Asian stocks today: Markets trade mixed after bumper TSMC results; Taiwan adds over 2%, HSI falls 70 points

Asian stock markets are trading on a mixed note on Friday, as upbeat earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) supported confidence in artificial intelligence-linked stocks, even while broader regional sentiment remained cautious.Taiwan was up 2.11% or 649 points to 31,459. In South Korea, Kospi was trading in green, with a gain of 30 points…

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Questionable democracy

Democracy is always a question mark, often an exclamation point, but never a full stop because democracy’s work is never done.Democracy constantly reinvents itself, and India’s democracy, the largest in the world, is working overtime to reinvent itself, in an exercise that has raised more question marks than there are quills on an agitated porcupine….

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Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Neetu Kapoor perform Ganpati Visarjan, hide Raha’s face while posing for the paparazzi, chant ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ – PICS inside |

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Neetu Kapoor came together to bid an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha as the Kapoor family took part in Ganpati visarjan. The family was seen performing the final rituals and joining the procession before immersing the idol.Videos from the celebrations surfaced on social media on Friday, giving a glimpse of…

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After 28 years, Mirabai Chanu finally puts India back on Asian Games weightlifting podium | Asian Games 2026 News

Mirabai Chanu and Karnam Malleswari (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: For 28 years, Indian weightlifting waited for this moment. There were new lifters, big names, and fresh hopes of returning to the Asian Games podium. But the medal remained out of reach.On Wednesday, Mirabai Chanu finally ended the wait.With India’s hopes resting on her shoulders,…

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Desouza: From Wendy’s to Yale: Thalles DeSouza survived a shooting, learned English and earned a full scholarship worth over $194,500

Thalles Winner DeSouza with Terry Smily and Usama El-Sehrawey celebrating his acceptance into Yale A Wendy’s worker who survived a shooting in Brazil is heading to Yale University after his bosses helped him pay for college.Thalles Winner DeSouza, 23, had started working at a Wendy’s restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while he was still in…

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Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul

The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the country’s military establishment, filling top posts in the armed forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),…

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