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Sensex tumbles 849 pts amid widespread selloff; ends below 81K ahead of additional 25 pc US tariffs

Mumbai, Aug 26 (PTI) Benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 849 points to close below the 81,000 level on Tuesday due to widespread selling pressure after the US issued a draft notice on the implementation of an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian products. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 849.37 points, or 1.04 per cent, to close at 80,786.54 with 25 of its constituents ending lower and five with gains. During the day, the index nosedived 949.93 points, or 1.16 per cent, to hit a low of 80,685.98. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 255.70 points, or 1.02 per cent, to finish

India braces for export hit as steep new US tariffs loom

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Indian exporters are bracing for disruptions after a U.S. Homeland Security notification confirmed Washington would impose an additional 25% tariff on all Indian-origin goods from Wednesday, ramping up trade pressure on the Asian nation. Indian exports will face U.S. duties of up to 50% – among the highest imposed by Washington – after President Donald Trump announced extra tariffs as punishment for New Delhi’s increased purchases of Russian oil earlier in August. The new duties will apply to goods entering the U.S. for consumption or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption from 12:01 a.m. EDT

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins Rahul in ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Supaul

Supaul (Bihar), Aug 26 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday joined her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in the ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Supaul. Vadra and Gandhi, along with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and other representatives of the INDIA bloc, were seen sitting on the roof of an SUV, which was moving slowly, as they waved at an enthusiastic crowd. The yatra resumed on Tuesday after a break for a day. Addressing a press conference in Araria on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi asserted that all the

Drinking enough water may be your best defence against stress, new study shows

A new study found that hydration is key when it comes to managing stress. People who drink less than seven cups, or 1.5 liters, of water per day have a cortisol response to stress that is 50% higher than those who meet water intake recommendations. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) published the study in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Out of 62 healthy males and females, 32 participants were selected with both habitual low fluid intake and habitual high fluid intake. Subjects who typically drank less than 1.5 liters of fluid per day were considered the “low-fluid” group,

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