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equity market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty settled higher on Thursday, September 14, amid broadly positive global cues ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision. Market sentiment remained strong on healthy domestic macro numbers as government data showed wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at -0.52 per cent.

NASA is set to release on Thursday the findings of a long-awaited study on unexplained flying objects in Earth's skies. The US space agency announced last year it was reviewing evidence regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs — which has replaced the term "UFO" in official parlance. The subject has long fascinated the public but was shunned by mainstream science. An independent team of 16 researchers shared their preliminary observations in May, finding that existing data and eyewitness reports are insufficient to draw firm conclusions, while calling for more systematic collection of high-quality data. It's unlikely Thursday's report will change that bottom line — but it could eventually usher in the start of a new mission for the agency. While NASA's probes and rovers scour the solar system for any fossils of ancient microbes, and its astronomers look for signs of intelligent civilizations on distant planets, its historic posture has been to «debunk» sightings on our home planet. There have been more than 800 «events» collected over 27 years, of which two to five per cent are thought to be possibly anomalous, the report's authors said during the May meeting. These are defined as «anything that is not readily understandable by the operator or the sensor,» or «something that is doing something weird,» said team member Nadia Drake. The US government has begun taking the issue of UAPs more seriously in recent years, in part due to concerns that they are related to foreign surveillance. NASA's work, which relies on unclassified material, is separate from a Pentagon investigation, though the two are coordinating on matters of how to apply scientific tools and methods. In July, a former US intelligence officer made

equity market benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty ended in the green on Thursday amid broadly positive global cues ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision. Moreover, sentiment was underpinned by healthy domestic macro numbers as government data showed wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at -0.52 per cent. In July, the WPI inflation was at -1.36 per cent.

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Nipah virus in Kerala, neighboring states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have increased vigil in the bordering districts to prevent the spread of the virus. The Karnataka government has directed officials of Dakshina Kannada and districts bordering the neighboring state to strengthen fever surveillance. The Karnataka health department has reportedly asked the state police to inspect goods vehicles entering the districts and also check fruits.

Stock market today: Despite pressure in mid-cap and small-cap indices, large-cap IT stocks have been in uptrend for last few sessions. TCS share price today had a gap up opening and the IT stock went on to climb to a new 52-week peak of ₹3,597.70 on NSE. Likewise, Wipro share price today opened upside and went on to hit a new 52-week high of ₹443.25 apiece on NSE.

Wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at -0.52%. In July, the WPI inflation was at -1.36%. The negative rate of inflation in August this year is due to fall in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, chemical products, textiles and food products as compared to the corresponding month of previous year, according to the data by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Consulate General of India in San Francisco has raised concerns over the handling of an Indian-origin woman, Jaahnavi Kandula, who was killed by a police vehicle, and has also demanded a through investigation and action against those involved. Jaahnavi Kandula, daughter of a single mother hailed from Andhra Pradesh. She was pursuing her master's degree at Northeastern University in Seattle and went to the US in 2021 from Bengaluru on a student exchange program.

An investor in a suspected Brazilian crypto pyramid has claimed the firm behind the “scam” donated over $122,000 to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 election campaign.

Shah Rukh Khan, his latest blockbuster, 'Jawan', continues to make waves not only at the box office but also in the world of music streaming. Released on September 7, 'Jawan' has been rewriting the records of success, with its chart-topping song, 'Chaleya', now achieving a historic milestone on Spotify India.

World Cup in India is less than a month away and will feature some of the cricket's very best players and teams. This tournament is set to hold a lot of significance in larger cricket history, as the modern day 'Fab Four', consisting of batting greats — Virat Kohli (India), Steve Smith (Australia), Joe Root (England) and Kane Williamson (New Zealand) will have their 'One Last Dance' together. This tournament could be the final time that these four legends play an ICC Cricket World Cup or matter of fact, any major ICC tournament together.

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund, an open-ended equity scheme investing in pharma and healthcare companies. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme is open for subscription and it will close on September 28. The scheme will re-open for continuous sale and repurchase within five business days from the date of allotment of units under NFO. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of pharma and healthcare companies.

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(This Sept.13 story has been corrected to fix the pronoun to 'she' in paragraph 8)

Sensex today scaled a new all-time peak of 67,771 by beating the last high of 67,619 touched on July 20 this year, PSU stock NTPC has turned out to be the best performer in the last two months with a 23% return. Other top Sensex gainers during the period are L&T (17%), Tata Steel (11%), HCL Technologies (10%), Titan Company (9%) and Maruti Suzuki (7%). On the other hand, shares of ITC, which had recently announced the demerger of its hotels business, is down about 8%. Other losers include HUL, Asian Paints and Kotak Mahindra Bank which are down about 7% each. Heavyweight Reliance Industries, which has demerged Jio Financial Services into a separate listed entity, has lost over 6% since Sensex's last peak. Amid solid buying by domestic institutional and retail investors, India has become one of the best performing global markets in September by rallying around 4.2%. While many investors are expressing concerns around valuations, analysts find the valuations of bank stocks fair. «Strength in banking stocks can impart resilience to the market even though the overall market valuations are slowly rising beyond comfort levels,» said Dr.

Nifty defied mixed global cues and scaled their fresh record highs of 67,771 and 20,167.65 in morning trade on Thursday. The market was witnessing a broad-based rally as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices jumped over a per cent higher each. Most sectoral indices witnessed healthy buying in the morning session.

Cement prices have been raised for the second time this month in eastern parts of India while remaining steady in central, northern and southern parts of the country, dealers said. Prices were increased 3-10% earlier this month across regions, spurred by weak monsoon rains in August which helped prop up demand even in the seasonally weak September quarter. Cement prices are now at record highs in the Kolkata region, at around Rs 410 per bag, while touching a pan-India high of Rs 435 per bag in Odisha, Nomura Financial said in a note. With the price hikes earlier this week, the region has seen prices rise more than a fifth since August. In Mumbai, company prices are at about Rs 420 a bag, but traders are offering discounts of Rs 10-15 per bag, said a city-based dealer, who did not wish to be identified.

Rekha Jhunjhunwala portfolio: Shares of Titan Company Ltd have been in uptrend from mid of March 2023. This Tata group company bottomed out at around ₹2,355 apiece levels in mid-March and since then Titan share price has remained an idea 'buy on dips' stock for positional investors. This Rekha Jhunjhunwala portfolio stock has been hitting life-time high for the last two straight sessions while it has hit record high on three out of four sessions this week.

₹5,200 crore. Bombay Dyeing share price opened at ₹164.80 apiece on BSE.

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 software update on September 18, bringing a wave of exciting new features and improvements for iPhone and iPad users. These announcements came during Apple's recent iPhone 15 launch event, following their initial reveal at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) back in June.