Mumbai, Sensex and Nifty fell on Monday in line with Asian markets which responded on poor Chinese trade data and an extended partial US government shutdown, fuelling concerns of a global growth slowdown. However, losses were capped as India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 3.80[Read More…]
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‘Poor’ Trump ‘all alone’ on Christmas amid wall impasse
Washington, With the US government shutdown entering its third day, President Donald Trump took to Twitter and lamented how he was “all alone” in the White House and aired his many grievances. “I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and[Read More…]
US government partially shuts down for 3rd time in 2018
Washington, A partial shutdown of the US federal administration began on Saturday after lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement over President Donald Trumps border wall funding demands. Negotiations between the House of Representatives and Senate reached a deadlock over Trump’s demand to include a $5 billion allocation in the[Read More…]
Partial shutdown of US government to kick-off at midnight
Washington, A partial government shutdown is assured after the House and the US Senate adjourned without Congress passing a spending deal. Several federal agencies will cease operations at Saturday midnight as the White House and congressional leaders failed to make a deal on spending. “Members are advised that the House[Read More…]
US charges Russian woman with interfering in midterm polls
Washington: A Russian woman has been charged by the US government with trying to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections as part of a conspiracy that exploited thousands of social media accounts and emails that claimed to be owned by US residents, officials said. Forty-four-old Elena Khusyaynova of St. Petersburg[Read More…]
Skripal Attack: Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions over Novichok use
The US government has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the city of Salisbury in March. The attack left[Read More…]
Rabindranath Tagore had deep connections with US, know why?
Tagore – a Bengali writer and poet, educator, musician and visionary was a big time traveller and his visits to the United States always raised a question about his relations with States. Between 1912 and 1930, Tagore visited the United States five times, travelling from coast to coast and receiving[Read More…]
Iran vows not to talk with US under threats
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry has said the US government should forget talks with Iran under sanction threats. Iran will never accept one-way negotiations that are based on excessive demands, Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying on Wednesday by IRNA news agency. Iran has never hesitated to[Read More…]