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Stock markets decline in early trade on relentless foreign fund outflows

Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Thursday as relentless foreign fund outflows weighed on investors’ sentiment, although cooling crude oil prices that traded below the USD 100 per barrel mark cushioned the fall. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 215 points to 72,257.30 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was down 107.25 points to 22,518.90. From the 30 Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, UltraTech Cement, Bharat Electronics, Eternal and Asian Paints were the major laggards. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services and Axis Bank were among

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Rupee traded in a narrow range and fell 3 paise to 95.97 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, constrained by ongoing dollar demand from state-run oil companies. However, RBI-backed dollar sales across spot and forward markets continue to cap losses, keeping the exchange rate below the 96.00 threshold. Additionally, sustained foreign portfolio outflows and firm US yields are keeping pressure on the USD/INR pair. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.95, then fell to 95.97 against the US dollar, registering a fall of 3 paise from its previous close.

How passengers and crew regained control of an Israel-bound FlyDubai jet after pilot attack

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 1, 2026 (AP) — A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner Wednesday as it was flying 174 people to Israel. Passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker even as the plane descended sharply, witnesses and Israel’s government said. The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The shaken passengers from the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed Wednesday evening in Israel on another flight, as onlookers cheered. Israel’s emergency services said they treated three passengers with minor injuries. It was not clear what motivated

Indian opposition calls for protests against “vote theft”

NEW DELHI, 30, 2026 (AFP) – India’s opposition parties announced on Wednesday planned protests to “save democracy”, escalating their campaign against the election commission after a newspaper investigation suggested impropriety in a large-scale voter roll revision. Politicians have accused the head of Election Commission of India — long regarded as the guardian of the world’s largest democracy — of acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The election body has rejected the allegations, saying all its decisions were legally valid, while its chief Gyanesh Kumar has not commented. “The main issue is the

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