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Rupee Breaches 84 Against US Dollar Amid...

Rupee Breaches 84 Against US Dollar Amid High Oil Prices and FII Outflows: ...

India’s financial markets are facing a turbulent period as the rupee plunged past the 84 mark against the US dollar for the first time on October 11, 2024. This decline is driven by a combination of surging global crude oil prices and substantial Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows... read more »

India’s 2024 Global Hunger Index R...

India’s 2024 Global Hunger Index Ranking: A Wake-up Call for Stronger...

India has once again faced a grim reality in the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), ranking 105th out of 127 countries. Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies, India struggles with severe hunger and malnutrition, landing in the “serious” category. The GHI, jointly published by... read more »

U.S. Calls on Israel to Address “Catastr...

U.S. Calls on Israel to Address “Catastrophic Conditions” in Gaza, Urges Im...

United Nations, October 9, 2024 – The United States, a close ally of Israel, has urged the Israeli government to urgently address the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip. During a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,... read more »

Ratan Tata Dies at 86: A Legacy of Integ...

Ratan Tata Dies at 86: A Legacy of Integrity and Leadership

Ratan Tata, one of India’s most revered business leaders and the former chairman of Tata Sons, passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was admitted following a sudden drop in blood pressure and had been in critical condition before succumbing on October 9, 2024. This... read more »

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Lebanon to join Geneva-II, Syrian opposition undecided

Lebanon to join Geneva-II, Syrian opposition undecided

Beirut/Cairo – Lebanon has confirmed it would join the Geneva II-preparatory meeting on the Syrian crisis, while the Syrian opposition coalition said it was still to decide. Lebanon’s... read more »

Indian origin man Tarun Asthana dies after assault in New Zealand

Indian origin man Tarun Asthana dies after assault...

Wellington – An Indian origin man in New Zealand died at a hospital Monday, two days after he was attacked by a sailor. Tarun Asthana, 25, a... read more »

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

Islamabad – Blaming the Pakistan government for the death of their chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack Friday, the Pakistan Taliban said they... read more »

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom ...

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom for trial.

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Monday arrived in the courtroom at Cairo police academy for the trial scheduled for today. Heavy security is in... read more »

Iran urges Pakistan to build its gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Tehran – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has asked Pakistan to build its own section of natural gas pipeline. “Big volume of gas is... read more »

Modi wants Posco to stay in India, PMO to take up issue with company officials today

The Prime Minister’s Office is likely to take up the issue of steel giant Posco’s proposed $10.5-billion integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur with the Odisha government and... read more »

Onion prices fall below Rs 50/kg at Lasalgaon on export curbs

New Delhi: Wholesale prices of onion today fell below the Rs 50 per kg mark at the Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia’s biggest onion market, due to curbs on exports and fear of action... read more »

Larsen & Toubro Bags Orders Worth Rs. 1,563 Crore in July

New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs. 1,563 crore in July and... read more »

Sensex, Nifty see relief rally; rupee gains 50 paise

Oil bounced back from heavy losses today but global oversupply and worries over the severity of the economic slowdown in China, the world’s top commodity consumer, kept prices near... read more »

China stocks sink over 7 per cent as panic selling intensifies

SHANGHAI: China stocks slumped more than 7 percent on Tuesday to their lowest level since December, with panic selling intensifying after the flagship Shanghai Composite Index crashed through the key... read more »