SAN FRANCISCO — A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. The ruling, however, may be short lived because the administration has adopted new rules on contraceptive coverage that are […]
WASHINGTON — In back-to-back votes against Saudi Arabia, the Senate delivered an unusual rebuke of President Donald Trump’s response to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and signaled new skepticism from Capitol Hill toward the longtime Middle East ally. Although the resolutions are largely symbolic — because it’s […]
Mumbai : The equity benchmark BSE Sensex Thursday rose over 200 points in early trade, a day after Shaktikanta Das took charge as the new RBI chief and promised to take all stakeholders along on key policy issues to maintain growth while keeping inflation under check. Recovery in rupee […]
Mumbai : The rupee snapped its three-day losing streak to end 33 paise higher at 71.68 against the US dollar Thursday amid a weak greenback and softening oil prices. Newly-appointed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ comments that he will take all stakeholders along on key issues also bolstered sentiment, analysts […]
Mumbai : NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant Thursday said that India’s exports need to increase significantly if the country has to become a USD 5-trillion economy by 2025. Kant also noted that the private sector will play a major role in pushing the country’s economy towards the ambitious […]
London : British lawmakers will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in January, according to a schedule published Thursday by the leader of the lower house of parliament Andrea Leadsom. The coming week has been filled by other draft legislation, with parliament then breaking for the holidays […]
Rimbo (Sweden) : UN chief Antonio Guterres announced Thursday a series of breakthroughs in talks with rivals in the Yemen conflict, including a ceasefire for a vital port. In a highly symbolic gesture on the seventh and final day of the UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, Yemeni Foreign Minister […]
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot Thursday played down reports of infighting among Rajasthan Congress leaders for the post of chief minister and appealed to party workers to maintain peace, saying the decision of the leadership on it will be acceptable to all. “I appeal to workers […]
New Delhi : The Delhi units of Congress and BJP Thursday decided to boycott the silver jubilee function of AAP-dominated Delhi Assembly, close on the heels of BJP veteran L K Advani expressing inability to attend the event. The Delhi Assembly is holding the function to mark the 25th […]
New Delhi : The recent assembly poll results have demonstrated that the BJP is not invincible as there is “anger” among people over several of the Centre’s policies, including on agriculture, rising fuel prices and demonetisation, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Thursday. Abdullah said the […]
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