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Stock markets advance for 2nd day on buying in L&T; Sensex gains 144 pts

Mumbai, Jul 30 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday, driven by heavy buying in infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 143.91 points or 0.18 per cent to settle at 81,481.86. During the day, the barometer moved in a tight range and rose by 281.01 points or 0.34 per cent to hit a high of 81,618.96. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 33.95 points or 0.14 per cent to 24,855.05. US trade deal uncertainty and foreign fund outflows restricted the market rally to a large extent,

Trump announces 25% tariff on India starting Aug. 1, unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that India “is our friend” but its “Tariffs are far too high” on U.S. goods. The Republican president added that India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, which he said has enabled the war in Ukraine. As a result, he intends to charge an additional “penalty” starting on Friday as part of the launch of his administration’s revised tariffs

Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders protest against SIR

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, protested in the Parliament House complex for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. Ahead of the day’s proceedings in Parliament, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition MPs raised slogans and protested against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. There was a huge banner in front of them which read ‘SIR- Loktantra Pe Vaar’ as they lined up on and near the steps

Get active, challenge your brain and eat healthy to stay sharper while aging

It’s official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier. That’s according to initial results released Monday from a rigorous U.S. study of lifestyle changes in seniors at risk of developing dementia. People following a combination of healthier habits slowed typical age-related cognitive decline — achieving scores on brain tests as if they were a year or two younger, researchers reported in JAMA and at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. It’s not too late to get started — study participants were in their 60s and 70s

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