Fire at NTPC North Karanpura Plant in Jharkhand Brought Under Control

April 19, 2024 8:30 PM

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Fire at NTPC North Karanpura Plant in Jharkhand Brought Under Control

A sudden fire broke out today in the late afternoon at National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) North Karanpura located in Tandwa area of Chatra district of Jharkhand. The fire that broke out in the yard number 7 of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at NTPC North Karanpura complex has been br...

Manipur Sees High Voter Turnout in Lok Sabha Election’s First Phase

April 19, 2024 8:19 PM

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Manipur Sees High Voter Turnout in Lok Sabha Election’s First Phase

In Manipur, voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha Election was held without any major violence incident and recorded high voter turnout.   As per ECI report available at 5 PM this evening, the voter turnout in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency is 72.32 percent while the Outer Parliamen...

Asian and European Stocks Drop Across Major Markets

April 19, 2024 8:16 PM

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Asian and European Stocks Drop Across Major Markets

All key Asian stocks ended lower today. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.6 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index down by 0.3 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged one percent, Japan's Nikkei-225 also lost 2.7 percent and China's Shanghai Composite index declined 0.2 percent.    All major Europea...

U.S. Stocks Close Mixed; S&P 500 Slightly Lower, Nasdaq Down, Dow Slightly Up

April 19, 2024 7:09 PM

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U.S. Stocks Close Mixed; S&P 500 Slightly Lower, Nasdaq Down, Dow Slightly Up

U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future.   The S&P 500 lost 0.22 percen...