India is the country with the second-highest share of employees (34 per cent) strongly feeling that AI would positively impact their jobs, a report said on Monday. Egypt led the global optimism chart with 36 per cent of employees feeling the same.

Only 17 per cent of Indians thought AI would replace their jobs. Japan and Sweden had the lowest optimism at 4 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively, according to a report from ADP research.

In Europe, 11 per cent of respondents thought AI would improve their job next year, while 13 per cent in North America, 16 per cent in APAC, 19 per cent in Latin America, and 27 per cent in the Middle East and Africa reported the same. ADP Research surveyed 38,000 working adults on six continents.

India’s smartphone market grew 0.9 per cent year-over-year (YoY) as 70 million smartphones were shipped to the country in the first half this year, a report said on Monday.

The second quarter (Q2) saw a 7.3 per cent YoY growth, with 37 million smartphones shipped to India. The market has recovered from a two-quarter decline, but subdued consumer demand and rising average selling prices (ASPs) are likely to slow the annual recovery, according to a report from International Data Corporation (IDC).

Apple's shipments increased 21.5 per cent YoY to 5.9 million units in the first half of 2025. The iPhone 16 was the highest-shipped model across India in 1H25, making up 4 per cent of overall India shipments during that period.

Women who experienced being stalked are more than 40 per cent likely to develop heart disease and stroke, according to an alarming study on Monday.

About 1 in 3 women have been stalked at some point in their lives, according to data on intimate partner violence collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study, published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation, noted that common forms of violence against women, such as stalking or stalking harassment behaviours, such as receiving unsolicited correspondence, that make them fearful, are rarely discussed in cardiovascular research.

“The link between stalking and cardiovascular disease may be due to psychological distress, which may disrupt the nervous system, impair proper blood vessel function, and negatively affect other biological mechanisms,” explained researchers from Harvard University in the US and the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Vision loss caused by a blinding eye disease can be slowed with a neuroprotective surgical implant, according to a study.

For people with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) -- an orphan retinal disorder that gradually destroys central vision -- there have long been no approved treatment options.

The study, published in NEJM Evidence, reported results from two Phase III clinical trials evaluating ENCELTO -- a surgically implanted device that continuously releases a therapeutic protein to preserve vision.

Conducted across 47 sites internationally, the randomised trials enrolled 228 participants with MacTel, following their progress over a 24-month period, and the results provide strong evidence that the implant can preserve vision in people with MacTel.

"This is a step toward redefining how we think about vision loss. Instead of waiting for cells to die, we're learning how to protect and preserve them," said Professor Martin Friedlander of Scripps Research, US.

The Indian equity market on Monday ended with around 1 per cent gains amid FII buying, bouncing back from the last trading session's correction.

The return of FIIs, positive earnings of PSU banks in Q1 and buying in the broader market fueled the bullish sentiment. The robust mutual fund inflow data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) also boosted the market momentum in the last trading hours.

Sensex settled at 80.604.08, up 746.29 points or 0.93 per cent. The 30-share index started the session flat at 79,885.36 against last session's closing of 79,857.79. Later, the index experienced an overall heavy buying amid the return of FIIs and robust Mutual Fund Inflow data for July. The Index touched an intraday high at 80,636.05.

Akal Takht's former acting Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was on Monday unanimously elected as President of the Shiromani Akali Dal breakaway faction, while Bibi Satwant Kaur was elected as Chairperson of the party’s religious wing at an election conducted by the Akal Takht-constituted five-member committee in this Punjab holy city.

The participants in the election were rivals of the Akali Dal, which is led by Sukhbir Badal, son of late Parkash Singh Badal.

Both claimed to be the original Akali Dal that came into being on December 14, 1920, to free gurdwaras from the control of ‘mahants’.

The election of the party was conducted following last year’s edict by the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs that tasked the five-member committee to hold a membership drive for the party and subsequently hold the organisational elections.

Japan's weather agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Monday morning, calling for maximum caution as the risk of disasters could rise quickly.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) added Amakusa City to the country's highest level heavy rain warning list at 9:15 a.m. local time. Warnings are already in effect for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro and Kami-Amakusa, and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa in the prefecture.

Weather officials urged people in areas covered by the warning to immediately secure their safety, adding that people in landslide warning areas should exercise utmost caution.

At least four people have been reported missing as heavy rain continues to pound the southwestern Kyushu region, causing landslides and widespread flooding, reports news agency, quoting public broadcaster NHK.

Equity-oriented mutual funds saw net inflows of Rs 42,702 crore in the month of July, up 81 per cent from Rs 23,587 crore in June, the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) data showed on Monday.

By the end of July, the mutual fund industry's net assets under management (AUM) increased to Rs 75.36 lakh crore. The AUM stood at Rs 74.40 lakh crore in June and Rs 72.19 lakh crore in May, according to monthly data released by AMFI.

Equity funds have seen positive flows for 53 consecutive months, with July inflows being broad-based across most categories. Record monthly inflows were driven by new fund offerings (NFOs), which raised Rs 30,416 crore – the highest NFO collection ever.

Smallcap schemes led the inflows with Rs 6,484 crore added to AUM in July, up from Rs 4,024 crore in June, marking a 61 per cent increase.

Assam Police have foiled an interstate drug peddling attempt, and a person was arrested, officials said on Monday.

The operation was carried out in the Cachar district today after receiving intelligence input regarding the movement of the narcotics item.

A senior police official said, “Based on our information regarding drug peddling, we have intercepted a vehicle that came from Tripura, and we have recovered at least 362 kg of cannabis from the narcotics peddler.”

A person identified as Pradip Kar, who is a resident of the neighbouring state of Tripura, was arrested on charges of drug peddling. The police claimed that the market value of the seized drugs would be more than Rs. 2 crore 50 lakhs.