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Wall Street drifts near its records amid a worldwide lull for markets

Wall Street drifts near its records amid a worldwide lull for markets
U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Wednesday, as a lull carries through financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged in afternoon trading, a day after setting an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 108 points, or 0.3%, as of 2:18 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.

Wall Street drifts near its records amid a worldwide lull for markets

Nikki Haley suspends race for White House after more losses 

Nikki Haley suspends race for White House after more losses 
Former President Donald Trump will now become the presumptive Republican nominee to take on President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the November election. He has a lock on the nomination with 955 delegates, which is just a bit shy of the winning threshold of 1,215 delegates. (Every state gives the candidates a certain number of delegates who will vote to elect a nominee in the party convention later in the year. Haley has picked up only 88 thus far).  

Nikki Haley suspends race for White House after more losses 

One Indian killed, two others injured in Hezbollah attack in Israel

One Indian killed, two others injured in Hezbollah attack in Israel
One Indian worker was killed, and two others injured in a missile attack by the Hezbollah militant group in Margaliot in Israel. This is the first reported death of an Indian near Israel’s border with Lebanon in several years. The attack took place on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Nibin Maxwell, a 31-year-old resident of Vady in Kerala's Kollam. Seven others were grievously injured in the rocket attack.

One Indian killed, two others injured in Hezbollah attack in Israel

A party like no other? Asia's richest man celebrates son's prenuptials with a star-studded bash

A party like no other? Asia's richest man celebrates son's prenuptials with a star-studded bash
Tycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars descended on the small western Indian city of Jamnagar on Friday where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is kickstarting a big fat wedding celebration for his youngest son. The nearly 1,200-person guest list includes pop superstar Rihanna, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sunder Pichai, Ivanka Trump and Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan.

A party like no other? Asia's richest man celebrates son's prenuptials with a star-studded bash

Indian investigative journalist killed in New York fire

Indian investigative journalist killed in New York fire
An Indian investigative journalist has died in a building fire in New York City despite firefighters’ heroic efforts to save the people trapped in the apartment building. The death of Fazil Khan, 27, a reporter for Hechinger Report, in Friday's fire in the Harlem section of the city, was confirmed by the education-focused news media and India’s Consulate-General in posts on X.  According to the New York Fire Department, a lithium-ion battery caused the fire that injured 17 other people.  

Indian investigative journalist killed in New York fire

Indian restaurant manager 'killed' in UK; suspect due for court appearance

Indian restaurant manager 'killed' in UK; suspect due for court appearance
Vignesh Raman, aged 38, was declared dead at the Royal Berkshire Hospital after he was hit by a vehicle on Addington Road in Reading on February 14. Police said seven other men from Reading, aged between 20 and 48, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have all been released on bail.

Indian restaurant manager 'killed' in UK; suspect due for court appearance

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