Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday bounced back 598 points at 65,532.45 in the opening session as buying was seen across the board amid a positive Asian market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 182.91 points to 19,626. The NSE posted intraday highs and lows at 19,653.35 and 19,579.65 pts, respectively. Slumping…
Accra, Nov 15 (UNI) Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday called for reparations for Africa over the effects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the continent. Akufo-Addo made the appeal at the opening of the Accra Reparations Conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, describing these reparations as long overdue. The Ghanaian president…
Beijing, Nov 15 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Banda Sea at 0241 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.07 degrees south latitude and 130.03 degrees east longitude.
Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) Fire broke out in a two-story shop in Mumbai’s Byculla area on Wednesday, with no injuries reported while five people were rescued, a Fire Brigade official said. The incident occurred at 7.20 am in a shop on Sankli Street in Byculla West. Footwear, leather stock, garments, household articles, and electrical installations…
Mumbai, Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy died on Tuesday in Mumbai. He was 75.
Aizawl, Nov 14 (UNI) Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters evacuated 42 Myanmar army personnel from the Mizoram-Myanmar border village of Hnahlan in Champhai district on Tuesday, a day after the soldiers took shelter in India following clashes with militants, sources said. According to the village council president, the soldiers, who fled after the Kachin Independent…
Mumbai, Nov 14 (UNI) Kane Williamson is all set to lead New Zealand in the semi-finals against India at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday but the journey has been challenging for the Kiwi skipper. On March 31, Williamson injured his knee attempting to save a six while playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier…
Islamabad, Nov 14 (UNI) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued a stay order against Pakistan former prime minister Imran Khan’s jail trial in the cipher case. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, announced the decision during the hearing of the PTI chief’s intra-court appeal against trial…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Often credited with pioneering the Indian hospitality industry, Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 94. Former Chairman of Oberoi Hotels, the legendary hotelier has left a rich legacy behind him. Born in 1929 in New Delhi, P.R.S. Oberoi was educated in India, the…
Srinagar, Nov 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday came out in support of the women of Karnataka for exercising the choice to wear Hijab and urged the Congress high command to look into the matter. The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) today banned any kind of head cover during…
