Day: August 14, 2019

Flood-battered Kolhapur, Sangli limping back to normalcy

1:34 pm August 14, 2019

Kolhapur/Sangli: Lifeis slowly inching back to normalcy in flood-ravaged Kolhapur and Sangli as flood waters have receded in these districts of Maharashtra and the key rivers there are now also flowing below the danger mark, officials said on Wednesday. Till Tuesday, 6.45 lakh people were shifted to safer locations in Kolhapur and Sangli, which have […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

US trade talks with China ‘very productive’: Trump

11:15 am August 14, 2019

Morristown (United States) : US President Donald Trump said trade talks with China were “very productive” Tuesday after the US and Chinese negotiators spoke by telephone. His administration announced earlier that it was delaying tariffs on key consumer electronic goods imported from China. “We had a very good talk with China,” Trump said, describing it […]

Flights resume at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize

Trump voices hope that ‘nobody gets killed’ in Hong Kong unrest

11:09 am August 14, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped no one would be killed in Hong Kong amid new protests capping 10 weeks of unrest in the semi-autonomous southern Chinese financial hub. The crisis, which has seen millions of anti-government activists take to Hong Kong’s streets, was a “very tricky situation,” the president told reporters […]

Rupee rises 55 paise to 70.85 against USD in early trade

11:03 am August 14, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee rebounded from the six-month low and appreciated by 55 paise to 70.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday amid positive opening in domestic equity market and easing crude oil prices. On Tuesday, the rupee had plunged 62 paise to close at a nearly six-month low of 71.40 against the […]

Sensex, Nifty rebound on positive global cues

10:59 am August 14, 2019

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded by nearly 300 points in early trade on Wednesday, led by gains in index heavyweights RIL, HDFC and Infosys, amid positive cues from other global markets. Easing inflation numbers, released after market hours on Tuesday, too helped the recovery in domestic market sentiment, traders said. The 30-share index […]