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Gold jumped to another record as the safe haven asset was boosted by simmering Middle East tensions.

Times of India (TOI) said the cases have been reported in US and the UK too. Whooping cough is a highly contagious infection which impacts the respiratory tract and is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It gets its name from the "whooping" sound which the patient experiences which coughing.

Musk's visit to India will begin on April 21. The billionaire will be in the country for 48 hours. During the visit, Musk is likely to make many high-profile announcements, including plans to launch the Starlink service and investment plans of around $2 billion to $3 billion in the country.

Also Read: Chinese Investors Snap Up Copper, Gold Stocks to Drive 10% Gains In the USA, manufacturing grew for the first time in one-and-a-half years in March, with significant increases in production and new orders. Similarly, China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March, signaling a recovery despite ongoing challenges in the property sector. However, analysts are anticipating that China will announce more stimulus measures to revive the challenges in the housing sector, which could further fuel demand for metals.

₹160 trillion, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Credit card debt has risen by 23% to ₹2.5 trillion, which is less than 1% of India’s nominal GDP of about ₹270 trillion for FY23. The numbers for the US paint a worrying picture.

real estate and her engaging presence on the television show Shark Tank. Her noteworthy achievements and areas of expertise have become a focal point of study in numerous management schools. As aspiring entrepreneurs and finance professionals seek to understand her investing style and unravel the secrets of her business acumen that led to her success, she remains a subject of keen interest and analysis.

Page Six has stated that King is likely to consider inviting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Balmoral Castle this summer as he is ‘desperate’ to meet his grandkids Archie and Lilibet. Every year, the monarch enjoys retiring to the Scottish countryside with family members, including the Prince and Princess of Wales. This year is likely to be different.

Stock Market Today: Markets started on a weak note and slipped further on Friday. The Nifty-50 and Sensex saw sharp cuts of almost 1 % each after having scaled all time highs on Wednesday. While Thursday was a market holiday in India, Nifty had scaled all-time highs of 22,775.70 on Wednesday as Sensex also hit all time highs of 75,124.28 before it closed above the 75,000 Mark (75,038.15) for the first time in the history.

Nifty also shed nearly 1% with foreign investors believed to have offloaded stakes in bluechips as those investing from Mauritius may now face greater scrutiny. Smallcaps and midcap indices were largely unaffected in today’s sell-off. Within the Nifty family of 50 stocks, Sun Pharma fell around 4% while Maruti Suzuki, Titan, Cipla, JSW Steel, Power Grid and ONGC were trading around 2% lower. Pharma stocks with the biggest loser with Nifty Pharma retreating by around 1.5%. All sectoral indices were trading in the red.

tech companies in the US added an estimated 6,000 workers last month. Indian IT giants have established a robust presence in the US, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employing 50,000 people, Infosys 35,000, HCL Technologies 24,000, Wipro 20,000, and LTI Mindtree 6,500. Together, these companies contribute around 2% to the US tech industry workforce, as per an HDFC Securities report. The widespread presence of these firms across various US locations positions them advantageously for the ongoing demand recovery. The surge in job growth has been primarily driven by hiring in technology services, software development, and cloud infrastructure. In March, US employers posted 191,000 new job openings for tech positions, marking an increase of 8,000 from the previous month and the highest volume since August 2023.

Sudeep Shah, Head of Technical & Derivatives Research (Equity & Currency), SBI Securities, says “given the kind of up move that we have witnessed from 21,800 right up to 22,700, if the markets consolidate here, it would be a nice thing and going forward 22,450, 22,500 will act as a strong base. Till the 22,450-22,500 zone holds, we could see this up move extending up to 22,950-23,000 in the next few sessions.” Shah also says: “I feel Aditya Birla Capital from a medium-term perspective can be bought with a stop loss at Rs 200 on the downside and Rs 220 on the upside. The second stock that we like is MCX.” What do you make of the market setup because after that big runup that we have seen for the last three consecutive sessions, do you see some sort of topping out for the market right now or do you see more legs to this? Sudeep Shah: What we are witnessing in the markets is that overall the indices are in an uptrend, but global cues of rising dollar index, we have been witnessing the US 10-year bond yields also rising in the last few sessions and the inflation numbers which have come higher than expected.

