Day: September 27, 2019

Rupee rallies to nearly 2-month high as crude subsides

8:27 pm September 27, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee spurted by 32 paise to close at a nearly two-month high against the US currency on Friday as crude oil prices receded following reports that Saudi Arabia had agreed on a temporary ceasefire in Yemen. The domestic currency closed higher by 0.44 per cent at 70.56 to the US dollar, a level […]

EC functioning like an “agent of BJP”, says Cong

8:25 pm September 27, 2019

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka on Friday said the Election Commission was functioning like an “agent of BJP” and termed its move to defer bypolls to 15 assembly segments in the State till the Supreme Court decides on the case of disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators as “arbitrary.” In the country’s history,this is the first time the […]

England’s Sarah Taylor quits international cricket due to anxiety

6:57 pm September 27, 2019

London: Battling anxiety, England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has announced her retirement from international cricket. The 30-year-old made her England debut in 2006, and has gone on to make 226 appearances across the three formats, becoming one of the top players in the women’s game globally. Taylor’s anxiety has affected her ability to enjoy the […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Erdogan vows to continue oil, natural gas trade with Iran

5:38 pm September 27, 2019

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Ankara would continue to purchase oil and natural gas from Iran despite US sanctions in comments published on Friday. The United States reimposed sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, and says it aims to reduce Tehran’s energy sales to zero. “It is […]

France to hold public ceremony for Chirac in Paris on Sunday: Family

5:36 pm September 27, 2019

Paris: The French public will be invited to pay homage to late former president Jacques Chirac at an open ceremony at the Invalides monument in Paris on Sunday afternoon, his family told AFP. The former leader, who died Thursday at the age of 86, is set to be buried on Monday in a private ceremony […]