflight success

Stellantis is betting big on electrification. The world’s fourth-largest automaker announced it will invest $35.5 billion over the next five years in a chase to lead the industry, or to at least keep up.

World Business Watch: Stellantis makes $35.5 billion bet on electric vehicle market

Most big US banks are expected to report a stunning rebound in quarterly profits next week. With feared pandemic loan losses, they are failing to materialize even as trading income slumps and lending revenue stalls on low-interest rates and weak demand.

World Business Watch: US banks to see big jump in second-quarter profits before normalcy in results

The European Union has handed down more than $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission control systems.

World Business Watch: EU fines 4 German carmakers over emission collusion

In a snub to El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, more than three-quarters of Salvadorans are skeptical of the maverick leader’s push to adopt the cryptocurrency bitcoin as parallel legal tender, according to a poll released on Thursday.

World Business Watch: Big Salvadoran majority skeptical of bitcoin as standard currency

Dozens of US State attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Google. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

World Business Watch: Dozens of US States sue Google alleging antitrust violations

Shrugging off growing worries about new COVID-19 variants and the impact of supply bottlenecks on factory production in Germany, the European Commission has upgraded its eurozone growth forecasts.

World Business Watch: EU hikes economic recovery forecast as downside risks emerge

G20 finance ministers meeting in Venice on Friday and Saturday could rally the world's top economies behind a global plan to tax multinationals more fairly, already hashed out among 130 countries representing 90 percent of world output.

World Business Watch: G20 ministers to vote on global tax reform plan this week

Didi's shares slumped 25% in US pre-market trade on Tuesday, ahead of its first session since Chinese regulators ordered that the company's app be taken down days after its $4.4 billion listings on the New York Stock Exchange.

World Business Watch: DiDi's shares fall 25% in US pre-market trade after China cracks down

Brent oil rose above $77 a barrel for the first time since 2018 after OPEC+ failed to reach an agreement on bringing back curtailed output, leaving the market with tighter supplies than expected.

World Business Watch: Brent oil jumps $77 after OPEC+ fails to reach output deal

As Germany lifted a ban on travellers from India, there are chances for the Indian aviation sector to revive soon. What is the overall scenario of aviation in India and how quickly it can be revived? Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara, Vinod Kannan talks to WION on all these issues.

World Business Watch: How is aviation industry going to recover post-pandemic?