All England Open Badminton Championships: HS Prannoy bows out

March 11, 2025 7:56 PM

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All England Open Badminton Championships: HS Prannoy bows out

In Badminton, India's HS Prannoy has bowed out of the All England Open Championships in Birmingham today. The Indian shuttler went down against France's Toma Junior Popov in straight games 19-21, 16-21 in the opening round of Men's Singles this afternoon. In the other Men's Singles match, Lakshya Se...

Pakistan train hijacked, 450 passengers hostages, 6 military personnel killed

March 11, 2025 7:23 PM

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Pakistan train hijacked, 450 passengers hostages, 6 military personnel killed

In Pakistan, at least six military personnel were killed and over 450 passengers of the Peshawar-Quetta Jaffar Express have been taken hostage after the train came under attack from armed militants in Balochistan's Mach area today. Media reports quoted a spokesperson for the Balochistan government, ...

Govt bans two terror outfits of J&K

March 11, 2025 9:19 PM

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Govt bans two terror outfits of J&K

The government today banned two terror outfits Awami Action Committee AAC and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen JKIM. Both groups have been declared as unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Notifications issued by the Ministry said A...

Reduction in Coal imports led to savings of apprx 42,300 cr rupees

March 11, 2025 6:34 PM

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Reduction in Coal imports led to savings of apprx 42,300 cr rupees

The government today said that coal imports to the country decreased by 8.4 percent during April to December 2024. The Ministry of Coal, in a statement, said that coal imports from April to December 2024 stood at 183.42 million tonnes compared to 200.19 million tonnes in the same period of the previ...

Fear of recession lowered US stocks

March 11, 2025 6:28 PM

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Fear of recession lowered US stocks

US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday on fears that the US economy could be heading towards recession. This was amid the current uncertainty surrounding the US trade policy. The S&P 500 saw its biggest one-day drop since December 18 and the Nasdaq witnessed its biggest single-day percentage dr...

Oil prices covered earlier losses to rise up

March 11, 2025 6:26 PM

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Oil prices covered earlier losses to rise up

Oil prices pared earlier losses to rise up during trade on Tuesday, helped by weakness in U.S. dollar, although gains were capped as concerns mounted over a potential U.S. recession and the impact of tariffs on global economic growth. Brent Crude was trading over 1.2 percent up at 70 dollars and 12 ...

Rupee strengthened by 12 paise to settle at 87.21

March 11, 2025 6:24 PM

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Rupee strengthened by 12 paise to settle at 87.21

In the Forex market, the rupee today strengthened by 12 paise to settle at 87 rupees and 21 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was at 103.5 in intra-day trade a short while ago.

Asian markets fell amid overnight losses on Wall Street

March 11, 2025 6:22 PM

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Asian markets fell amid overnight losses on Wall Street

After overnight losses on Wall Street amid tariff concerns and fears of potential recession in the world’s largest economy, investors were rattled and this fall was mirrored in some of the major Asian markets. However, China and Hong Kong markets managed to hold strong and overall the Asian markets ...

Domestic markets ended flat after reversing initial losses

March 11, 2025 6:20 PM

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Domestic markets ended flat after reversing initial losses

The benchmark domestic equity indices today reversed initial losses and ended almost flat with a positive bias. The Indian markets showed resilience despite weak global cues and fall in major international markets amid recession fears and tariff concerns. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Excha...