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...

Rajnath Singh Stresses BJP’s Anti-Corruption Record and Development Focus

April 19, 2024 6:16 PM

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Rajnath Singh Stresses BJP’s Anti-Corruption Record and Development Focus

Defence Minister and BJP senior leader Rajnath Singh today said, BJP Government remained free from corruption during the past decade and is committed for the nation building. Speaking at an election rally in Secunderabad in Telangana, Mr. Rajnath Singh criticised Congress for becoming corrupt whenev...

Oil Prices Stabilize After Initial Surge on Reports of Mideast Tensions

April 19, 2024 5:40 PM

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Oil Prices Stabilize After Initial Surge on Reports of Mideast Tensions

Oil steadied on Friday after prices spiked earlier on reports that Israel had attacked Iran, as market fears of a major escalation to hostilities in the Mideast appeared to ease and a build-up of global oil stocks weighed.   The benchmark contracts surged more than $3 before dipping back down. ...

Akhilesh Yadav Vows MSP Legal Guarantee for Farmers in Rally Speech

April 19, 2024 5:37 PM

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Akhilesh Yadav Vows MSP Legal Guarantee for Farmers in Rally Speech

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav today alleged that NDA government has not kept farmers' welfare in mind. Addressing a rally at NOIDA today, Mr Yadav said if the coalition between INDI Alliance and his party comes to power, they will ensure that farmers get legal guarantee for MSP. He claimed t...

Prominent Candidates Contesting in Current Election Phase

April 19, 2024 5:34 PM

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Prominent Candidates Contesting in Current Election Phase

Prominent candidates whose political fate will be decided in this phase include Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari contesting from Nagpur, Maharashtra, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat from Haridwar, Union Minister of State for Defence and Touris...

Another 13 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

April 19, 2024 2:03 PM

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Another 13 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine, 13 more members of the Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on Thursday night.   Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations officer (PRO) Shariful Islam said on Friday that...