Day: March 15, 2019

James Bond should always be played by a man: Bond Girl Eva Green

Los Angeles : Former Bond Girl Eva Green is not in the favour of flipping the gender of 007 spy as she believes it would be wrong to ignore the history of the character, which has always been played by a man. The “Casino Royale” star, considered one […]

Police officers having minimum of 6 months tenure left should be considered for DGP post: SC

New Delhi ;  The Supreme Court Wednesday clarified its last year order on police reforms and said officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service shall be considered for the post of director general of police (DGP). A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi […]

Boeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes

Washington ;  US aerospace giant Boeing said it was suspending deliveries of its top-selling 737 MAX as French investigators took delivery of the black boxes from the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 passengers and crew. The MAX has been grounded worldwide following the disaster the second involving […]

Sensex jumps over 150 pts; Nifty nears 11,400

Mumbai ; The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 150 points Thursday led by gains in financial stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflow and positive domestic cues. The 30-share index was trading 141.80 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 37,893.97, while the 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 33.75 points, or […]

Rupee appreciates 20 paise to 69.14 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai ;  The rupee appreciated by 20 paise to 69.14 against the US dollar in opening trade Friday, driven by sustained foreign fund inflows and higher opening of domestic equities. The rupee opened at 69.28 at the interbank forex market, then gained further ground and touched 69.14, displaying gains […]

Rupee slips 24 paise to 69.78 against USD in early trade

Mumbai : The rupee fell 24 paise to 69.78 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks and rising crude oil prices. Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. […]

Sensex surges over 200 pts; Nifty reclaims 11,400 mark

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 11,400 level Friday, tracking by gains in banking, auto and IT stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflow, strengthening rupee and positive global cues. The 30-share index was trading 240.83 points, or 0.64 per […]

US, Kabul ties tense over Taliban talks

Washington : A close aide to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sparked a diplomatic spat with the United States by offering tough criticism of Washington’s talks with the Taliban. The advisor, Hamdullah Mohib, on Thursday took particular aim at US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and his personal “ambitions” in Afghanistan. “We […]

Trump aide: Xi ‘afraid’ Trump may walk away from trade deal

Washington :  President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser says China’s president is “afraid” to sit down with Trump until their countries finalize a trade deal. Larry Kudlow, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, says Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) wants everything agreed to before meeting with Trump because […]

NKorea official: Kim rethinking US talks, launch moratorium

Pyongyang :  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon make a decision on whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain the country’s moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests, a senior North Korean official said, noting the US threw away a golden opportunity at the recent summit between […]

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