South Korean giant Samsung continued to be the global leader in the first half of 2018 with 20 per cent market share, and Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei surpassed Apple to become the second largest smartphone brand worldwide, a new report said on Wednesday. Huawei had 15 per cent market share, followed by Apple at 11 […]
A batch of 671 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 17 vehicles and included yatris going to the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, the police said. Since the pilgrimage to holy cave shrine started on June 28, over […]
Disappointing quarterly results, along with profit booking, pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, heavy selling was witnessed in metal, oil and gas and banking stocks. Around 10.20 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 10,297.55 […]
Key equity indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — touched new benchmarks on Friday morning, supported by healthy buying in FMCG, metal and banking stocks. Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,272.86 points and 11,237.45 points, respectively. According to analysts, broadly positive global cues also supported the gains. At 9.35 […]
Himachal Pradesh on Friday continued to experience heavy rains with Gohar in Mandi district recording the highest rainfall at 207 mm, an official said. Many roads in interiors of Sirmaur district were closed to traffic after torrential rains and landslides. “Monsoon was aggressive across the state during the last 24 hours. Precipitation occurred at most […]
Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan on Thursday claimed victory in his country’s parliamentary elections, promising a new Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence. Khan, who is set to become the next Prime Minister, said in a televised address to the nation that “thanks to God, we won […]
India and China reiterated their commitment to maintain peace and tranquility along their border by enhancing communications between their militaries during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual BRICS Summit here. “Both leaders have reaffirmed once again their readiness to give their militaries […]
A small batch of 201 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of nine vehicles, the police said. This is the smallest batch to leave for holy cave shrine so far since the pilgrimage started on June […]
A small batch of 667 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 19 vehicles, a police officer said. This is the smallest batch of pilgrims to leave Jammu since the yatra started on […]
Rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday with the minimum temperature being recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met said. It was heavily cloudy morning. The rain started around 9.30 a.m., bringing relief from the humidity which was recorded at 88 per cent at 8.30 […]