Day: May 16, 2019

Sensex tumbles 204 pts; Nifty ends below 11,200

Mumbai ; The BSE Sensex ended 203.65 points lower after a volatile session Wednesday as investors took money off the table amid mixed global cues. After gyrating over 500 points, the 30-share BSE benchmark closed 203.65 points, or 0.55 per cent, lower at 37,114.88. The index hit an intra-day […]

US navy chief does not want China tensions to ‘boil over’

Singapore : The US navy chief said Wednesday he did not want maritime tensions with China to “boil over”, a week after Washington’s latest challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims in contested waters. Beijing said last week two American warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without […]

US imposes visa restrictions on three senior Pakistani officials

Islamabad ; The US has imposed visa sanctions on three senior Pakistani interior ministry officials following a row between the two countries over deportation of dozens of Pakistanis in America for their visa overstay and other allegations. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday informed the National Assembly’s Standing […]

US navy chief does not want China tensions to ‘boil over’

Singapore ; The US navy chief said Wednesday he did not want maritime tensions with China to “boil over”, a week after Washington’s latest challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims in contested waters. Beijing said last week two American warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without […]

Saudi Arabia says its oil pipeline was hit by drones

Dubai :  An oil pipeline that runs across Saudi Arabia was hit Tuesday by drones, the Saudi energy minister said, as regional tensions flared just days after what the kingdom called an attack on two of its oil tankers near the Persian Gulf. While both US President Donald Trump […]

Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat

Dubai : Iran’s supreme leader issued a veiled threat in the same speech in which he stated that “no one is seeking war,” saying it wouldn’t be difficult for the Islamic Republic to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels amid rising tensions with the US, state media reported Wednesday. Ayatollah […]

Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law arrested in Pakistan

Lahore :  Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s top leader and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki has been arrested for hate speech and criticising the Pakistan government, police said on Wednesday. Makki, head of JuD’s political and international affairs wing and in-charge of its charity Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), […]

ED arrests 3 in connection with ponzi scam

New Delhi : Three people, including two women, have been arrested by the ED in connection with an alleged multi-crore ponzi and investment fraud scheme that duped many investors in Telangana, the agency said Wednesday. It said Nowhera Shaikh, Molly Thomas and Biju Thomas were placed under arrest under […]

Neither BJP nor NDA will form govt at Centre: Azad

Patna :  Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday claimed that neither BJP nor NDA will form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi will not become prime minister for second time after the election as a non-NDA, non-BJP government will be formed at […]

BJP has crossed majority mark after sixth phase of polls: Shah

New Delhi :  BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday exuded confidence that his party has already crossed the majority mark after sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls and took a swipe at opposition parties over their proposed meeting, saying they may meet to elect a leader of opposition. “You […]

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