Malaysian PM calls for peaceful approach to ease Middle East tensions
Kuala Lumpur, March 7 (IANS) Malaysia has recently held phone conversations with several Middle Eastern leaders, calling for peaceful approaches and restraint to ease rising tensions in the region. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in several posts on social media on Saturday that Malaysia’s position was conveyed during separate phone conversations recently with Qatari […]
Sensex, Nifty post sharp losses amid Middle East tensions
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Indian equity markets saw sharp losses on Friday, amid the ongoing US–Israel and Iran war which entered seventh day. At the closing bell, Sensex declined 1,097 points, or 1.37 per cent to settle at 78,918. Nifty dipped 315 points, or 1.27 per cent, to close at 24,450. Nifty bank experienced […]
Sensex slumps to 10-month low, Nifty slides over 6-month low amid Middle East tensions
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Indian stock markets fell for the third straight session on Wednesday as investors remained cautious over rising tensions in the Middle East, particularly the growing conflict between the United States and Iran. The uncertainty kept traders on edge and triggered selling across sectors. The Nifty ended the day 1.6 per cent […]
PM Modi to chair urgent CCS meeting tonight amid escalating Middle East tensions
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) upon his return to the national capital on Sunday night, government sources said. The meeting of the Cabinet committee, the apex decision-making body on security and strategic matters of India, comes against the backdrop […]
