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Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain’s Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

LONDON, July, 17, 2026 (AP) — Andy Burnham promised to bring back hope for the British people as he was officially declared leader of the U.K.’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister next week. The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the center-left party’s leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Friday’s announcement was a forgone conclusion after Burnham secured nominations from 379 of the 403 Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons in advance. “We’re going to give them hope back,” Burnham said in

India joins select group of nations operating hydrogen-powered trains

July 17 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country’s first hydrogen-powered train on Friday, making it ​one of a handful of nations to use ‌the zero-emission, clean fuel technology. India joins a select group of countries, including Germany, Japan, China and the United States, with such ​trains. They produce only heat and water ​vapour as by-products, a cleaner alternative to ⁠traditional diesel locomotives. The 10-coach train set, which has ​a capacity of 2,600 passengers, will run twice a ​day between the cities of Jind and Sonipat in the northern state of Haryana, bordering the national capital of

Stock markets surge on buying in blue-chips; Sensex jumps 965 points

Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Market benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday, with the Sensex climbing 964.58 points and the Nifty reaching the 24,330 level, led by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, bank and IT stocks. After a subdued ending in the previous trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex bounced back 964.58 points, or 1.25 per cent, to settle at 78,151.45. During the day, it surged 1,095.68 points, or 1.41 per cent, to 78,282.55. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 261.55 points, or 1.09 per cent, to end at 24,334.30. From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra jumped 3.91 per cent after it

Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of decline. Elevated tensions in West Asia, which pushed up global oil prices, maintained pressure on the local unit, forex traders said. In the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.35 against the greenback and traded in a narrow range of 96.27-96.41. Eventually it settled at 96.28 (provisional), up 14 paise from its previous close. The rupee depreciated for the fourth straight day on Thursday,

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