India's gold demand fell 6 per cent year-on-year to 131.4 tonnes in the April-June quarter, weighed down by seasonally subdued sales, higher Customs duty and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to reduce purchases of the precious metal, the World Gold Council said in a report.

The total demand was at 139.7 tonnes during the corresponding period last year, according to WGC's 'Q2 2026 Gold Demand Trends' report.

Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL on Thursday said it has bagged a fresh order for optical fibre cable exports worth USD 46.13 million, about ₹441.53 crore.

The order has to be executed by January 2027, the company said in a regulatory filing.

US President Donald Trump has called on lawmakers to modify a newly passed Russia sanctions bill to accord him sweeping authority to impose tariffs on Iran, a move that threatens to delay the passage of the legislation as it moves to the House of Representatives.

Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the American leader pressed for the addition of trade measures aimed at Tehran.

The Indian Premier League saw its business value climb to $20.6 billion in 2026, according to global investment bank Houlihan Lokey, highlighting the world’s richest cricket competition’s continued double-digit growth and cementing its status as one of the top global sports properties.

India has seen a rise in unofficial gold inflows since the government raised import tariffs on the precious ​metal earlier this year, widening margins for grey-market operators ​and hurting organised players, the World Gold Council said on Thursday.

India, the ‌world's biggest gold consumer after China, more than doubled import tariffs to 15 per cent on May 13 to curb demand, cut the trade deficit and ease pressure on the rupee.

The rain and thunderstorms over the past few days have brought much-needed relief from the heat and humidity across Delhi and large parts of north India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the wet weather will persist over several regions in the coming days, with a deep depression over eastern India expected to fuel widespread rainfall.

India's envoy to the UN said negotiations on Security Council reform have been through 17 rounds with no concrete result in sight, underscoring that the process cannot be held hostage by the "divisive interests" of a few.

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday decided to "roll-over" to its next session the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reforms.

Meta on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video, which was briefly restricted on Facebook in India, was blocked due to an "error" and has since been restored.

A Meta spokesperson said the restriction was unintentional and that access to the video has now been reinstated.

Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.

The drugmaker said the proposed resolution represents “an efficient conclusion” to the lawsuits. The agreement requires the participation of lead plaintiff firms in ovarian talc litigation pending in state and federal courts that represent at least 95% of claims, according to J&J.

The Nifty 50 index, on Tuesday, completed 100 trading days below its 200-day moving average (DMA), placed at 24,790 levels. This is the second most number of days it has spent below this key technical indicator in the last 10 years (since April 2016), data shows.

The index had spent 159 trading sessions below this mark between August 20, 2015 and April 13, 2016.

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