Mumbai, Sep 16: The rupee tumbled by 68 paise to 71.60 against the US currency in early trade on Monday, as a sharp jump in global crude oil prices dampened investor sentiments. Forex traders said, market participants were concerned as the drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities has […]
Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by the army remains “impossible”. The fact-finding mission to Myanmar, set up by the Human Rights Council, last year branded the […]
Oil prices made their biggest jump since the Gulf War on Monday after President Donald Trump warned that the US was “locked and loaded” to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington blamed on Iran. It is the first time the president has hinted at a […]
Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia’s elections with just over a quarter of votes counted, the electoral commission said Monday, in the country’s second free presidential vote since the Arab Spring. Saied was on 19 percent, leading imprisoned media magnate Nabil Karoui, who was on 14.9 percent, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz sought to galvanise supporters Monday on the eve of a tense election with the political fate of the country’s longest-serving premier in the balance. The vote on Tuesday will be Israel’s second in five months after Netanyahu […]
The weapons used to strike Saudi oil facilities were Iranian-made, the Riyadh-led coalition said Monday, heightening fears of regional conflict after the US hinted at a military response to the assault. The weekend strikes on Abqaiq –- the world’s largest oil processing facility –- and the Khurais oil […]
open view news desk The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2011-12=100) for the month of August, 2019 rose by 0.2% to 121.4 (provisional) from 121.2 (provisional) for the previous month. INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI for August 2019, remained unchanged […]
open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received Mr. Phillip D. Murphy, Governor of the State of New Jersey in the United States of America this morning on Mr. Murphy’s first visit to India in his current official capacity. Governor Murphy is visiting Agra, Mumbai, Hyderabad […]
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 2019 Comes Into Force Increased Availability of Government Residential Accommodation open view news desk The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 which was passed by the Parliament during the Budget Session, 2019 has come into effect from […]
NEW YORK — Elizabeth Warren has released a proposal aimed at government corruption, providing a detailed policy roadmap for a fight she says is at the core of her presidential campaign. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is announcing the plan Monday in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park, near the […]
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