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Markets surge in early trade mirroring sharp rally in global peers, drop in crude oil prices

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply in early trade on Tuesday mirroring a rally in global peers and drop in Brent crude oil prices amid hopes of a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 930.7 points to 82,827.49 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 278.95 points to 25,250.85.

Dragged to jail while culprit flees, cabbie acquitted 20 years later

A 45-year-old taxi driver, Rajesh Yadav, has been acquitted after an 18-year-long legal battle in an assault case. He claimed that in 2007, a fight broke out between a passenger and a fellow taxi driver outside Churchgate railway station. Seeing the scuffle, Yadav decided to intervene and helped resolve the issue, but the driver took to his heels. Read more.