New Delhi : Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd rose by 2 per cent Friday after the company became the first Indian private sector firm to report a quarterly profit of more than Rs 10,000 crore. The scrip after a positive opening, gained further strength and rose 2 per cent […]
Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex and NSE Nifty Friday started on a volatile note tracking heavy selling on pharma and banking banking counters amid weakening rupee. After opening marginally higher, the 30-share index turned negative and was trading 79.53 points, or 0.22 per cent, lower at 36,294.55 in […]
Washington : The US has announced a new missile defense policy aimed at addressing the challenges posed by Russia and China, which seeks to displace America in the Indo-Pacific region and has adopted an assertive posture in disputes over territorial boundaries with its neighbours. In its ‘Missile Defense Review’ […]
Beijing : China’s southwest Tibet Autonomous Region has registered a steep 79 per cent decline in illegal entry and exit of Tibetans in the second half of last year due to a crackdown, state media reported Friday. Over decades, Tibetans have been crossing the remote Himalayan region from the […]
Washington : A bipartisan group of powerful US lawmakers Thursday introduced legislations in Congress to hold China accountable for its alleged human rights violations against ethnic and religious minorities. The legislation, introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeks to provide policymakers with new tools and information […]
Islamabad : Justice Asif Saeed Khosa Friday took oath as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan in a simple ceremony held here at the President’s House which was also attended by foreign dignitaries, including from India. President Arif Alvi administered oath to the new Chief Justice who took office […]
Washington : Democratic presidential aspirant Tulsi Gabbard apologised Thursday for her past remarks that were critical of the LGBTQ community, saying now she has a strong commitment to fight for their rights. Gabbard, 37, the first Hindu elected to US Congress and a four-time Democratic lawmaker, last week announced […]
Srinagar : Kashmir continued to be in the grip of cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point with Pahalgam tourist resort being the coldest recorded place in the valley, a weather department official said Friday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar rose last night from […]
Shimla : Seventy-eight logs of pinewood were seized from a truck in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district and five persons have been arrested in connection with the smuggling bid, police said on Friday. The accused — Brijpal, Vajid, Julsad, Gani and Ahsaan — were arrested following a tip off, Superintendent […]
Bhubaneswar : The Union government is developing a Common Alert Protocol (CAP) system to warn people about impending thunderstorm and lightning strikes, which account for the second highest number of natural disaster deaths in India, a top official has said. K J Ramesh, the director general of meteorology, India […]
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