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Indian shares rise on bargain buying as Asia rebounds on tariff talk hopes

April 8 (Reuters) – India’s benchmark indexes on Tuesday rebounded from the previous session’s sharp selloff as bargain hunting and a broader recovery across Asia lifted sentiment amid hopes of U.S. tariff negotiations. The Nifty 50 rose 1.08% to 22,409.15 while the BSE Sensex gained 1% to 73,860.7 respectively, as of 10:22 a.m. IST. Both had risen about 1.9% earlier in the morning. “The rebound comes as no surprise as markets are oversold and remain ripe for a rebound led by tariff-agnostic companies and sectors,” said Yogesh Kansal, cofounder of online trading platform Appreciate. The Nifty and Sensex tumbled 3.2%

Selling your old laptop or phone? You might be handing over your data too

Sydney, Apr 8 (The Conversation) You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings. You probably think your sensitive data is now safe. But there is more to be done: hackers may still be able to retrieve passwords, documents or bank details, even after a reset. In fact, 90% of second-hand laptops, hard drives and memory cards still contain recoverable data. This indicates that many consumers fail to wipe their devices properly before resale or disposal. But there are some simple steps

Rupee falls 7 paise to 85.83 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The rupee stayed on sliding track and depreciated 7 paise to 85.83 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday due to massive withdrawal of foreign funds amid global economic turbulence triggered by the escalated tariff war. A recovery in crude oil prices pulled the domestic currency further down even as it found some cushion due to a weaker American currency and strong recovery in the domestic equity markets, forex traders said. The global markets have been facing extreme volatility following a fresh threat by the US administration to impose a punitive 50 per cent

LPG price up Rs 50, CNG by Re 1; excise duty hiked on petrol, diesel

A man carries an LPG cylinder on his shoulder at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The domestic cooking gas LPG price on Monday was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the government raised taxes on petrol and diesel to shore up its revenues. The increase in cooking gas price will be for the Ujjawala – poor beneficiaries who got LPG connection free of cost – and general users, and will be effective from April 8 and has been necessitated due to the rise in input cost, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. Cooking gas for Ujjawala users will

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