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Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides

Published 09 Jul, 2026 09:49am

In the Maharashtra city of ⁠Pune, near Mumbai, a large mound of garbage collapsed at a waste treatment facility

Mumbai rations water supply as June rainfall hits 12-year low

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

MUMBAI: Grappling with its driest June in more than a decade, India’s financial capital of Mumbai has cut water...

Blast at India explosives factory kills 17

Published 02 Mar, 2026 04:37am

NEW DELHI: A blast at an explosives factory killed at least 17 people and injured 18 others on Sunday, officials in...

Explosion at India’s Solar Industries plant leaves one dead, eight injured

Updated 04 Sep, 2025 01:30pm

India’s Solar Industries said on Thursday that one person died and eight others were injured in an explosion around...

Amazon’s cloud business to invest $8.2bn in Indian state in coming years

Published 03 Mar, 2025 08:34pm

Amazon’s cloud services provider, Amazon Web Services, will invest about $8.2 billion in India’s western state of...

Major stampedes in India over the years

Published 16 Feb, 2025 10:13am

NEW DELHI: At least 15 people, mostly women and children, died and 15 were injured in a stampede at New Delhi’s main...

Clash of the handouts as Modi’s BJP seeks to reclaim Delhi after decades

Published 22 Jan, 2025 11:25am

NEW DELHI: Having unexpectedly won two Indian state votes late last year, in big part due to a slew of handouts,...

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:42pm

SATARA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent...

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:45pm

NEW DELHI: Indian commandos shot dead five Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India, police said Tuesday,...

Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 10:33pm

MUMBAI: A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state...

India PM Modi’s BJP leads in vote count in Haryana state, TV says

Published 08 Oct, 2024 01:41pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in...

India to buy soybeans to help farmers reeling from losses

Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:56am

NEW DELHI: India will buy soybeans from farmers of the central state of Madhya Pradesh at state-set support prices...

Modi’s populism after India election reversal puts public finances at risk

Published 30 Aug, 2024 03:00pm

NEW DELHI: After reverses in the general election and facing possible losses in state polls this year, Indian Prime...

After electoral setback, Modi may be forced to amend India’s food policy

Published 21 Jun, 2024 10:31am

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a policy conundrum after losing ground in the recent...

India agency verifies McDonald’s claim of ‘real’ cheese use, franchisee says

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:01pm

MUMBAI/CHENNAI: An executive at McDonald’s biggest Indian franchisee Westlife Foodworld’s said on Tuesday the...

Hyundai Motor’s India arm to invest $722mn in Maharashtra

Published 19 Jan, 2024 12:42pm

BENGALURU: Hyundai Motor’s Indian unit on Friday said it would invest 60 billion rupees ($721.73 million) in the...

Sugar output in India’s Maharashtra set to fall to lowest in 4 years after dry August

Published 13 Sep, 2023 01:29pm

MUMBAI: Sugar output in Maharashtra, India’s top producing state, is likely to fall 14% in the 2023/24 crop year to...

Crane collapse kills 16 workers in India’s Maharashtra state

Published 01 Aug, 2023 10:03am

NEW DELHI: At least 16 workers were killed and several others were feared trapped after a crane collapsed during the...

India landslide toll jumps to 27, at least 50 missing

Updated 23 Jul, 2023 12:00pm

NEW DELHI: The death toll from a massive landslide in India’s Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at...

A day after landslide likely trapped more than 100, Indian rescuers look for survivors

Published 21 Jul, 2023 10:17am

MUMBAI: Rescue teams resumed a search on Friday for possible survivors of a massive landslide in western India that...

Scanty rains diminish India’s sugar output, export prospects

Published 11 Jul, 2023 02:29pm

SATARA/SANGLI/SOLAPUR: Sugarcane growers in India’s top producing states are worried scanty rainfall during the...

Over two dozen sugar mills close early in India’s Maharashtra state

Published 02 Mar, 2023 03:18pm

MUMBAI: More than two dozen mills in India’s top sugar producing state of Maharashtra had stopped cane crushing by...

Indian trade body raises sugar production estimate

Published 31 Jan, 2022 03:31pm

MUMBAI: India is likely to produce 31.45 million tonnes of sugar in 2021/22 marketing year, nearly 3.1% more than ...

Restrictions imposed in several states in India as Covid-19 cases rise

Published 09 Jan, 2022 11:36am

MUMBAI: India reported 159,632 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to...

Heavy rains kill 18 in India, dozens feared trapped in landslides

Published 23 Jul, 2021 01:34pm

At least four people died after a building collapsed in the financial capital Mumbai, and another 14 were killed in four landslides in other parts of Maharashtra

Indian state tightens curbs on fears of new virus variant

Published 25 Jun, 2021 07:36pm

India has recorded 48 cases of the variant so far, with Maharashtra reporting 21 infections -- higher than any other state.

Monster cyclone batters Covid-stricken India's west coast

Published 18 May, 2021 10:20am

Cyclone Tauktae battered swathes of the vast nation, sending huge waves crashing onto its shores, turning streets into rivers and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee.

India's new coronavirus infections hit record as Hindu devotees immerse in Ganges

Published 14 Apr, 2021 12:41pm

Elsewhere, overstretched private hospitals are turning patients away, placing an increasing burden on government facilities.

India's second wave of coronavirus poses credit-negative threat: Moody's

Published 13 Apr, 2021 12:46pm

Moody's also echoed concerns raised by Barclays that a shortage of vaccines and India's population of nearly 1.4 billion could slow progress of the vaccine rollout.

Mumbai in lockdown as Indian vaccines run short

Published 10 Apr, 2021 05:15pm

After a lockdown a year ago caused widespread misery and one of the sharpest downturns of any major economy, the central government is desperate to avoid a hugely unpopular second shutdown.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63 ▲ 4.83 (8.3%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Suraj Cotton / Jul 20 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	123.30 ▼ -13.7 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	90.50 ▼ -10.01 (-9.96%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	54.23 ▼ -5.33 (-8.95%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	70,604,072 ▲ 0.41
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	30,780,418 ▲ 3.59
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	12,070,482 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,749,404 ▼ -0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,383,590 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,428,602 ▼ -0.33
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	5,102,560 ▼ -0.46
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4,997,242 ▲ 0.01
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,480,380 ▼ -0.98
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	4,312,422 ▲ 0.02

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