Rupee falls 18 paise to 96.38 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, May 19 (PTI) The rupee opened with a negative bias amid a strong dollar and rising US treasury yields and depreciated 18 paise to 96.38 against the US dollar as market sentiments continue to dampen amid simmering tensions between the US and Iran. Forex traders said rupee remains vulnerable to the rise in crude […]
Trump holds off strikes on Iran planned for Tuesday at Arab leaders’ request
WASHINGTON, May 19 (PTI): US President Donald Trump has said he was holding up fresh strikes at Iran at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Monday late afternoon, without any reference to Pakistan, the mediator in the US-Iran war. “I have been asked by […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 90 paise per litre
NEW DELHI, May 19 (PTI): Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, the second increase in less than a week. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 98.64 a litre from Rs 97.77 per litre in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 91.58 a litre against Rs 90.67 previously, […]
Lt Guv conducts on-site inspection of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board’s Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk
SRINAGAR, MAY 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today conducted an on-site inspection and reviewed the ongoing construction works and pilgrim facilities at Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk, Srinagar. The Lieutenant Governor interacted with the officials and directed them for expediting the progress and ensure completion of pending works well before […]
J&K govt clears Rs 433 crore urban sanitation projects
Srinagar, May 16: The Omar Abdullah-led Council of Ministers in Jammu and Kashmir has approved major urban sanitation and waste management projects worth nearly Rs 433 crore for Srinagar, Baramulla and Rajouri, officials said. The projects are aimed at strengthening solid waste and used-water management systems in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions and are expected […]
Bihar Legislative Assembly Committee on Minority Welfare calls on Sakina Itoo, Advisor to CM
Srinagar, May 18: The Committee on Minority Welfare of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, led by its Chairman Akhtarul Iman, today called on Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakina Itoo and Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani during its visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the […]
CM expresses grief over demise of father of MP Er. Rashid, MLA Khursheed Ahmad
Srinagar, May 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Hon’ble Member of Parliament Er. Rashid and Hon’ble MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, who breathed his last at AIIMS, New Delhi, after a prolonged illness. Khazir Mohammad Sheikh was 85 years old. The […]
PM Modi lands in Norway; to hold talks on trade, tech
OSLO, May 18 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Oslo, where he will hold talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on trade, technology and other key sectors. Modi, who is on a four-nation European tour, arrived here from Sweden on Monday. He was received at the airport by PM Store and […]
House committee appointments row: Speaker-LoP at logger heads
Jammu, May 18: The faceoff between Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather and Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma intensified on Monday, with the latter questioning the former and asking whether the yardstick of seniority applied only to the BJP and not to the ruling alliance, whose first-time MLAs, he said, have been […]
Stocks fall, oil prices gain after Trump warns Iran ‘clock is ticking’
Hong Kong, May 18 (AP) Asian stocks mostly retreated and oil prices jumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Tehran that the “clock is ticking” as US-Iran negotiations over a permanent end to the war stall. US futures fell more than 0.6 per cent. Markets in Japan and South Korea pulled further back […]