Purchase Up 94% Since July. MUMBAI: RBI’s net dollar purchases surged 132% to $43.3 billion in Aug 2026, driven by inflows through its concessional FCNR(B) swap facility, while its outstanding net forward short position crossed $200 billion for the first time.RBI bought $74.5 billion in dollars during the month, up 93.9% from $38.4 billion in…
Michael Gray, who played the lead in the 1970s series ‘Shazam!’, has passed away at 93. (Instagram) Actor Michael Gray has passed away. He was 75 years old at the time of his demise, and he was best known for his work on the big screen and the small screen. He was best known for…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) One game into India’s tour of New Zealand and the familiar fitness concerns have already surfaced. Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the second T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday after sustaining a low-grade right adductor strain during the series opener on Thursday. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed…
AI was also lowering the barriers for smaller criminal operations, he said. NEW DELHI: India is the world’s seventh most targeted country by cyberattacks and third in Asia, a senior Microsoft executive said Friday, warning that artificial intelligence was already helping criminals mount ransomware and espionage campaigns.At the NDTV World Summit 2026, Nicholas Butts, director…
‘Ranabaali’ box office collection day 8. ‘Ranabaali’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, witnessed a decline in box office earnings on Friday, October 23. The historical drama collected Rs 2.10 cr in India net revenue on its eighth day. This represented a 33.3% drop from the previous day’s Rs 3.15 cr.According to Sacnilk, the film…
Travel accounted for 59.5% of total remittances, rising 11.4% from July to $1.6 billion. MUMBAI: Outward remittances under RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) rose 6% month-on-month to $2.7 billion in Aug 2026, driven by overseas student travel, business travel and payments for remote education, while investments in foreign equity and debt more than doubled from…
‘Jailer 2’ box office collection day 9. Rajinikanth‘s ‘Jailer 2’, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, recorded a decline in domestic earnings on Friday, October 23. The action drama collected Rs 14.50 cr in India net revenue across 10,484 shows. This represented a 15.5% drop from the previous day’s Rs 17.15 cr. Despite the slowdown, the film’s…
he slowdown was particularly sharp in high-tech and retail, which declined 17.3% and 7.7% year on year, BENGALURU: Infosys had a lacklustre Q2, with its shares falling 6% in early trade on the NYSE after it cut FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1%-2% in constant currency terms from 1.5%-3% earlier. This is the company’s weakest…
Two critical PHP flaws trigger global alert. BENGALURU: Two critical PHP vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to remotely execute code on servers without authentication have triggered a cybersecurity alert, potentially exposing millions of internet-facing services. In a separate advisory, PHP also urged users to temporarily disable a file-upload tracking feature to mitigate another remote code…
Piyush Goyal said German companies had publicly announced investments worth $7.4 billion in India. BERLIN: German companies are exploring investment opportunities in India in precision engineering, aerospace, defence and shipbuilding, besides healthcare, pharmaceuticals and research and development, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said, pointing to growing business interest as European firms look to diversify…
