The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher despite muted trend of global markets amid trade war leaving financial markets in a state of uncertainty. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 35,645.40 points on Wednesday, opened higher at 35,703.17 points. Minutes into trading, it was quoting at 35,647.34 points, up by 1.94 points,...
New York, July 5 (IANS) A woman was taken into custody after she climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest against President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy, prompting the separation of thousands of children from their immigrant parents.Authorities on Wednesday tried to talk the woman identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou, down but she refused to...
Washington, July 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump wished the nation a happy Fourth of July, the American Independence Day which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776."Happy Fourth of July... Our country is doing great!" he tweeted on Wednesday morning.Shortly after the first tweet, Trump posted a video message for his followers, reports CBS News. "My...
Jammu, July 5 (IANS) No pilgrim on Thursday was allowed to move towards the Kashmir Valley from here as the Amarnath Yatra remained suspended due to inclement weather.According to the police no pilgrim has departed the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the Cave Shrine since Wednesday after a landslide hit the Baltal trek course on Tuesday."There was, however, limited helicopter...
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Michael Cohen has removed on his Twitter biography the reference to being personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, in an attempt to distance himself from his long-time client.Cohen's move came on Wednesday, days after he was interviewed by ABC News, during which he said that his first loyalty was to his family and his country,...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Director Anubhav Sinha says filmmaker Shoojit Sircar loved the narrative of his forthcoming courtroom drama "Mulk".Sinha makes it a point to narrate all his films to his industry friends for their opinions before he starts shooting and casting for a film. He arranged for a special reading session for Sircar for "Mulk". "Shoojit actually said this...
Berlin, July 5 (IANS) Volkswagen will enter the increasingly-crowded German carsharing market with a fleet of purely-electric vehicles, the Wolfsburg-based company announced on Wednesday."We are convinced that there is still potential in the carsharing market," Volkswagen head of sales Juergen Stackmann told press in Berlin, Xinhua reported.The new "WE" service will become available in Germany in 2019 before being expanded...
Cairo, July 5 (IANS) Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said on Wednesday that Arab countries are in a real battle at the diplomatic level to guarantee the Palestinian rights.Addressing the closing session of the second legislative chapter of the Arab Parliament in Cairo, Aboul-Gheit said the Arab countries are working to ensure that the US recognition of Jerusalem as...
Vienna, July 5 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who's on a visit here on Wednesday, said that no one will get benefits from US withdrawal from the nuclear deal."Not the US, not any other country would benefit from this decision to withdraw from the accord," he said. He told a press conference that Tehran would prefer to stay in the...
Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy's hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday he had signed deportation orders for three alleged Islamic extremists, vowing "zero tolerance" for jihadists."I have signed expulsion orders for three Islamic extremists. Zero tolerance for those who want to bring war onto our soil," Salvini wrote on Facebook, adding a photo showing him signing documents at...
