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Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to the United States on the pretext of helping enrol him in a school. Harmanpreet Singh, 31, was sentenced to 135 months (11.25 years) in prison and Kulbir Kaur, 43, to 87 months (7.25 years) by the court that also asked them to pay the victim, his cousin, USD 225,210.76 (Rs 1.87 crores approximately) in restitution. The couple has since divorced. «The defendants exploited their relationship with the victim to lure him to the United States with false promises that they would help enrol him in school,» Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said.

In May, the International Financial Services Centres Authority, or IFSCA, the unified financial sector regulator at Gift City, sent a clutch of recommendations to the central government. One suggestion was to bring parity in the taxation of funds set up in Gift City with that applicable for domestic mutual funds.

Investors have pared exposure to sectors including renewable energy and electric cars as candidates in some of the dozens of nations holding polls this year have raised concerns over the costs and speed of efforts to curb emissions.

markets braced for a key U.S. inflation reading, while the yen lurked just shy of 160 per dollar level, keeping traders on alert for another round of intervention by Japanese authorities. Risk sentiment was also capped as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials kept near-term U.S. rate cut expectations in check in a boost to the dollar.

Gold prices were flat on Wednesday as the dollar and Treasury yields held firm ahead of a key inflation reading due later this week, which could provide more clarity on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. FUNDAMENTALS

Yemen's Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks follow the departure of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after an eight-month deployment in which the aircraft carrier led the American response to the Houthi assaults. Those attacks have reduced shipping drastically through the route crucial to Asian, Middle East and European markets in a campaign the Houthis say will continue as long as the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip rages. The ship attack happened off the coast of Aden, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.

Japan issued an emergency alert following a suspected ballistic missile strike by North Korea on Tuesday (local time). The information was given by the Japan Prime Minister's Office on social media platform X. Minutes later, the Japan PMO said the emergency alert was being lifted as the 'suspected ballistic missile' from North Korea was not expected to reach Japan.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an American commonwealth in the Pacific that is relatively close to Assange's native Australia and that accommodated his desire to avoid setting foot inside the continental United States.

Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Wednesday after an industry group reported a surprise jump in U.S. stockpiles, fueling concerns about weaker-than-expected demand in the top oil consuming nation. Brent crude oil futures fell 19 cents, or 0.2%, to $84.82 a barrel by 0023 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $80.72 per barrel.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally a free man. He walked out on bail from a UK jail after reaching a plea deal that will have him plead guilty in a US court on a single charge of conspiring to obtain and disclose national security secrets, in lieu of relief on other counts. He won’t have to face further jail time in the US, as he has already served longer than what the punishment entails.

The Pursuit of Happyness and Andy Sachs (Anne Hathway) from The Devil Wears Prada remain fan favourites because of the resilience they display in embracing the unfamiliar. “In a neoliberal economy, productivity and continual self-improvement are emphasised as key to success," says Melissa Brown, assistant professor of communications at Santa Clara University, US.

Sensex surged 712.44 points, or 0.92%, to close at 78,053.52, while the Nifty 50 settled 183.45 points, or 0.78%, higher at 23,721.30.“After the last few range bound sessions, investors placed bullish bets on banking and select frontline IT stocks which helped benchmark indices scale fresh highs even as the majority of the sectors ended in red. Most of the private banking stocks had missed the upsurge seen in recent weeks and hence there was a flurry of activity in the financial space ahead of the monthly expiry on Thursday," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.Also Read: Weekly picks: Motilal Oswal suggests these three stocks to buy today predicting up to 9% upsideHere are key domestic and global market cues for Sensex today:Asian markets traded mostly lower on Wednesday tracking mixed cues overnight from US stocksJapan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.26%, while the Topix fell 0.17%.

Indian stock market: Despite weak global cues, Indian stock market benchmarks, including the Sensex and the Nifty 50, reached new record highs on Tuesday, June 25. The Nifty 50 reached a new all-time high of 23,754.15, while the Sensex also achieved a fresh peak of 78,164.71 during the session.The Nifty 50 concluded the session up 183 points, or 0.78%, closing at 23,721.30, while the Sensex posted a gain of 712 points, or 0.92%, finishing at 78,053.52. Both indices achieved record closing levels.“Nifty steadily inched upwards to make a fresh high of 23,754 levels.

Sensex surged 712.44 points, or 0.92%, to close at 78,053.52, while the Nifty 50 settled 183.45 points, or 0.78%, higher at 23,721.30.Also Read: Indian stock market: 8 things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, Nvidia shares to US consumer confidenceNifty 50 formed a long bull candle on the daily chart, which is indicating a possibility of decisive upside breakout of broader range movement at 23,600 - 23,700 levels. “One may expect upside momentum to pick up in the short term.

Read here: Nvidia stock rebounds, lifts Nasdaq higherLast week, Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company, surpassing the market value of Microsoft. The company has positioned itself as the dominant provider of chips to support artificial intelligence applications and have made it emblematic of this year’s tech-driven boom in US stocks.Nvidia stock price is up 154% this year and has accounted for nearly 30% of the S&P 500’s year-to-date return as of Monday’s close, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, Reuters reported.

Bybit cryptocurrency exchange surpassed Coinbase to become the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume after Binance, according to a June report from crypto research firm Kaiko.

JP Morgan index this week, with the pace likely to accelerate once the US starts cutting rates, Standard Chartered Bank's India head of financial markets said. «We have a different profile spread across clients. There are real money clients who may be investing in India off-benchmark. Then there will be the passive index trackers who will be the regular ones coming each month and we may see some large allocations come in intermittently. So, around $2-3 billion per month is what we expect,» Parul Mittal Sinha, head — financial markets, India & co-head, macro trading, ASA, Standard Chartered Bank, told ET.

Equity markets steadily inched upwards to make fresh highs on Tuesday as buying was seen in banking and financial stocks. «We expect the market to maintain its positive momentum as we draw nearer to the event. Globally, investors would track US Consumer confidence data,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a warning after more than 14 cases of meningococcal disease were detected in those who were returning from Saudi Arabia after undertaking the Umrah pilgrimage. The Travel Health Pro website which is supported by the FCO listed down these cases and revealed that as of June 21, a total of 5 such cases were reported from the US, four in France, three in the UK and one each in Norway and in the Netherlands. The situation is being monitored by the health authorities in the UK. Invasive meningococcal disease is a significant cause of meningitis and septicaemia. It is a bacterial infection which results in the death in one among ten cases.

aircrafts which had taken off from an airport in Lithuania disappeared and were smuggled into Iran. These two aircrafts were flying to Sri Lanka and Philippines. This is not the first time that Iran has smuggled aircrafts into the country. It has been reported by Metro that the two aircrafts changed their path and disappeared after entering the Iranian airspace. Further, authorities in Lithuania prevented a third aircraft from taking off. Iran has been sanctioned by many of the western countries including the US. This incident is alleged to have taken place in February.

Snapchat is introducing a suite of new safety tools designed to shield teenagers from the dangers of sextortion, enhancing the platform's commitment to user protection, as per a report on CNN. On Tuesday, Snapchat unveiled a series of new safety features, including enhanced warning pop-ups. These alerts will activate when a teenager receives a message from someone who is not a mutual friend or listed in their contacts, aiming to bolster user security.