The net assets under management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry surged to cross Rs 65 lakh crore mark for the first time in August, data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) showed on Tuesday.

Equity funds saw Rs 38,239 crore inflows in August, a 3.03 per cent growth from Rs 37,113 crore witnessed in July.

Equity inflows have shown remarkable strength, with the last four months consistently exceeding Rs 34,000 crore.

Actor and a foodie Varun Sharma has showcased his expression when he is told that there is “chole bhature”, a meal that he truly enjoys, for lunch.

Varun, a true Punjabi, took to Instagram, where he shared a picture of himself sitting in a restaurant made on a boat and is seen laughing innocently.

Linking his expression to his love for “chole bhature”, Varun wrote: “When Mamma said there is Chole Bhature for Lunch! Bas Khatam Hai Mamla.”

On Sep 8, Varun had treated his fans with a picture of him posing alongside the idol Lord Ganapti. In the image, he wore a mint green kurta and paired it with white pyjamas. The actor could be seen standing with joined hands and smiling at the cameras.

A combination of Siddha drug treatment can help reduce anaemia among adolescent girls, claimed a study on Tuesday.

The study showed that Siddha drug combination “Annapeticenturam, Bavana katukkay, Matuḷai maṇappaku and Nellikkay lekiyam (ABMN) can improve the level of haemoglobin as well as Packed cell volume (PCV), Mean Corpuscular volume (MCV) and Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH) in the anaemic adolescent girls”.

The ABMN medication “significantly lowered the clinical features of anaemia like fatigue, hair loss, headache, loss of interest and menstrual irregularities and significantly improved the level of haemoglobin and PCV, MCV, and MCH in all anaemic girls,” showed the study published in the reputed Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK).

Tokyo stocks closed lower on Tuesday over a cautious investor sentiment and position adjustments ahead of upcoming key events both at home and abroad.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, declined for the sixth straight trading day by ending down 56.59 points, or 0.16 per cent, from Monday to close the day at 36,159.16.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 3.19 points, or 0.12 per cent, lower at 2,576.54, news agency reported.

Market watchers here noted that the investors took quite a wait-and-see attitude ahead of several key events set for Wednesday, including the release of the US Consumer Price Index for August.

The extent of Antarctic sea ice fell to an all-time low for winter earlier in September, according to Australian scientists.

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) and Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Tuesday said that the extent of sea ice in Antarctica reached only 17.0 million square kilometres on September 7.

It marks the lowest level of Antarctic sea ice coverage since satellite records began. The previous winter low of 17.1 million square km was set on the same day in 2023, news agency reported.

Researchers said that the long-term normal Antarctic sea ice extent for September 7 is 18.4 million square km.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal for appointment of six senior advocates as Additional Solicitor Generals (ASG) in the Supreme Court.

Senior advocates S Dwarakanath, Archana Pathak Dave, Satya Darshi Sanjay, Brijender Chahar, Raghavendra P. Shankar and Rajkumar Bhaskar Thakare (Raja Thakare) were appointed as ASGs for a period of three years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, as per the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Thousands of doctors, medical students and representatives from the nursing fraternity from all over the state on Tuesday marched towards the Swastha Bhavan, the West Bengal health department headquarters at Salt Lake on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, in support of their demands on the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case.

The fresh demands of the protesting representatives of the medical fraternity include the suspension of the state health secretary, state director of health services and director of medical education.

The march started from Karunamoyee crossing, also in Salt Lake and slowly approached the Swastha Bhavan, which has been wrapped under security cover by the Bidhannagar City Police, under whose jurisdiction the state health department headquarters comes.

Bangladesh is planning to send 20,000 Rohingya refugees annually to the US, aiming to move a total of 200,000 over the next decade, according to Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain.

Speaking on Monday, Hossain acknowledged that while the number may seem small, it offers hope for a substantial long-term solution.

The resettlement initiative is currently in a pilot phase, with a few hundred refugees being relocated at a time.

As many as 7,223 people committed suicide in Nepal in fiscal 2023-24, a latest data released by the Nepal Police revealed on Tuesday.

This staggering number, averaging 20 suicides every day, highlights an alarming mental health crisis affecting a broad range of people, including farmers, students, housewives, and unemployed youth, the country's leading newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported.

Nepal, which was ranked seventh globally for suicide rates by the World Health Organization in 2014, has seen a troubling rise in deaths by self-harm in recent years.

The latest statistics reveal that over 40 per cent of the suicides were from farming backgrounds, with 5,556 farmers taking their own lives. Students made up 15.4 per cent of the total (2,128), while 11.6 per cent were housewives.

In a setback to the BJP in Haryana, Kanwaljit Singh, the candidate announced by the BJP from the Pehowa seat for the Haryana Vidhan Sabha elections, has returned his ticket.

He said that there is resentment among some members of my Sikh family, and that is why I have taken this decision. I will fully support whoever the party gives the ticket to.