MINES SECY SAYS INDIA CLOSE TO FINALISE SCHEME FOR PROCESSING BATTERY MINERALS

METRO BRANDS: CO APPOINTS MANOJ JUNEJA, CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER - SPORTS DIVISION; PREVIOUSLY SERVED AT CROCS AND HEY DUDE BRANDS, ALSO HELD SENIOR LEADERSHIP ROLES AT REEBOK, ADIDAS INDIA, TIMEX GROUP INDIA, LG ELECTRONICS AND MIRC ELECTRONICS

BIGBLOC CONSTRUCTION: CO ENTERING AAC WALL PANELS WITH A FIRSTMOVER ADVANTAGE AND EXPANDING INTO CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS (NXTGRIP TILE ADHESIVE).

BIGBLOC CONSTRUCTION: CO ENTERING AAC WALL PANELS WITH A FIRSTMOVER ADVANTAGE AND EXPANDING INTO CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS (NXTGRIP TILE ADHESIVE); TARGET S 10 -20% OF VOLUME GROWTH AS IT ENTERS INTO CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION.

BASMATI PRICES MAY FALL 5–10% AS STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE HITS EXPORTS (LT FOODS, KRBL, CHAMAN LAL SETIA )

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Threatens War If India ‘Weaponises’ Water | Indus Dispute Deepens



A sharp escalation in rhetoric as Khawaja Asif warns that water security could trigger war with India. The remarks come amid tensions over the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has kept in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack. While Islamabad accuses India of “weaponising water,” no evidence has been presented—raising questions about whether the real crisis lies within Pakistan’s own water management challenges.

A sharp escalation in rhetoric as Khawaja Asif warns that water security could trigger war with India. The remarks come amid tensions over the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has kept in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack. While Islamabad accuses India of “weaponising water,” no evidence has been presented—raising questions about whether the real crisis lies within Pakistan’s own water management challenges

India’s private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in June, as demand for goods and services softened and companies added fewer jobs, according to the HSBC Flash India PMI released on Tuesday.

The HSBC Flash India Composite PMI Output Index fell to a preliminary reading of 57.4 in June from 59.3 in May. While the reading continued to signal a sharp expansion in overall output, it was the weakest since March.

Details: https://mybs.in/2g71jcl

Oracle Corp. reduced its workforce by 21,000 employees in the past 12 months, a wider scale than previously known, including those whose jobs were eliminated by the use of AI.

The company’s global headcount shrank to 141,000 full-time employees as of the May 31 end of the fiscal year, compared with 162,000 a year earlier.

Two Republican senators flagged histories of Qatar and Pakistan of "harbouring terrorists" against the backdrop of US Vice President J D Vance's remarks professing "love" for Islamabad.

The India-Japan annual summit originally scheduled for July 1-3 in Guwahati has been cancelled due to logistical issues.

The event, hosted by PM Modi for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is now expected to take place in New Delhi on the same dates.