Oil prices march higher
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-30 03:00ID: 1490817657439102900LONDON: Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday despite an increase in US crude inventories, lifted by Libyan supply disruptions and expectations of output cut being extended by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).Front-month Brent crude futures rose 25 cents to $51.58 a barrel by 1217 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
Gold ticks higher as Brexit triggered
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-30 03:00ID: 1490817657409102600LONDON: Gold edged up on Wednesday, as uncertainty about Brexit talks, French elections, and US President Donald Trump’s economic policies boosted safe-haven buying and offset a firmer dollar. Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,252.11 per ounce at 1505 GMT. US gold futures slipped 0.3 percent to $1,251.90. “There are a lot […]
US consumer confidence hits 16-year high
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-30 03:00ID: 1490817644919095700WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence surged to a 16-year high in March amid growing labor market optimism while the goods trade deficit narrowed sharply in February, indicating the economy was regaining momentum after faltering at the start of the year.The economy’s strengthening fundamentals were underscored by other data on Tuesday showing further increases in […]
Asia’s coal markets tighten
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-30 03:00ID: 1490817631569088600SINGAPORE: Port disruptions in Indonesia and a cyclone hitting mines in Australia have tightened Asia’s coal markets in March, while demand in China and other key import markets remain strong, lifting prices.Prompt thermal coal cargo prices for export from Australia’s Newcastle Port have risen by more than 11 percent since March 10, partly […]
Indian stocks set to hit record high
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-30 03:00ID: 1490817631559088300BENGALURU: India’s benchmark BSE Sensex share index will scale a new record high by mid-year, according to strategists and brokers in a Reuters poll, who have upgraded their forecasts significantly from three months ago.This more bullish view emerges from the poll despite widespread concern since the last Reuters poll over the damage a […]
Patient's relatives vandalise hospital in Hyderabad – Times Now
Times Now Patient’s relatives vandalise hospital in HyderabadTimes NowHyderabad: The relatives of a patient who was admitted in a hospital in Lakdi-ka-pool area vandalised the hospital premises after they heard rumours that the patient had passed away. The patient, a boy who was being treated for brain injury, had … and more »
‘Why the delay in justice?’ Pawan Kalyan meets AgriGold victims, assures help
Politics “The law is weak for powerful and powerful for weak,” Pawan Kalyan said. IANS Pawan_Kalyan_Jana_Sena_Facebook_3x2.jpg File photo: Facebook/Jana Sena Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan met the victims of a Rs 6,000 crore AgriGold scam on Thursday and urged the government to provide justice to them. The Jana Sena president spoke at a meeting of victims belonging […]
Sena's Gaikwad assaults Air India employee, BJP's Gaikwad pays the price
New Delhi: While truant MP Ravindra Gaikwad continues to fight with Air India over being kept from flying on the airline, another Gaikwad, this time from the Bharatiya Janata Party, found himself being discriminated at airports. BJP MP Sunil Baliram Gaikwad has alleged that he had to undergo two levels of security checks because his surname […]
Water woes for girls at Telangana State Home and authorities only have temporary solutions
Civic Issues The State Home houses several hundred girls, and comes under the Department of Women Development and Child Welfare. Nitin B. Telangana_State_Home_Yousufguda.jpg Image: Nitin B Sixteen-year-old Lakshmi* takes a big gulp of water from an earthen pot placed in the hot sun, and wipes the sweat off her brow, before she speaks. “It has […]
Rajya Sabha absentees Sachin, Rekha should resign if not interested: SP MP
Politics “They never come to the House. The entire session is over but we haven’t seen them.” IANS TEN_rekha-750×500.jpg Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agarwal on Thursday said Rajya Sabha members like cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha should resign if they were not interested in attending the house. He was pointing to the continued […]
