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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina vows to return home in December to surrender with party colleagues

NEW DELHI, July 10 (Reuters) – Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile ​in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nation’s longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim to return voluntarily to the country they fled two years ago ‌and present themselves in court, testing Bangladesh’s handling of its most prominent political opponent. Make sense of global markets with the Trading Day newsletter. Sign up here. “They may arrest me on my

E20 may cut mileage by up to 5 pc but offers cleaner combustion, energy security benefits: Oil Ministry

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said on Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better pickup, smoother acceleration, cleaner engine operation, and lower lifecycle carbon emissions. In a detailed question-and-answer document issued to counter criticism of the Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said E20 was a “cleaner, higher-quality and more efficient fuel” than E10 or pure petrol and had been

Stock markets rally for 2nd day; Sensex jumps over 800 points

A man walks past a screen displaying the news and stock market updates at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenha

Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 1 per cent higher on Friday, taking their winning run to the second day, helped by a rally in heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank. Easing crude oil prices and buying in IT stocks after TCS reported an increase in its June-quarter net profit and guided towards an improvement in demand returning in the ongoing quarter also propelled the rally in the domestic market. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 827.57 points, or 1.08 per cent, to settle at 77,569.39. During the day, it soared 900.41 points,

Rupee gains 14 paise to settle at 95.33 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 95.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback weakened and crude oil prices eased despite intensifying tensions in West Asia. FII outflows and uncertainties over fresh tensions in West Asia weighed on the local unit while positive sentiment in the domestic equity markets provided support, according to forex traders. The US launched fresh airstrikes against Iran on early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied West Asian countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war. Back-and-forth

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