Disha Rojhe

At the opening bell around 9:15 AM, the benchmark Nifty 50 was trading comfortably at 23,675, marking a gain of 127 points or 0.54%. Simultaneously, the BSE Sensex surged by 423 points, or 0.57%, to reclaim the 75,198 threshold. Easing immediate market anxiety, the India VIX—the stock market's primary fear gauge—cooled off by more than 3% to settle at 15.67, indicating stabilizing investor sentiment despite persistent geopolitical friction in West Asia.

The absolute biggest shockwave rippled through the women’s draw, where four-time French Open champion and modern clay-court queen Iga Swiatek crashed out in the fourth round. The dominant Polish third seed suffered a dizzying 7-5, 6-1 defeat at the hands of Ukraine’s fiery Marta Kostyuk, completely upending the championship ecosystem.

The relentless box office juggernaut of Malayalam cinema shows zero signs of slowing down. Nearly two weeks after its global theatrical release, the conversation remains completely dominated by one man: Georgekutty. Super star Mohanlal’s highly anticipated crime thriller, Drishyam 3, is enjoying a historic run in cinema halls, sitting just a hair's breadth away from entering the elite Rs 100 crore club at the domestic box office.

In a deeply distressing turn of events, actress and former nurse Maria Juliana, popularly known as Julie, has leveled shocking allegations against fans of actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay and members of his political outfit, the Thamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

India’s latest collective reckoning over systemic dowry deaths points to a disturbing reality: the legislative shields crafted decades ago are failing to protect women. The national conversation has once again shifted to the dark underbelly of marital transactions, echoing the precise outrage that originally pushed lawmakers to enact stringent anti-dowry criminal provisions back in the early 1980s.

IPL Final Time: After 73 matches of high-octane cricketing drama, the stage is finally set for the grand finale of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lock horns with home favorites Gujarat Titans (GT) at the colossal Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, each vying to lift the prestigious silver trophy.