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Hindu extremists target Muslim sites in India, even Taj Mahal

NEW DELHI: Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed...

Published 20 May, 2022 01:51pm

Business & Finance

Inflation crimps Indian firms as rural millions cut spending

NEW DELHI: Surging inflation is forcing many poor Indians to rein in spending, threatening a slowdown for companies...

Published 20 May, 2022 12:31pm

World

Why is India facing its worst power crisis in over six years?

NEW DELHI: India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years as a heatwave bakes vast swathes of South Asia,...

Published 19 May, 2022 02:28pm

World

Landslides, floods kill at least 10 in India

GUWAHATI: At least 10 people including a four-year-old child have died in floods and landslides this week after...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:25pm

World

India warns of fuel-supply cuts to utilities if coal imports delayed

NEW DELHI: India’s power ministry on Wednesday said it would cut domestic fuel supply to state government-run...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:16pm

World

India, the world’s biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers

NEW DELHI: India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:23pm

Markets

Russia jumps to 4th position as oil supplier to India

NEW DELHI: Russia became the fourth-largest oil supplier to India in April, with volumes set to rise further in...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:59am

Markets

Egypt says India wheat deal agreed but not signed yet

CAIRO: Egypt’s supply minister said on Tuesday a deal with India to directly purchase 500,000 tonnes of wheat...

Published 17 May, 2022 09:41pm

Markets

Wheat-laden trucks, ships stranded at Indian port

AHMEDABAD: Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat were stranded at a major port in India on Tuesday after New...

Published 17 May, 2022 02:45pm

World

Waiting for the water train in scorching India

JODHPUR: Afroz misses school every day to spend hours waiting with a handcart full of containers for a special train...

Published 17 May, 2022 02:24pm

Markets

US urges India to reverse ban on wheat exports

UNITED NATIONS: The United States hopes India will reverse its ban on wheat exports, Washington’s top diplomat to...

Published 17 May, 2022 02:15pm

Markets

Egypt to buy 500,000 tonnes of wheat from India

CAIRO: Egypt’s government has agreed to buy half a million tonnes of wheat from India, Egyptian Supply Minister Aly...

Published 15 May, 2022 09:10pm

World

Egypt says India’s ban on wheat exports does not apply on government agreement with it

CAIRO: Agreements with Egypt’s government to purchase Indian wheat will not be affected by an export ban announced...

Published 15 May, 2022 07:52pm

Pakistan

Pakistan parched and pummelled by blistering heatwave, nearly 50C in Jacobabad

JACOBABAD: Pakistan was in the grip of a heatwave on Friday, with parts of the nation already scalded by...

Published 13 May, 2022 03:28pm

Technology

China’s Xiaomi battles probes in key India market

NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial crime-fighting...

Published 12 May, 2022 11:53am

Life & Style

Singapore bans controversial Indian film The Kashmir Files

SINGAPORE: Singapore has banned a controversial Indian film about the exodus of Hindus from Muslim-majority Kashmir,...

Published 10 May, 2022 08:28pm

Business & Finance

India’s inflation likely accelerated to an 18-month high in April: Reuters poll

BENGALURU: India’s retail inflation likely surged to an 18-month high in April, largely driven by rising fuel and...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:27am

Pakistan

Violation of IWT: India to build another dam on Chenab

LAHORE: India has again violated the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) by announcing 540 MW Kwar hydro-electric project...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Sports

Dhoni expects liberated Jadeja to fix Chennai’s catching woes

MUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni expects Ravindra Jadeja, freed from the burden of the...

Published 02 May, 2022 01:22pm

Business & Finance

India’s factory activity quickens in April amid high inflation

BENGALURU: Factory activity in India picked up last month, bolstered by a solid increase in demand as pandemic...

Published 02 May, 2022 11:28am

World

India’s jobless rate rises to 7.83% in April

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March, data from the Centre for Monitoring...

Published 01 May, 2022 06:44pm

Business & Finance

India seizes $725m from China’s Xiaomi

NEW DELHI: India seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of Xiaomi after a probe found the Chinese...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Business & Finance

India seizes documents, data from Amazon, Flipkart sellers in raids

NEW DELHI: Indian investigators seized data and documents from top sellers on Amazon.com Inc's and Flipkart's...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 03:34pm

India says talks with Pakistan only after ‘terror’ stops

NEW DELHI: New Delhi on Thursday ruled out any formal talks with Pakistan unless India’s neighbour stops ...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 10:25am

Technology

Amazon Prime launches movie rental service in India

Amazon has invested heavily in acquiring and producing local content in India, where, founder Jeff Bezos said in 2020, Prime Video was doing better than anywhere else in the world

Published 28 Apr, 2022 04:32pm

Technology

India stands by social-media demands as Musk moves on Twitter

NEW DELHI: India has reiterated its position on social-media accountability in response to Elon Musk’s pending...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 02:49pm

World

Garbage fire chokes Indian capital reeling from heatwave

NEW DELHI: Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 04:51pm

Business & Finance

India says Tesla should not import cars from China for domestic sale

NEW DELHI: US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is welcome to set up shop in India, make cars there for sale and...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 12:17pm

Business & Finance

Russia and India in talks to restart coking coal supplies

NEW DELHI: Russian and Indian officials met last week in an effort to resolve an impasse over the shipping of coking...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 11:46am

World

India’s foreign minister says ready to step up on global issues

NEW DELHI: India is prepared to take a much bigger role in global affairs and would help the world with more...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:51am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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