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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Indian trains set ablaze in protests against military hiring changes

LUCKNOW: Protesters in India threw stones at police and set fire to train coaches on Friday as demonstrations...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 11:44am

World

Protests break out in India over new military recruitment system

LUCKNOW: Crowds in India set a train coach on fire and blocked railway tracks and roads in protests on Thursday...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 01:24pm

World

Sedition law often used by BJP govt to target free speech, dissent suspended by SC

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a colonial-era sedition law that activists say is often...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

World

Russia’s Lavrov lobbies India after Western emissaries make case for sanctions

NEW DELHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began meetings with India’s leaders in New Delhi on Friday after...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 04:04pm

World

Government critic prevented from leaving India

NEW DELHI: A prominent Indian activist and writer has said she was prevented from flying to Europe to speak about...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 02:06pm

World

India rolls out COVID vaccine doses for children aged 12 to 14

AHMEDABAD: India started administering on Wednesday doses of COVID-19 vaccine to young people aged between 12 and 14...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:12pm

World

India denies Moscow claims Ukraine holding students as 'human shield'

NEW DELHI: New Delhi denied on Thursday Russian claims that Ukraine was holding Indian students hostage in Kharkiv,...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 11:01am

World

Indian government ministers to go to Ukraine's borders to help evacuate stranded citizens

NEW DELHI: India plans to send four senior ministers to Ukraine's border nations, a government source said on ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 01:39pm

Zelensky asks Modi for UNSC support

NEW DELHI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for...

Updated 27 Feb, 2022 09:15am

Markets

India could export $500bn in green energy over 20 years, Reliance's Ambani says

NEW DELHI: India could become a global green energy superpower with exports of clean energy rising to $500 billion...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 02:05pm

India to sell 5pc of insurance giant in huge IPO

MUMBAI: India plans to sell a five percent stake in insurance giant LIC in what could potentially be the country’s...

Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:27am

World

Yogi Adityanath: India's anti-Muslim priest and possible future PM

Adityanath appears to be a complementary foil to Modi, driving the party's Hindu majoritarian agenda with ferocity

Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:34pm

World

49 convicted in India over deadly 2008 bomb attacks

AHMEDABAD: India convicted 49 people Tuesday over a 2008 attack in the western city of Ahmedabad that left dozens...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:24pm

Life & Style

Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed ‘the Nightingale,’ dies at 92

MUMBAI: Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's biggest cultural icons and a singer who defined music and melody for...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 10:31am

World

In heated meeting, India seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news

NEW DELHI: Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 03:44pm

Editorials

Resolve this dispute

EDITORIAL: When in August 2019 India’s ultra-Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the illegally...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

Tata regains Air India control

NEW DELHI: India’s Tata Group took control of state-run carrier Air India on Thursday, regaining ownership of the...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:44am

World

Indian health experts urge preparations for new wave of COVID-19

NEW DELHI: New COVID-19 cases in India surged to 58,097 on Wednesday, a doubling of the daily tally over the past...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:08pm

World

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021: data

NEW DELHI: India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the highest toll since...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 12:13pm

World

Indian court urges delay in state elections as Omicron spreads

NEW DELHI: An Indian court urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to suspend political rallies and election...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 10:52am

World

Indian farmers hold mass rally, keep pressure on Modi despite climbdown

NEW DELHI: Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for agricultural reform laws ...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 01:28pm

World

India to repeal agricultural reform laws after huge protests

Thousands of farmers have been camped out on the borders of the capital New Delhi since November last year

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 12:59pm

World

Indian Hindu hardliners attack Muslim ex-minister's home

DEHRADUN: Hindu militants attacked and set fire to the home of a former Indian foreign minister, police said, in the...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 12:46pm

Business & Finance

India opens government bonds to individual buyers

MUMBAI: India opened its $1 trillion government bond market to individual investors Friday as it seeks help from the...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 05:10am

World

Indian farmers to step up protests after eight killed in clashes

NEW DELHI: Farmers in India vowed on Monday to intensify their months-long protest against laws aimed at ...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 03:01pm

World

Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trillion infrastructure plan

The infrastructure programme, called 'Gati Shakti', will help boost productivity of industries and boost the economy, Modi says

Published 15 Aug, 2021 12:19pm

Technology

Frequent run-ins with India gov't cloud US tech expansion plans

Still, continued antagonism could imperil Modi's ambition of making India a go-to investment destination.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 11:50am

World

Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $11 billion

Indians above age 18 can be vaccinated for free starting June 21, to speed up the inoculation drive

Published 08 Jun, 2021 01:36pm

World

Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $11bn: Bloomberg News

The government may not have to tap the bond market for the funds, the sources said, citing a dividend of 991.2 billion rupees it received from the central bank and inflows expected from asset sales.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 11:29am

World

Millions vote in final phase of marathon India poll as virus cases soar

KOLKATA: Millions voted in the final phase of a marathon election in India's West Bengal on Thursday, despite a...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Agritech Limited / Jun 30 Agritech Limited(AGL)	6.65 ▲ 1.00 (17.70%)
Kohinoor Power / Jun 30 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.05 ▲ 0.57 (16.38%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.90 ▲ 0.24 (14.46%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 30 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	10.00 ▲ 1.00 (11.11%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 30 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.40 ▲ 0.28 (8.97%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 30 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.50 ▲ 0.27 (8.36%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jun 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	5.09 ▲ 0.36 (7.61%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jun 30 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1419.00 ▲ 99.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 30 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	278.42 ▲ 19.42 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Jun 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	6.36 ▲ -1.00 (-13.59%)
Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.70 ▲ -0.30 (-10.00%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jun 30 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.42 ▲ -0.95 (-9.16%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	3.01 ▲ -0.29 (-8.79%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.19 ▲ -0.20 (-8.37%)
Imperial Limited / Jun 30 Imperial Limited(IML)	11.00 ▲ -1.00 (-8.33%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jun 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	1.71 ▲ -0.14 (-7.57%)
Olympia Mills / Jun 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	16.65 ▲ -1.35 (-7.50%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	172.05 ▲ -13.94 (-7.50%)
Baba Farid / Jun 30 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	44.50 ▲ -3.60 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
Agritech Limited / Jun 30 Agritech Limited(AGL)	13,786,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,881,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,472,221 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jun 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,153,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,986,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,540,570 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 30 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,002,178 ▼ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 30 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	3,940,017 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	3,536,256 ▼ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3,470,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 29	205.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 29	205.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 29	136.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 29	0.95
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 29	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 29	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 29	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 29	3818.83
India Sensex / Jun 29	53026.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 29	26536.82
Nasdaq / Jun 29	11177.89
Hang Seng / Jun 29	22058.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 29	7312.32
Dow Jones / Jun 29	31029.31
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 29	13003.35
France CAC40 / Jun 29	6031.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 29	110.28
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 29	18480.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 29	121700.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 29	1820.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 29	96.60

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