Congress today continued its attack on Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi over his allegation that the party has a deal with two top industrialists. Briefing media in New Delhi, party spokesperson, Supriya Shrinate said it was Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who consistently questioned the two business groups, unlike BJP leader who she
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 51 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was up at 105.63 in intra-day trade.
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 1.21 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite jumped by 0.82 per cent and Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.04 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 1.20 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei-225 declined 0.34 per cent. Major European markets were trading mixed today.
Oil prices increased today due to declining US crude inventories, coupled with an uptick in refinery intake and heightened Chinese imports last month. These factors bolstered demand projections for the world’s top two crude-consuming nations. The Brent Crude Oil futures was up by 0.89 per cent to trade at 84 dollar and 32 cents
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher yesterday, stretching its winning streak to six straight sessions and closing above 39,000 points for the first time in five weeks, as investors kept betting on supportive US monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.44 per cent. On the other hand, Nasdaq Composite index lost
The Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress concluded today in Abu Dhabi, marking the culmination of a dynamic three-day event that convened industry titans, policymakers, and forward-thinking innovators from across the globe. Running from the 6th to the 9th of May, the congress served as a platform for focused discussions on investment strategies, regional economic forecasts
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Today is the last date of withdrawal of candidature for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. A total of 58 Parliamentary Constituencies in six States and two Union Territories will go to poll in this phase on the 25th of this month. All seven seats of Delhi, all ten seats of Haryana, fourteen seats
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released upgraded Dietary Guidelines for Indians to suit modern eating habits for 2024. Framed by researchers from the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition-NIN, the modern dietary guidelines specifically advised people to be physically active, exercise regularly, restrict intake of salt, minimise high fat, sugar, ultra-processed foods and
In Women’s T-20 Cricket, Indian Women’s team were 71 for 2 in 10 overs against hosts at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh when reports last came in. Women in blue is looking for a clean sweep as the hosts have lost all the four matches in the series so far.