Oil steadied today as Israel-Hamas talks offered hopes of a ceasefire even as Red Sea attacks continued, while investors awaited signals on US interest rates ahead of a key meeting this week. The Brent Crude oil futures was up by 0.28 percent at 88 dollar and 65 cents, whereas Western Texas Intermediate was higher
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Japan’s Nikkei-225 gained 1.23 percent, Singapore’s Straits Times index jumped 0.32 percent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.17 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index soared 0.09 percent. Whereas China’s Shanghai Composite index fell 0.26 percent. Major European markets were trading mixed today. London’s FTSE was 0.49 percent up.
Equity benchmark indices ended lower today as a fag-end sell-off wiped out early gains amid a mixed trend in global markets. Snapping its two-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 188.50 points or 0.25 percent to settle at 74,483. During the day, it had rose 440.11 points or 0.58 percent to 75,111.
In Nepal, Twenty-one individuals sustained injuries in a bus accident that occurred this morning in Kagbeni of Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality-4 in Mustang. The bus was carrying college students from Kathmandu and was returning to Jomsom from Muktinath when the accident took place. The District Police Office of Mustang has reported that the bus had
Two women Sarpanch and one Sabhadhipati are set to represent India at an event under the aegis of the ongoing 57th Meeting of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in New York. The CPD meeting commenced yesterday and is slated to conclude on the third of May. The event will be organised on the final
The BCCI today announced India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA starting in June. Rohit Sharma will be leading the team while Hardik Pandya has been named the vice-captain. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant makes a return to the national
The Philippines today accused China’s coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area off the South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard said its two vessels stood their ground at the Scarborough Shoal, a key battleground in the South China Sea, but one sustained damage from use of
In Women’s Cricket, Bangladesh have set a target of 120 runs before India in the second match of the five-match women’s T20 series in Sylhet today. Bangladesh scored 119 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Earlier Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana had won the toss and elected to bat. India had won the opening
In Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed his nomination papers for the state assembly elections from Hinjili seat in Ganjam district. He reached the sub-collector’s office at Chhatrapur and submitted his papers for the sixth time seeking re-election from the Hinjili assembly seat. He has earlier been elected
Latur, a significant Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra, has been gaining attention for its unique educational system. It’s renowned as the home turf of seasoned politicians, having produced three Chief Ministers for Maharashtra. The Congress party secured this position in 1985 with Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, and later in 1999 and 2004. Vilasrao Deshmukh, another prominent