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Iran wants to end war rather than normalize relations with US — parliament speaker
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf blamed the United States and Israel for the latest escalation
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최근 7일 기준 86,907건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,457건(5.1%)·중립 80,272건(92.4%)·부정 2,178건(2.5%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 15.3(중도 균형)입니다.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf blamed the United States and Israel for the latest escalation
Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 on Monday, framing the release as a year of fixes rather than reinvention. A new slider tames Liquid Glass, a rewritten CPU scheduler delivers measurable speed gains down to the iPhone 11, and the long-delayed Siri AI finally ships—built on Apple's next-gen Foundation Models, trained in partnership with Google's Gemini, with English rolling out first.
While the Bass campaign highlighted her sizable lead and "longstanding" record, strategists say Bass likely would have preferred to face Pratt rather than Raman in a runoff.
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women and girls. The killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has ignited a wave of public anger across France, prompting demonstrations in more than 200 cities and renewed scrutiny of how the justice system handles violence against women and children. In this interview, Ms. Slimani argues that the tragedy is not simply the result of an individual failure but rather it "reveals a much broader dysfunction in the entire French justice system: she says it's evidence of a broader systemic crisis marked by judicial delays, chronic underfunding, and a widening gap between reports of sexual violence and successful prosecutions. "We are prosecuting less rape cases today than we did 10 years ago."
A poll shows many Democrats would rather live in a different country and wave goodbye to the United States of America, the news coming as more in the party view socialism favorably. The post Poll: 55 Percent of Democrats Would Rather Live Outside the United States appeared first on Breitbart.
The top Russian diplomat recalled that under the UN Charter, the secretary-general was required to be unbiased and ready to "implement the tasks set forth in the organization’s Charter in their entirety and in their interrelationship, rather than selectively"
[New Era] Ongwediva -- Various traditional authority leaders in northern Namibia have called on mothers who do not want their babies for a myriad of reasons to take the children to their palaces for adoption rather than dumping.
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There is a danger that Zambian voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot. The post Elections 2026: Is Zambia’s democratic success story beginning to fray? appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Something that the dying news media like to do is frame President Trump’s concerns with the Justice Department as though they’re animated solely by personal vendetta, rather than legitimate matters of law and order that affect everyone. Look at how they’re reacting to the president nominating Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general. The New […]
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As the war in Iran persists, signs point to a prolonged period of higher prices and slower growth rather than a quick shock.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar's candid conversation on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 16' about his return to village life is captivating audiences. He explained his detachment from the film industry's glamour, stating, "I come from a village, and I will always remain a village man." Patekar emphasized that limited needs simplify life, finding solace amidst mountains rather than city walls. Read on to know more in detail.
Debutant Manav Suthar starred as India bowled out Afghanistan for 152 and enforced the follow-on in the lone Test. The left-arm spinner claimed 6 for 33, recording the second-best figures by an Indian on Test debut. Sunil Gavaskar praised Suthar’s accuracy, control and skill, saying his success came from precision and smart bowling rather than pitch assistance.
China’s President Xi Jinping hailed an “invincible friendship” with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea on Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington’s chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea’s main trading partner by far for decades and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for the country hit by multiple international sanctions. Military officers lined a red carpet as an Air China plane carrying Xi arrived for his first visit since 2019, video from Xinhua showed. A banner that read “We warmly welcome Comrade Xi Jinping” and hailing the two countries’ “unbreakable friendship” hung below Chinese and North Korean flags at the airport. Xi made the trip after hosting US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin separately in Beijing, and as North Korea’s nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked. The White House said last month that Xi and Trump “confirmed their shared goal to denuclearise North Korea” during their summit in Beijing. However, leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said on the eve of Xi’s arrival that North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme was “the line of no retreat”. Minseon Ku, a diplomacy professor at DePaul University, told AFP that “Beijing probably has accepted North Korea as a nuclear state” but Xi “will probably tell Kim that China wants stability more than anything”. China has “always prioritised stability and is currently having to manage its relations and differences with the US”, Ku said. Seong-Hyon Lee, a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Asia Centre, also said Beijing is shifting towards “underwriting regime durability” rather than seeking to coerce North Korea into denuclearisation. “China’s broader regional strategy benefits from a stable, heavily armed, and aligned buffer state that absorbs US and allied military bandwidth,” he told AFP. Elevated status North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state since Kim and Trump’s 2019 summit collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief. Kim has also been emboldened by the war in Ukraine, securing critical support from Moscow after sending troops to fight alongside Russian forces. Some analysts say the summit could be Xi’s way of countering Russia’s growing influence over North Korea, but DePaul’s Ku stressed that “overall, Moscow is not a major power like China”. “Moscow-Pyongyang power relations are more equal than Beijing-Pyongyang; Moscow needs Kim for their war in Ukraine as much as Kim needs technology sharing and food from Russia,” she said. In an article published on the front page of North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun, Xi pledged closer cooperation. “No matter how the times change or how the international situation evolves, the traditional friendship between China and North Korea is always invincible,” Xi wrote. Xi last met Kim in September, when he invited the North Korean leader and Putin to a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Taiwan counterweight Trump has made little progress on North Korea, especially on the nuclear front, despite his earlier high-profile summits with Kim. North Korea is also the only country with an official, binding military alliance with China. “America is currently engaged in offensive warfare potentially harmful to China’s key interests, such as energy supplies,” Vladimir Tikhonov, Korean Studies professor at the University of Oslo, told AFP. “It appears Xi is trying to consolidate the alliance” with North Korea partly for that reason, he said. Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, and North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said. Long-frosty China-Japan ties have deteriorated since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a security hawk, suggested last year that Tokyo might intervene militarily in any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan. “As China’s international standing rises, Beijing is likely seeking to draw Pyongyang more actively into its diplomatic orbit,” said Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University.
