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After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders

NEW DELHI, May 12, 2025 (AP) — Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday that there were no reported incidents of firing overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in recent days that the two nations were not shooting at each other. India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to stop all military actions on land, in the air and at the sea, in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to stop escalating hostilities between the two nuclear-armed rivals that threatened regional peace. “The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir, and other areas along the

Gold falls as positive US-China talks hamper safe-haven appeal

May 12 (Reuters) – Gold slipped on Monday as positive U.S.-China trade talks alleviated market fears, leading investors to shift from safe-haven assets towards riskier investments. Spot gold fell 1.4% to $3,277.34 an ounce, as of 0432 GMT. U.S. gold futures lost 1.9% to $3,281.70. “The dollar index has advanced as the Trump administration touted progress in trade negotiations, with China following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland which weighed on gold prices,” said Jigar Trivedi, senior commodity analyst at Reliance Securities. The U.S. and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting

Markets rebound sharply in early trade: Sensex jumps over 1,900 points, Nifty tops 24,606 level

Mumbai, May 12 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply in early trade on Monday after India and Pakistan announced reaching an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea. India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on early May 7 to destroy nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack. After starting the trade on an optimistic note, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex further jumped 1,793.73 points to 81,248.20 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 553.25 points to 24,561.25. Later, carrying forward the momentum, the BSE

How to make your apology more effective – new research

London, May 12 (The Conversation) It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologise. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get your message across. My recent research suggests that the length of the words that we choose influences how sincere the apology seems. Apologies are often described as “cheap talk” – anyone can say they’re sorry, regardless of how they actually feel. But apologies work. Research shows that people feel better and are more likely to cooperate again with someone who wronged them if the person apologised. One

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