The head of the International Monetary Fund says strong economic activity in the United States and emerging markets is projected to help drive global growth by about 3% this year

TCS) in the global consulting practice, has taken legal action against the tech giant, alleging discriminatory employment practices. In a lawsuit filed in a US court, Devorin claims that TCS exhibits bias towards H-1B visa-holder employees of Indian/South Asian origin while targeting older American workers for termination to make room for Indian nationals and «freshers». Devorin has demanded a jury trial to address these allegations of discrimination. According to the complaint, Devorin was informed in July last year that his team was disbanded, and he was required to apply for a consultant role directly on an engagement. Despite his persistent efforts through emails and applications, Devorin's attempts did not progress beyond the initial stage. He believes that the resource management group intentionally hindered his applications. In contrast, a younger Indian employee swiftly secured a role and was offered multiple positions, none of which were extended to Devorin.

The ongoing conflict between Israel, the United States, and Iran and its regional allies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen continues to escalate tensions in the Middle East. The recent Gaza war, triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, resulted in significant civilian casualties and hostage-taking.

Action dates for all family-sponsored Green Card applications from India have shown progress. Noteworthy changes include the Final Action Date for the F2A visa, a Family Based Green Card tailored for spouses and unmarried children of US permanent residents/Green card holders. This date has moved from September 2020 to June 2021, indicating a slight advancement. The F2B visa, reserved for unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of permanent residents are allotted 23% of the overall second preference limitation. The Final Action Dates for these applicants have moved up from November, 2015 to April, 2016.

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says in October, when the FII short position was over 74%, that was when one had to be greedy. Now they have turned long on 18% and there is no short position. So, now, one should be fearful. You have to take it at your own risk reward. I see no risk reward right now till the earnings season is over as a large part of the positives of earnings are already priced in.” Bhasin says: “I continue to be positive on a buy on Vedanta on any decline and a buy on Nalco and SAIL. In specialty chemicals, UPL, Navin, Aarti are looking good.” You had earlier warned that this month could get a little volatile and looking at the CPI and the PPI print in the US and the way the markets panned out from there, it seems like we got to brace ourselves for a little bit of global volatility? Sanjiv Bhasin: That is very much on the cards. However, like you see in the US, the Magnificent Seven are again touted to have their best week in the last three. So, weak data or hotter than expected inflation is all getting absorbed. It is typical of a bull market which is ignoring bad news just on the pretext that people are feeling missed out.

U.S. consumer price data due on Wednesday will be closely watched by investors as they seek direction on the next move in interest rates. The data is expected to show a rise in headline inflation to 3.4% year-on-year, from 3.2% in February.

Kwatra is here this week for a series of meetings with senior officials from the US Government and interaction with industry leaders to advance bilateral cooperation in areas like defence and technology. Kwatra held separate meetings with Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department. «Productive catch up with Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra on advancing ongoing US-India cooperation and the need for our countries' close partnership for regional security and prosperity,» Verma said in a post of X. Earlier in the day, Kwatra was hosted by the US India Business Council over a breakfast meeting with its Board Chair and NASDAQ Executive Vice Chairman Ed Knight.

Stock Market News: Domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, began Friday's session lower, mirroring Asian peers as strong US inflation data dampened expectations of an early Federal Reserve rate cut. Given that Tata Consultancy Services is scheduled to release its financial results later today, spotlight will shift to the domestic earnings season.

Metropolis Healthcare, one of the leading Indian diagnostics companies, spiked 7.54% in today's intraday session to hit a new 52-week high of ₹1,935 apiece after investors reacted positively to the company's Q4 business, which was released on April 10, post-market hours. The company during the fourth quarter of last fiscal year recorded around a 10% YoY increase in overall revenue, alongside 15% YoY growth in revenue for its core business, maintaining a consistent rise in sales volumes across various segments.

₹72,678 per 10 gm while MCX silver rate today touched a new high of ₹84,102 per kg within a few minutes of the commodity market's opening bell. Speaking on the reason for the rise in gold and silver rates today, Anuj Gupta, Head of Commodity & Currency at HDFC Securities said, “Gold and silver prices are ascending today as the market is expecting US Fed rate cut after the strong US CPI data released on Wednesday.