Zacharia replaced Karoline Leavitt, a longtime Trump adviser who left as press secretary in August. It's unclear who will fill the role now, or when that person would be appointed.

Oil prices have been supported by growing doubts over US President Donald Trump's plan to release several hundred million barrels of Russian diesel into global markets.

Visa has received approval to prepare a wholly owned card-clearing business in China, while Mastercard seeks independent operations and Citigroup pursues an onshore securities licence.

India shifts ethanol procurement to corn and rice as weak rainfall threatens sugar output and domestic prices touch record highs.

Ranbir Kapoor addressed fans in Kannada at the Bengaluru launch of Ramayana's international trailer, thanking them for their love and blessings.

The advisory highlights risks from exposed login credentials, access to personal and confidential business data, and AI-based offensive-security tools used in financially motivated cyberattacks.

Sitharaman on Friday said the growing trade imbalance and persistent restrictions on market access for Indian products remained major concerns, despite years of engagement with Beijing.

Test Twenty will feature 160 cricketers aged 13 to 21, with four continental teams combining boys' and girls' scores in the inaugural tournament in Colombo from November 14 to 29.

India ranked among the top three sources of private capital mobilised by the World Bank Group in FY26, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom. The institution’s private capital mobilisation reached a record $112 billion.

Brent crude has gained 1.2% this week as attacks around the Strait of Hormuz heighten supply concerns, while falling US crude inventories lend support to oil prices.

The list of investments, played on loop on the White House YouTube channel, also features the $15 billion steel plant announced by Essar Group's Mesabi Metallics in Iowa.

Investors will track earnings from real estate, banking, consumer, telecom and technology companies, with DLF, PNB, Bajaj Housing Finance, Federal Bank, LTM, Oberoi Realty and Tejas Networks among the key names reporting September-quarter results.