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Why foreign investors are selling

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in a trading room at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on June 21, 2021. JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty Images Foreign investors have dumped billions of dollars’ worth of South Korean stocks this year, even as the Kospi has emerged as one of the world’s standout performers thus...

Gold, Silver Rate Today Live Updates: International gold prices drop as rate hike fears on higher inflation reduce safe haven appeal

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Gold prices continued to weaken on Monday, extending the decline seen in the previous session as investors grappled with growing expectations of higher US interest rates. At the same time, escalating tensions in the Gulf region pushed crude oil prices higher, adding to concerns that inflationary pressures could remain elevated. By 0124 GMT, spot gold...

Watch: Indigo stepladder crashes into parked Air India aircraft at Delhi airport during sudden storms | India News

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: A passenger stepladder was blown into a parked Air India aircraft during a sudden spell of strong winds and rain at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening.The incident took place near Terminal 2, where the stepladder, used for aircraft boarding and deboarding operations, was displaced by strong winds and rolled towards...

100 days of Middle East crisis: Oil prices jump over 3% as Iran-Israel resume war

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Oil prices jumped on Monday as tensions in the Middle East flared up once again, raising fresh concerns over global oil supplies. Global crude benchmarks gained more than 3% as the crisis entered has now crossed 100 days, with peace efforts continuing to yield little progress.As of 7:50 am, WTI crude was trading at $93.87...

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China’s Xi visits North Korea as Russia ties test Beijing’s grip

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept....

NEET paper setters to be in lockdown till re-exam | India News

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: In one of the most stringent examination-security exercises undertaken in recent years, all experts involved in setting, moderating and translating the NEET-UG 2026 retest question paper have been moved to a secure, undisclosed location and placed under strict isolation protocols, with authorities virtually eliminating external communication in the final stages of paper preparation.The...

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Hong Kong’s IPO boom is developing a performance problem

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

A gong during the listing ceremony of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Hong Kong may be the top market globally for initial public offerings, but it also suffers from a growing...

DMK out of alliance, TMC not in office, INDIA bloc eyes reset | India News

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: Amid political marginalisation of its key pillars and accumulating grievances against the BJP government, opposition parties will gather on Monday for a brainstorming on the road ahead — the first such meeting beyond parliamentary coordination since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The meeting coincides with PM Narendra Modi completing his third term in office,...

30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma co junket no action yet by 6 state medical councils

30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councils | India News

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states. This was revealed in response to an RTI application. From National Medical Commission’s reminder to state medical councils (SMCs), it is clear that six out...

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Amit Shah to launch digital land port management system | India News

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Union Minister Amit Shah chaired meeting regarding issues related to Tripura border areas NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah will on Tuesday launch the Land Port Management System (LPMS), a state-of-the-art platform that will enable end-to-end digital workflows for cargo processing and passenger movement at all land ports, on par with the systems at...