Day: September 23, 2019

Sensex zooms 1,075 pts; Nifty reclaims 11,600 mark

7:44 pm September 23, 2019

Mumbai: Extending gains for the second consecutive session, domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex skyrocketed 1,075 points on Monday driven by continued euphoria over the government’s tax booster. After soaring over 1,426 points during the day, the 30-share index ended 1,075.41 points or 2.8 per cent higher at 39,090.03. The broader NSE Nifty reclaimed the 11,600 […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch; arms, ammo seized

‘Security forces on high alert as 500 militants waiting to sneak into Kashmir’

6:42 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Indian security forces have been given full freedom to effectively deal with any infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir following inputs that around 450-500 well-trained terrorists are waiting at terror launch pads to sneak into the Valley as part of Pakistan’s design to trigger unrest, military sources said on Monday. […]

Trump campaign releases commercial for Indian-Americans featuring Modi

Cong accuses PM of campaigning for Trump, says it violates ‘time honoured principle’

3:47 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating Indian foreign policy’s “time honoured principle” of not interfering in the domestic elections of another country by campaigning for US President Donald Trump at the Howdy Modi event in Houston. In a series of tweets, Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said Modi was […]

UK travel giant Thomas Cook collapses, stranding tourists

3:43 pm September 23, 2019

London: British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggering the UK’s biggest repatriation since World War II to bring back stranded passengers. The 178-year-old operator had been desperately seeking 200 million pounds ( USD 250 million, 227 million euros) from private investors to save it […]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and ‘Fleabag’ shine at Emmys 2019

3:36 pm September 23, 2019

Los Angeles: Phoebe Waller-Bridge emerged a triple winner at Emmys 2019 as the writer-actor took home the prize for lead actress in a comedy series, best comedy series and best comedy writing for her very personal dark comedy “Fleabag”. Waller-Bridge won the best actress trophy for the series on an angry, confused and sexually active […]