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Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia released an official statement in connection with the US-Israel-Iran Ceasefire deal. The statement read: “Australia welcomes the agreement by the United States, Israel and Iran to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East. The Australian Government has been calling for de-escalation and…

Gates has called his relationship with Epstein a “huge mistake” and has denied wrongdoing. Photo Source: Bloomberg Tech billionaire Bill Gates will appear before the House panel investigating disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on June 10, said a person familiar with the plans. The Microsoft Corp. co-founder was among a group of prominent figures with ties…

Sony Pictures Entertainment will undertake hundreds of layoffs across its film, television and corporate divisions in the coming months as part of a broader restructuring effort, according to a memo obtained by Variety on Tuesday. The memo, issued by Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja, outlines plans to realign the company’s structure and resources more closely…

Mixed signals on the Iran war are keeping non-yielding assets like gold and silver on edge. Till Monday, indications of a potential ceasefire and end to war had lifted buyer sentiment for these precious metals. On Tuesday, however, both gold and silver prices tumbled amid no clear resolution for the Middle East crisis, while crude…

Global oil prices climbed sharply after Donald Trump as US President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric against Iran, issuing a ‘final’ deadline tied to the reopening of the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose 1.4% to trade above $110.6 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI hovered near $113.34, as markets reacted to the heightened…

With the advent of the new financial year, a bustling Q4 earnings season is only days away. Accordingly, many heavyweights have already announced potential time frames for their fourth quarter financial performance report. Joining the list on Monday, Bajaj Finance Ltd. announced that its board of directors are set to meet on April 29, 2026, Wednesday…

US President Donald Trump remarked that the Iran-US war could “end very quickly” at his address at the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll on  Monday. Trump also stated that Iran’s response to the 15 point proposal drafted by regional mediators was a “big step” but was not “good enough.” The US head of state…

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order which directed that all plastic/PET bottles and packaging used for selling water, salt and sugar should contain a label stating that these food items “may contain micro/nano plastics”. “Nothing wrong in displaying the warning,” a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday and discussed the Middle East conflict amid US President Donald Trump’s fresh ultimatum to Iran demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The external affairs minister also held…

The country’s gold imports rose 28.73% to $69 billion during April-February 2025-26 on account of high prices of the precious metal, according to the Commerce Ministry data. Gold imports stood at $53.52 billion in April-February 2024-25. The rise in gold imports pushed the country’s trade deficit (difference between imports and exports) to $310.60 billion during…