This clarion call about the loss of delight and safety in children’s lives is also a reminder of the sheer magic of reading Every day, on my walk to work, I pass a primary school. A group of little people are being dropped off by parents. They are met at the gates by a teacher who greets them all by name before leading them up the steps to breakfast club. In the cold and dark of winter, with the school’s windows glowing invitingly, I sometimes envy these children their warm, welcoming cocoon. I thought of that daily scene often when reading this book, which is inspired by Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s time as Waterstones children’s laureate. During his laureateship he ran a campaign with the literary charity BookTrust called Reading Rights, addressing literacy inequality for children in poverty. It was prompted by the discovery that nearly half of children were arriving at school without having been read to. Many had no clue how books worked. They were trying to swipe rather than turn pages, or expand illustrations by pinching them with their fingers. Continue reading...
Shares of TCS, India's largest IT services company, plunged 2% to an intraday low of Rs 2,144 on the BSE on Monday as a surge in U.S. bond yields reignited concerns that the Federal Reserve may be forced to raise interest rates later this year. With today's decline, the stock has lost 12% over the last four trading sessions.Higher U.S. bond yields and expectations of tighter monetary policy are generally seen as negative for Indian IT stocks. They tend to compress valuations of growth-oriented companies, raise concerns about slower technology spending by U.S. clients, encourage businesses to focus on cost optimization rather than expansionary IT investments, and can trigger foreign investor outflows from emerging markets.The weakness in TCS also follows a sharp relief rally in IT stocks last week. The sector has remained under pressure through much of 2026 amid growing concerns that rapid advances in artificial intelligence could disrupt the traditional software services business model.Should you buy TCS shares?“We recommend avoiding TCS for now as the major trend is bearish,” Sudeep Shah, Vice President and Head of Technical & Derivatives Research at SBI Securities told ETMarkets. According to Shah, momentum indicators have weakened considerably, with the RSI turning lower after nearing the 60 level, suggesting fading bullish strength. He also pointed out that the stock has slipped below the Bollinger Band midline, an important support level often tracked by technical analysts. With the latest decline, TCS has fallen below several key short- and long-term moving averages, indicating a weakening trend.Harshal Dasani, Business Head at INVasset PMS, said the stock's technical setup has shifted from weakness to a test of a potential breakdown. According to him, the 9% decline following a 6.53% rebound in the last week suggests the earlier recovery was merely a dead-cat bounce rather than evidence of fresh buying interest. "When a large-cap stock gives up a relief rally this quickly, the market is not reacting to a single negative headline. It is repricing the entire low-growth IT model," Dasani said.On the upside, he sees the Rs 2,400-2,450 range as a significant supply zone, since the recent recovery attempt stalled in that region. Dasani added that until TCS manages to reclaim this band with strong participation, any rallies are likely to face selling pressure.TCS share price performanceTCS shares have fallen over 32% since the start of the year and about 37% in the last 1 year.TCS reported a 12% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 13,718 crore for the fourth quarter, while revenue from operations increased 10% YoY to Rs 70,698 crore. The company also announced a final dividend of Rs 31 per share.During the quarter, TCS secured three large deals, taking the total contract value to $12 billion for the period. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, revenue grew 5.4%, while constant currency growth came in at 1.2%, broadly in line with expectations. Operating margin for the January to March quarter stood at 25.3%, up 10 basis points from the previous quarter. (Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)
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With the benchmark index - BSE Sensex down by over 10,000 basis points to a level of 74,243 as of June 6, 2026, has left many investors wondering whether to continue SIPs and lump-sum investments during the current market decline, hold current positions or wait for greater clarity on market direction?Market experts believe that investors should see this 10,000 point correction as a buying opportunity rather than a reason to panic.Vishal Dhawan, Founder & CEO, Plan Ahead Wealth Advisors told ETMutualFunds that investors should view this 10,000-point Sensex correction as a long-term buying opportunity as market drawdowns are natural processes that shake out speculative premiums, resetting valuations to fundamentally healthier levels.Also Read | Multicap or flexicap mutual fund for a 20-year SIP? Expert explains what investors should choose “Long-term investors can continue their Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) and hold current positions firmly. Pausing allocations to "wait for clarity" is