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US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 10, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Iran also said it targeted an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, which was not immediately acknowledged either by American or Jordanian officials. Since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, the war has shaken the global economy, driven

Stock markets climb in early trade on buying in blue-chips

Mumbai, Jun 10 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Wednesday amid buying in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and cooling crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 303.73 points to 74,222.49 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 85.40 points to 23,327.50. From the 30-Sensex firms, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Asian Paints, Trent and ICICI Bank were among the biggest winners. Tata Steel, Eternal Ltd, Adani Ports and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded at around USD 91.90 per barrel.

Rupee falls 15 paise to 95.56 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jun 10 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 95.56 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as fresh escalations in the West Asia war lead to a spike in crude oil prices and pressurised the rupee. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair opened on a negative note after US President Donald Trump said Iran was responsible for downing an American military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and that the US “must” respond to the attack. At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 95.52, then lost ground and touched 95.56 in initial trade,

Meta ties up with Ambani’s Reliance for AI data center in India

June 10 (Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday ​that it has tied up with Indian ‌billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries for the U.S. company’s first AI-enabled data center in India. Reliance will ​build a data center with 168 ​MW capacity in Jamnagar in the western ⁠Indian state of Gujarat, which Meta will ​lease, with options to scale, according to the ​statement. Meta said India’s massive user base and fast-growing digital economy make it an ideal place to invest. India’s ​data center market is projected to nearly ​double to $13.11 billion by 2034, fueled by digital transformation, ‌cloud ⁠adoption and

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