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Stock markets climb in early trade amid hopes of US–Iran truce

Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Thursday as renewed optimism surrounding the progress in restarting US–Iran negotiations has helped ease immediate geopolitical concerns and driven crude oil prices lower. A positive trend in global markets and fresh foreign fund inflows also added to markets’ optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 619 points to 78,730.32 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 169.65 points to 24,400.95. From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel and InterGlobe Aviation were the major winners. Sun Pharma and Titan were the laggards.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2026 (AP) — The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her most mundane tasks at work like summarizing her emails and Slack messages. Friar and other company executives are banking OpenAI’s future on more of the latter as it shifts its focus to business-oriented products while shedding some of its consumer offerings as a pathway to profitability. OpenAI says it will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for “high-value professional work” as the company faces heightened competition

Rupee rises 6 paise to 93.27 against US dollar in early trade

A man counts Indian rupee currency notes inside a shop in New Delhi, India. (Photo: Reuters)

Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 6 paise to 93.27 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, driven by retreating crude oil prices and a weakening American currency, amid hopes of a truce in West Asia. According to forex analysts, crude oil prices hovering below the USD 95-a-barrel level sent positive cues to investors in domestic equities, even though the outflow of foreign capital and demands for dollars from importers resisted a sharp recovery in the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 93.29 and gained further, trading at 93.27 against the

Sleeping without a pillow could help regulate eye pressure and shape: Research

Sleeping without a pillow may help reduce elevated pressure inside the eye, according to early findings published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. High intraocular pressure can damage the optic nerve and lead to glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Researchers suggest that stacking pillows changes the angle of the neck, which may compress the jugular vein and interfere with the normal drainage of aqueous humor. This fluid supports eye structures such as the cornea and lens and helps regulate eye pressure and shape. Intraocular pressure, or IOP, naturally shifts with body position. Moving from sitting upright to

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