a psychological trap that historically locks investors out of the sharpest days of a market rebound.”Dhawan further said that while regular SIPs are key to an investment journey, panic selling must be completely avoided; use this market decline to methodically build an equity baseline designed to reward your patience when economic sentiment inevitably swings back to optimism at some point in the future and it is critical to have a minimum 5-7 year investment horizon whilst investing.Echoing a similar opinion of considering this as a buying opportunity rather than a reason to panic, Amitabh Lara, Executive Director, Anand Rathi Wealth Limited shared with ETMutualFunds that for long-term investors, this is not the time to stop investing.Amitabh further said that continuing SIPs during a fall can actually work in your favour because the same investment amount buys more units at lower prices and one of the biggest mistakes investors make is stopping SIPs during a correction and returning only after the recovery has already happened.The benchmark index which touched a peak of 84,391 on December 10, 2025, is now down by nearly 10,148 points to a level of 74,243 as of June 6, 2026.As the market becomes volatile, investors as well as the fund managers keep cash in hand and wait for the opportunity to deploy it in the market but with a dilemma whether to deploy cash immediately or stagger investments over time.Amitabh said that if investors have idle cash available then they can go ahead and invest as a lumpsum and funds can be deployed in a staggered manner through tranches, over 6 to 8 weeks. “It also removes the stress of trying to time the exact bottom. If they have SIPs, they can continue it without worrying about the market level and take advantage of rupee cost averaging.”Dhawan said that for investors sitting on cash, a staggered deployment strategy via a 6-month to 12 month Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) is highly recommended as this approach could hedge your principal against intermediate downside volatility.He further said that investors should avoid deploying an absolute lumpsum at current levels, as picking the exact market bottom is a statistical myth and tranche-based buying ensures you average out your entry costs across multiple lower price bands smoothly.“Park your liquid capital in low-duration instruments and systematically route it into equity. This automated execution effectively replaces portfolio anxiety with disciplined benefits. In case you wish to deploy a lumpsum, and not do a STP, an investment in the Balanced Advantage category is suggested.” Dhawan said.How equity categories performedETMutualFunds checked the performance of equity mutual funds since December 10, 2025. Small cap funds have delivered an average return of 6.06% since the date BSE Sensex touched the new peak, followed by mid cap funds which gave an average return of 2.58%.Also Read | Nippon India Mutual Fund limits subscription in Gold BeES and gold savings fund In contrast, the counterparts, large cap funds gave a negative average return of 6.26% since December 10, 2025. Multi cap funds gave an average return of 0.06% whereas flexi cap funds fell 2.95% on an average in the said time period.Out of 10 equity categories, only three gave positive average returns which were small caps, mid caps and multi caps whereas the other categories such as large caps, contra funds, ELSS, flexi, focused, value and large & mid caps gave negative average returns.Which market-cap segment could lead the recovery?Dhawan said that large-cap stocks are typically best positioned to lead the initial recovery wave when domestic and foreign institutional flows return and their robust cash flows, operational scale, and institutional backing provide an essential fundamental moat.He further said that mid-caps may require stock-specific elements to perform, as many names went up significantly during the previous bull cycle; small caps should be approached with high caution and patience, as they remain prone to sharp liquidity outflows during market corrections. “Limit small-cap exposure if you can handle the volatility and have a longer time horizon of 7-10 years for mid and small caps.”Lara said that small caps appear to have the most room for upside when markets recover. Currently, Nifty Smallcap 250 is trading about 17.4% below its fair value, compared with 9.6% for the Nifty Midcap 150 and around 5-9% for large-cap indices. Hence, small caps have corrected more than large caps and mid caps relative to their earnings potential.He further said that investors can have a balanced exposure across market caps, with 55% in large caps and the rest in mid and small caps to be a part of the eventual recovery that will follow in the markets.BSE Sensex: In the last six months, the index was down 13.38% and in the nine months, it was down 8.01%. In the last one year, Sensex was down 8.83% whereas in the last three years and five years it was up 5.74% and 7.33% respectively.Sector allocation becomes particularly important during market corrections as valuation gaps emerge across industries. The question is whether investors should actively target beaten-down sectors or focus on broader diversification.In response to this, Lara said investors should avoid investing in single sectors or making sectoral bets as performance