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The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be broadcasted on the Unite8 Sports 1, Unite8 Sports 1 HD in Hindi, and Unite8 Sports 2, Unite8 Sports 2 HD television channels in English in India.

The brokerage said same-store sales growth across the listed QSR universe is tracking broadly in line with or slightly ahead of fourth-quarter levels. However, restaurant brands continue to trail delivery aggregators in growth, highlighting a structural shift in consumer behaviour.

Orry has renewed his feud with Dhruv Rathee, calling the YouTuber “anti-national” and accusing him of using celebrity images as clickbait. He said watching one of Rathee’s videos felt like “torture” after appearing only briefly.

Brent crude rose above $95 per barrel after OPEC+ announced an unexpected extension of 3.66 million bpd production cuts through December, catching markets off guard.

Bitcoin reached a new record of $115,000 as BlackRock and Fidelity reported combined Bitcoin ETF inflows of $4.2 billion in a single week, the highest since launch.

The BSE Sensex broke 85,000 for the first time as foreign institutional investors poured a record ₹45,000 crore into Indian equities amid strong macro fundamentals.

India has surpassed Germany reaching $4.3 trillion nominal GDP, according to updated World Bank estimates, driven by 7.5 percent average annual growth over three years.

Apple shattered earnings expectations with $120 billion quarterly revenue as consumers upgrade to AI-enabled iPhones and services hit an all-time high of $26 billion.

India's GDP expanded 8.4 percent in Q4, the National Statistical Office confirmed, driven by manufacturing, record services exports and robust domestic consumption.

Official data shows UK inflation dropped to 2.1 percent in May, raising hopes for further Bank of England interest rate reductions before the end of the year.

The S&P 500 hit the historic 6,000 mark, capping a 28 percent gain for the year fuelled by AI-driven technology stocks and stronger-than-expected corporate earnings.

Indian startups attracted $15 billion in VC and PE funding in H1 2025, surpassing the previous full-year record with fintech, healthcare AI and agritech leading seven new unicorns.

American employers added 350,000 jobs in May, far exceeding the 220,000 analyst forecast, as unemployment fell to 3.7 percent and wages rose 4.2 percent.

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, describing the move as a recalibration while signalling future decisions remain fully data-dependent.

US manufacturing added 180,000 jobs over the past year as reshoring incentives for chip, pharmaceutical and clean energy production took hold across the Midwest.

The STOXX 600 closed at an all-time high as luxury goods, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors led a broader rally with Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 also at records.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank is on track to lower interest rates at least once before December if inflation continues its downward trend.

China's economy expanded 5.8 percent year-on-year in Q2 as strong exports and a recovering property sector offset domestic consumer weakness, the NBS confirmed.

Elon Musk unveiled the long-awaited Tesla Model 2 at $25,000 targeting middle-income consumers, to be built at a new Monterrey factory with deliveries in Q1 next year.