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Stock markets edge up amid weak global market trends, tariff-related uncertainty

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed marginally higher on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines amid weak global market trends and tariff-related uncertainty. Rising for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged up 63.57 points or 0.08 per cent to settle at 82,634.48. During the day, it hit a high of 82,784.75 and a low of 82,342.94. The 50-share NSE Nifty ended 16.25 points or 0.06 per cent higher at 25,212.05. Among Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, State Bank of India, Infosys, Adani Ports and ITC were the

Rupee falls 18 paise to close at 85.94 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) The rupee declined 18 paise against the US dollar to close at 85.94 (provisional) on Wednesday, tracking a strengthening American currency against major crosses overseas amid uncertainties over the India-US trade pact. However, renewed foreign capital inflows and sliding global crude prices supported the domestic unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened weak at 86.02 against the dollar. It traded in the range of 85.74-86.05 during the day before closing at 85.94 (provisional), down 18 paise from its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee appreciated 16 paise to

Once-a-week injection could replace daily Parkinson’s pills: Study

A new weekly injectable drug could transform the lives of more than eight million people living with Parkinson’s disease, potentially replacing the need for daily pills. Scientists from the University of South Australia developed a long-acting injectable formulation that provides two key Parkinson’s medications for an entire week. There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, which is the second-most common neurological disorder, affecting more than one million Americans, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. To manage symptoms like tremors, rigidity and slow movement, patients typically take daily oral medications, such as levodopa and carbidopa, according to the university’s press release. This

India’s river divers risk health in search for hidden treasures

NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – At the crack of dawn, Ramu Gupta slings a blue bag onto his shoulder and heads to the Yamuna River in the Indian capital in search of his fortune. The 67-year-old is one of hundreds of gotakhors, or divers, who go to the river to hunt for coins, trinkets, discarded bottles and shards of metal and wood that can be sold in Delhi’s booming scrap market. “I earn approximately 5,000 Indian rupees ($58) in a month from this,” said Gupta, who spends his days working as a toilet cleaner near the shack where he

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