in sectors/themes is highly cyclical. For example, in 2024, the pharma & IT sectors were part of the best-performing sectors, however, they both turned into worst-performing sectors in 2025, which suggest that entry and exit at the right time play a crucial role in making investments in the sectorial/thematic funds.Also Read |HDFC Mutual Fund limits subscription in its gold ETF and FoF. What this means for investors? During such corrections, it would be more beneficial for investors to invest in diversified categories of equity mutual funds to get exposure to all sectors and benefit from their performance, rather than focusing solely on any single sector, Lara further said.Dhawan said to prioritize accumulating high-quality banking and financial services funds as these segments offer good earnings visibility, corrected price multiples, and fundamentally strong underlying balance sheets.He further said systematic accumulation of Information Technology (IT) funds could be attributed to these deep valuation resets as they are cash-rich franchises with low debt. However, they do face business model risk. Conversely, stay away from Utilities and capital goods as valuations look well above their long term averages.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook/Twitter. We will get it answered by our panel of experts. Do share your questions on ETMFqueries@timesinternet.in along with your age, risk profile, and Twitter handle.
KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is preparing to impose a new tax on hotels, restaurants, guest houses, lodges, marriage halls, marquees, marriage lawns, Airbnb properties and wedding banquet facilities to generate Rs1 billion annually. If approved by the City Council, the ‘entertainment tax’ will be collected at the rate of one per cent of the total bill generated by hotels, marriage halls, etc. Officials said that the municipal authority intends to seek approval for the tax in its upcoming budget for the next financial year. In a public notice, the KMC Municipal Commissioner Abrar Jaffar has invited public feedback on the proposal, setting June 10 for a hearing on objections and suggestions at the corporation headquarters. Public hearing on proposed ‘Entertainment Tax’ set for Wednesday at KMC head office According to the public notice, the KMC’s tourism department is seeking to strengthen its financial position and improve public services. To achieve this, it said, the corporation plans to amend the existing tax gazette by introducing a new category titled “Entertainment Tax – City Tourism and Hospitality,” along with its corresponding bylaws. The notice stated that under the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013, KMC is authorised to impose taxes, rates, tolls and fees within its jurisdiction. The municipal body is now looking to boost its revenue collection through the proposed entertainment tax, which the officials say could become a significant source of income. “We are eyeing the generation of one billion rupees through the entertainment tax,” the KMC spokesman said in a response to a query about the estimated revenue expected through the newly proposed tax. The proposed tax would be the second major move by the KMC to expand its tax net after imposing MUCT in July 2024, which is collected through K-Electric (KE) bills every month, generating around Rs4bn in revenue annually from Karachiites. Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab has publicly said on several occasions that the MUCT revenues are being used for city development as well as for the payment of pensions and dues of municipal employees. The KMC and the KE had signed an agreement in June 2022, which finally became effective from July 2024 after the City Council approved the levy of the charges. According to the agreement, the KE would collect the MUCT from its domestic and non-domestic consumers living within the jurisdiction of KMC through their monthly power bills. However, opposition representatives, critics and leaders of KMC employees believe that the objectives of MUCT have still not been achieved. Opposition Leader in the City Council, Saifuddin Advocate, did not oppose the implementation of the “Entertainment Tax” itself. Rather, he questioned the performance of the Pakistan Peoples Party-led city government, arguing that if an “incompetent” administration has failed to make proper and justified use of the MUCT, how can it justify generating additional revenue? “You [Mayor Wahab] should tell us what work has been carried out with the Rs4 billion collected under the MUCT, and how it has provided relief to the people of Karachi,” he asked. “Why is Karachi’s money not being spent on its residents? What improvements have been made to Karachi’s infrastructure over the last one-and-a-half years since you began collecting MUCT? So it’s not about revenue generation; it’s solely about the exploitation of financial resources”, he added. According to KMC Sajjan Union (CBA) chief Zulfiqar Shah, hundreds of retired KMC employees are still waiting to receive their pensions and other outstanding dues. “MUCT has brought us no benefit,” he said. “Our workers have been suffering since 2019. The total dues owed to our workers amount to Rs14 billion. So far, our share has consisted only of promises and assurances.” Published in Dawn, June 8th, 2026