US stock indexes traded mixed on Monday as easing Treasury yields and lower oil prices helped calm some investor concerns after last week’s bond-market selloff, according to a Reuters report.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 139.25 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 49,665.42 in early trading. The S&P 500 edged up 3.27 points, or 0.04…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday shared a video from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway where he could be seen walking away as a Norwegian journalist asked him to answer her question. Accusing the PM of “panicking and running” away, Rahul said, “When there is nothing to hide,…
The risk for Chinese economy is that strong exports may no longer be enough to offset weakness at home. Driving the newsChina’s economy has unexpectedly staggered into the second quarter. Factories slowed, consumers pulled back and investment unexpectedly shrank, delivering one of the clearest signs yet that Beijing’s recovery is being squeezed from both sides:…
Charles Bukowski (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes arrive gently. They encourage people, offer comfort and leave readers feeling slightly better than before. Then some quotes almost poke people in the shoulder. They sound sharp, slightly uncomfortable and perhaps a little cynical too. This quote by Charles Bukowski belongs somewhere in that second category.The first reaction many…
The US Treasury Department on Monday said it had reached a $275 million settlement with Adani Enterprises over the company’s potential civil liability linked to 32 apparent violations of US sanctions involving Iran, according to a Reuters report.The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Adani Enterprises had purchased shipments of liquefied petroleum…
Sanju Samson added his name to a list long dominated by MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter broke Dhoni’s record for most runs scored by a designated CSK wicketkeeper in a single IPL season during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday.Dhoni had scored 461 runs in 16 innings during the…
The conflict between the US, Iran and Israel is no longer just in the Middle East, it is quietly slipping into portfolios, monthly budgets, and yes, even that study-abroad dream!Back on February 28, the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, and the ripple effects are now being felt right at home. At the…
A 31-year-old woman from Noida was found hanging at her husband’s house in Bhopal, news agency PTI reported. Twisha Sharma, the daughter-in-law of a retired judge was found hanging at city’s Katara Hills area on Tuesday night. NEW DELHI: The mother-in-law of Noida woman Twisha Sharma, who was found dead at her marital home in…
Twisha Sharma, who was from Noida, was found hanging at her marital home in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal on 12 May. BHOPAL: Family members of a 33-year-old woman found dead in Bhopal earlier this week staged a protest outside the residence of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday, demanding a fresh…
With waiver lapsing, flows are likely to remain broadly stable, although they could ease modestly from March levels. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration may have allowed the sanctions waiver on Russian crude to expire on May 16, but India has made it clear that it will continue to procure oil from Moscow. The sanctions…