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ALSO READ: Captain Babar Azam on Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 exit, 'cannot play in every player's place, there are 11 players...According to a report by news agency PTI, which quoted Pakistani media outlets, Kristen didn't mince his words while asserting the team's shortcomings after being disqualified from the T20 World Cup.His remarks pointed out that the Pakistan cricket team should address the apparent lack of cohesion and unity within their ranks."There's no unity in Pakistan's team. They call it a team, but it isn't a team.

America’s biggest bank has a thing for midsize companies. Known for financing and advising megamergers, JPMorgan Chase is spending more of its resources on doing deals for companies valued at $2 billion or less. The goal is to leverage the relationships it has with the roughly 30,000 U.S.

IIFL Finance's microfinance subsidiary IIFL Samasta Finance has garnered Rs 216 crore through its second public bond issue against a Rs 1,000-crore target despite higher interest rates, as investors were likely concerned over the regulatory scrutiny on IIFL Finance's gold loan business. IIFL Samasta Finance is 100% owned by IIFL Finance.

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is running a brisk business of trapping Indian defence officials through spies who pose as beautiful girls to lure Indian defence officials. A large number of such cases have come to light in the past few years. Former BrahMos scientist Nishant Agrawal, who was sentenced to life by a sessions court in Nagpur on June 3 for leaking military secrets to Pakistan, is another prominent case of ISI honeytrap. Pankaj Awasthi, Uttar Pradesh ATS investigation officer, said in his deposition during Agrawal's trial that one 'Sejal' had set up a Facebook account from Pakistan. Using this, she chatted with Pakistani operatives and her Indian targets, including Agrawal, TOI has reported.

Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL), a 3PL provider, was one of the beneficiaries of the logistics boom. Between 2020-21 and 2023-24, the Mahindra group company’s revenue rose from ₹3,264 crore to ₹5,506 crore. With the outlook for the sector looking very positive, the Mumbai-based firm, which services around 19,000 pincodes, set a new milestone for itself: to become a ₹10,000 crore logistics services provider by 2025-26.

—Name withheld on request The Finance Act 2020 brought about some changes in tax laws for Indian citizens residing abroad. Two important changes that refer to the threshold of ₹15 lakh relate to (a) Indian citizens visiting India; and (b) Indian citizens not paying taxes anywhere across the world, respectively.

With the dawn of Modi 3.0, all eyes are eagerly set on the upcoming Union Budget of 2024, slated for presentation in July. Anticipation runs high among industries, farmers, taxpayers, and the middle class alike, as they await potential boosts and tax reliefs from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 

nuclear-armed nations including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2023, a Swedish think-tank said on Monday. In its analysis, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said China's nuclear arsenal increased from 410 warheads in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024, and it is expected to keep growing. The report said some 2,100 of the deployed warheads were kept in a state of high operational alert on ballistic missiles, and nearly all of them belonged to Russia or the US. However, for the first time China is believed to have some warheads on high operational alert, it said.

The gun accessory the Supreme Court just ruled on allows a rifle to fire dozens of bullets within seconds

With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights

The U.S. military has unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike in the Red Sea

The efforts to tamp down organized retail theft in California this year have largely boiled down to two paths

foreign direct investment (FDI), enhancing Research & Development (R&D), and boosting manufacturing capabilities could help India reach its USD 5 billion defence export goal by 2024-25. As reported by PTI, the study, conducted by Nexgen Exhibitions, organizers of the International Police Expo, highlights the importance of these factors in propelling India towards its ambitious target. «Increase in procurement categories and emphasis on quality and innovation have positioned India as a reliable defence equipment supplier on the global stage. The government's supportive policies, coupled with strategic partnerships and collaborations, are driving the growth of India's defence exports, bringing the country closer to its USD 5 billion target by 2024-25,» said Aadhar Bansal, Director, Nexgen Exhibitions, as reported by PTI.

Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, where even the bustling marketplace is not immune to the specter of terrorism. Hidden within the green forest cover of the Pir Panjal region are highly trained Pakistani terrorists, presenting a significant challenge to security forces. Despite intensified patrolling following a recent surge in terrorist attacks, searching these dense forests remains a daunting task. Resurgence of Terrorism After an 18-year hiatus, terrorism has resurfaced in Poonch and Rajouri, with the first major attack on the army occurring in the forests of Surankote in October 2021. This resurgence has disrupted security calculations for Jammu and Kashmir, exacerbated by the abrogation of Article 370, which granted the region special status under the Constitution.

Equities: The brokerage anticipates that market dynamics in the near term will pivot around prevailing narratives. Key drivers include the sentiment surrounding policy continuity, anticipation ahead of the Budget, the progress of the monsoon, advancements in the CAPEX agenda, fiscal consolidation efforts, and expectations for rural economic recovery in the latter half of the year.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar should be stopped from taking oath as the Lok Sabha member, amid a controversy after he won the Mumbai North West seat by a thin margin of 48 votes. The Vanrai police in Mumbai have registered a case against Waikar's brother-in-law for allegedly using a mobile phone at a counting centre in Goregaon (which is part of Waikar's constituency) on June 4, when results of the general elections were announced. Speaking to reporters here, Raut said, «Waikar's electoral victory is under suspicion, and a complaint has already been filed at the Vanrai police station in Mumbai. Due to the ongoing controversy surrounding the poll outcome, Waikar should be prevented from taking oath as a member of the Lok Sabha.»

Dabur shares have been Emkay Global’s preferred consumption pick given its relatively higher share of rural, diversified portfolios and its sustained thrust on NPDs. The brokerage firm has raised Dabur share price target to ₹700 per share from ₹660 earlier, and has a ‘Buy’ rating on the stock.Also Read: EXPLAINED! Why is Delta Corp share price skyrocketing before Budget 2024?“Dabur remains one of our preferred picks in the sector, given its diversified portfolio and better execution.

₹2,644."MTAR Technologies is a precision machining company with exposure across niche sectors like fuel cells (for Bloom Energy), nuclear, defence, and space. Rising power costs in the US due to grid problems, coupled with the rising cost competitiveness of Bloom Energy, will result in significant tailwinds for MTAR. We value the stock at 45x FY26F EPS to reach our target price of ₹2,644.

Cold War II is worsening. The G7 summit held in Italy ended with a stiff warning aimed at China over its alleged role in “enabling" Russia’s war in Ukraine by means of dual-use tech transfers, a charge Beijing denied.

Japan’s top financial regulator has issued an official warning to the LBank Exchange as it looks to crack down on overseas crypto exchanges that target Japanese customers.

air defence missiles, DRDO is going to carry out trials of the indigenous shoulder-fired air defence missiles before handing them over to the Indian Army for user trials. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has been developing Very Short Range Air Defence missiles to meet the requirements of the Indian Army and Air Force to tackle aerial targets like fast-moving drones, fighter aircraft and helicopters in border areas. DRDO is looking to carry out high-altitude trials of the Indigenous tripod-fired short-range air defence missile in mountainous regions like Ladakh or Sikkim, defence officials told ANI.