Seoul stocks set record peak amid hopes of peace talks, tech rally

IANS | April 21, 2026 1:49 PM

Seoul, April 21 (IANS) Around two months after an extreme rout caused by the Middle East crisis, South Korea's stock market showed a dramatic return on Tuesday by setting a new record high amid hopes for the US-Iran peace talks and the revival of a tech rally.

Delhi HC grants injunction in favour of Allu Arjun in personality rights case

IANS | April 21, 2026 1:37 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Telugu film star Allu Arjun, restraining multiple entities from unauthorised commercial exploitation of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes, including through artificial intelligence (AI) tools and deepfake technologies.

Apple names John Ternus as next CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman

IANS | April 21, 2026 9:19 AM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has announced that John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2026, concluding a long-running succession process that the board approved unanimously.