Evening news wrap: Modi attacks opposition in Rajya Sabha as MPs stage walkout; LS Speaker says he asked PM to skip House & more | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the Rajya Sabha amid sloganeering by opposition MPs, accused the Congress of past failures and “protecting infiltrators,” and witnessed a walkout soon after his speech began. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he advised Prime Minister not to come to the House during the President’s Address debate after receiving…

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IndiGo shares tumble! InterGlobe Aviation stock plunges 3% as CCI launches detailed probe

InterGlobe Aviation shares fell sharply on Thursday after Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered initiating a detailed investigation into IndiGo over alleged unfair business practices. The stock dropped over 3% during the morning session. On the BSE, shares of the airline’s parent company slid 3.65% to Rs 4,782.45, while on the NSE they declined 3.63%…

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Miners are being squeezed as bitcoin’s $70,000 price fails to cover $87,000 production costs

Bitcoin BTC$71,091.27 is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, increasing financial pressure across the BTC mining sector. The average cost to mine one bitcoin is around $87,000, according to data from Checkonchain, while the spot price has fallen towards $70,000. Historically, trading below production cost has been a feature of a bear…

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‘PM hiding behind Speaker’: Opposition’s sharp retort to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s remark on Modi speech, Congress ‘plot’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “hiding behind Speaker” after Om Birla said that he had requested the PM to not to come to the House when he was scheduled to reply to the President’s address, citing security reasons by the women MPs. The Lok Sabha eventually passed the Motion of Thanks…

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Bitcoin back up above $71,000

Bitcoin clawed its way back above $71,000 on Thursday after a sharp selloff earlier in the day dragged prices briefly below the $70,000 mark, mirroring tentative stabilization across global markets. The move came as a broader rout in technology stocks showed signs of fatigue. Futures tied to the Nasdaq 100 edged higher after two bruising…

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‘No such visit took place’: MEA rubbishes report claiming Doval–Rubio meet before India-US trade deal | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday rebutted a Bloomberg report which claimed that National Security Adviser Ajit Doval had a meeting with US secretary of state Marco Rubio before New Delhi And Washington reached an agreement on the trade deal.In a weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the report baseless…

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‘Limitless potential!’: Sergio Gor hails India-US ties; points to ongoing high level engagements

India and United States are going ahead with “high-level engagement,” US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Thursday, pointing that Washington is ready to take the bilateral relationship further. “Engagement at the highest levels is currently happening. The United States is ready to elevate this relationship even further. Limitless Potential!” Gor wrote on Twitter….

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