(160417) — GUAYAQUIL(ECUADOR), April 17, 2016 (Xinhua) — People try to rescue a victim trapped in a vehicle crushed by a bridge after an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 16, 2016. The number of…
Beijing, April 29 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 365 basis points to 6.4589 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the prominent Moti Mahal restaurant here on Friday morning, police said. While there are no reports of any casualty as the eatery was closed, the…
BERLIN, Nov. 13, 2015 (Xinhua) — Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 13, 2015. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan/IANS) Canberra, April 29 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister…
Mexico City, April 29 (IANS) Mexico is preparing its farmers to meet the safety standards set in new US imports regulations, the country’s Agriculture Ministry has said. “If the exporter fulfills the requirements set by…
Toronto, April 29 (IANS) Canada’s main stock market in Toronto inched down closing as financial and energy stocks declined, while Bombardier shares rose after the company won a multi-billion-dollar order for its CSeries passenger jets….
New York, April 29 (IANS) The US dollar fell against other major currencies as investors were surprised by the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to maintain its monetary policy. In late New York trading on…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) A man who threatened to blow up the Fox 45 Baltimore station in the US was shot at by police and taken into custody, the media reported. The man, wearing a…
Juba, April 29 (IANS) The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemned an attack on its compound in South Sudan’s Bentiu region where a grenade partly damaged one of the containers located in the…
New York, April 29 (IANS) Oil prices continued to rally as the US dollar depreciated against other currencies, making the dollar-priced crude less expensive and more attractive for buyers holding other currencies. The West Texas…
Paris, April 29 (IANS) Violent clashes between riot police and demonstrators erupted during protest marches against proposed labour reforms across France with scores of youth arrested and several policemen injured. In Paris, a reported 60,000…
Madrid, April 29 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 fell 0.68 percent to close at 9,269 points, down from the 9,332.60 points of the previous session. On Thursday’s session, BBVA shares led falls losing…
New York, April 29 (IANS) US stocks pared early losses to trade mixed as investors assessed the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to maintain its monetary policy amid US economic data. By Thursday noon, the…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Diversified natural resources company Vedanta Limited on Thursday said it posted a whopping 576.61 percent in its standalone net profit for the quarter ending March, at Rs.3,882.37 crore against Rs.573.79 crore…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice chancellor to consider a representation of elderly residents who have been denied entry into the campus for morning…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Indian origin Indra Nooyi, Bhavesh Patel and Satya Nadella made it to the list of 100 highest-paid CEOs in the world compiled by compensation information provider Equilar. LyondellBasell Industries CEO…
Jammu, April 28 (IANS) Asserting that electric power is the key for a rebound of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the identified 15,000 MW potential of the state needs…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India’s third largest mobile phone operator (by subscriber base), Idea Cellular, on Thursday posted a 24.67 percent quarter-on-quarter decline in net profit at 575.6 crore for the quarter ended March….
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday said it has cleared investment proposals worth Rs.50,605.52 crore through the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) to set up 55 industries in the last…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With the sale of 11.36 percent stake in National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), the government on Thursday raised Rs.2,700 crore after the retail part oversubscribed 1.65 times. Retail investors bid…