In West Bengal, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee addressed a public meeting in Malda Uttar Lok Sabha constituency in support of her party’s candidate. She said that CAA, NRC and Uniform Civil Code will not be implemented in West Bengal and if these are implemented, minorities and tribals will be left with no other option
US stocks ended higher yesterday with sharp gains for industry heavyweights, as investors looked toward what the Federal Reserve would say about the interest rate outlook after its policy meeting this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38 percent, the S&P 500 gained 0.32 percent and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.35 percent.
Gold prices slipped today in the futures market. The precious metal was down by 590 rupees, or 0.82 per cent, trading at 71,012 rupees per ten grams. Silver futures for July contracts were lower by 1,108 rupees, or 1.34 per cent, trading at 81,375 rupees per kilogram, when the reports last came in. In
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 43 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 105.72 in intra-day trade.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the plan to renovate the Kankesanthurai port in the Northern part of the island nation. The project will be executed with Indian financial assistance. Initially approved in 2017, the project had faced delays as estimated costs surpassed available funds. Recognizing the project’s significance, India has pledged to cover the entire
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Amit Shah has said that strict action will be taken against everyone who is involved in Sandeshkhali incident of West Bengal. Addressing a public meeting in Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency today, Mr. Shah said that infiltration is a big problem in West Bengal. He accused TMC of banking
India and Croatia today held the 11th session of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi. External Affairs Ministry said, during the Consultations both sides exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. The two sides carried out a comprehensive review of the existing bilateral relations including strengthening of cooperation in areas of trade
Jharkhand Academic Council today announced the Intermediate board results of State Board for all three streams of Science, Arts and Commerce. Education Department Secretary Uma Shankar Singh and JAC President Anil Kumar Mahto released the results. The passing percentage of Science stream students remained 72.70 percent, while 90.60 percent passed in Commerce stream and 93.16
Uttarakhand Board has declared the results of the High School and Intermediate examinations. This year, the high school result was 89.14 percent, while the intermediate result was 82.63 percent. Priyanshi Rawat, a student of Pithoragarh district, has topped the high school by scoring 100 percent marks. In the Intermediate examination, Piyush Kholiya of Almora district
The Supreme Court has recalled its earlier order that allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to terminate her almost 30-week pregnancy. It comes after her parents expressed concern over her health if she were to undergo the process at such an advanced stage of pregnancy. A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud