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Stock markets hold on to gains post RBI policy, measures to support rupee

Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty quoted higher on Friday afternoon after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, and announced a raft of measures to attract foreign capital and support the rupee. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 269.93 points to 74,629.94 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 62.4 points to 23,478.95. Later, the BSE benchmark traded 105.04 points higher at 74,465.05, and the Nifty quoted 25 points up at 23,443.50. The RBI on Friday kept its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per

Irregular heartbeat risk much lower in super‑fit people than previously thought

Solna (Sweden), Jun 5 (The Conversation) Exercise is important for your heart and cardiovascular health. But for years, research has suggested that very fit people – particularly young men – have a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) later in life than less athletic people do. But our new large-scale study of more than one million young Swedish men challenges this long-held concern about fitness and heart health. The study shows that atrial fibrillation risk in very fit people is smaller than previously thought. And, importantly, the benefits of being fit – such as having lower rates

India scraps capital gains tax on foreign investors in government debt to support rupee

NEW DELHI, June 5 (Reuters) – India said on Friday it would exempt foreign institutional investors and ​the Bank for International Settlements from capital gains ‌tax on receipts arising from interest or sale of government securities. The decision, announced through an executive order as Parliament is not in session, is aimed ​at attracting more stable foreign capital as the ​rupee has weakened over 5% this year amid elevated ⁠oil prices and equity outflows. Bond markets and the ​rupee were little changed after the announcement, which had been ​expected. The Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, promulgated by President Droupadi Murmu, amends Schedule

Indian companies willing to deepen presence in Venezuela, India’s oil minister says

June 5 (Reuters) – Indian companies are willing ​to deepen their ‌presence in Venezuela, Oil Minister ​Hardeep Singh ​Puri told Venezuela’s interim ⁠President Delcy ​Rodriguez when they ​met in New Delhi on Thursday. Rodriguez ​has invited ​an Indian energy delegation ‌to ⁠visit and explore opportunities in the South American ​country’s ​energy ⁠sector, India’s oil ministry ​said in ​a ⁠statement on Friday.

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