Gold jumped more than 1% on Monday as expectations of a large U.S. stimulus package bolstered bullion’s appeal as an inflation hedge. Spot gold was up 1.4% to $1,836.95 per ounce by 10:35 a.m. EST (1535 GMT). U.S. gold futures rose 1.3% to $1,836.50. U.S. President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress cleared […]
WASHINGTON: U.S. Representative Ron Wright died after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, his office said on Monday, making him the first member of the U.S. Congress to die from the pandemic disease that has claimed nearly 464,000 American lives. Wright, a 67-year-old Texas Republican, had also been battling cancer. He was elected to Congress […]
Wall Street’s main indexes scaled all-time highs on Monday, as investors bets on hopes that a fiscal relief package and a global vaccine roll-out would lead to a speedy economic recovery. Oil prices rose to their highest in more than a year, lifting energy stocks 2.2%, the most among major S&P sectors. The defensive real […]
NEW YORK: A gauge of global stock markets set another record high on Monday and oil prices rose to their highest in just over a year as investor optimism grew that U.S. lawmakers will soon pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package. Investors were keeping an eye on bitcoin as it rose again, with Elon […]
In a clear indication that VK Sasikala would not rest without a fight for the reins of the AIADMK, she said clearly that she will partake in politics, ruling out all speculation that she would be relegated to a quiet life away from politics. VK Sasikala, now at large after serving a four-year term in […]
WASHINGTON: Less than five weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol that sparked former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, the complex is a fortress. An 8-foot (2.5-meter) tall fence encircles the U.S. government’s traditionally open heart topped with barbed wire. Thousands of National Guard troops patrol the halls and a gilded portion […]
With the increasing number of Khap panchayats in Haryana lending their support to the ongoing agitation of farmers, the Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is feeling the heat as the Jat community is calling for the withdrawal of support to the BJP-led M L Khattar’s government. The farmers’ union leaders have been organising mahapanchayats […]
WASHINGTON: Lawyers for Donald Trump are blasting the impeachment case against him as an act of political theater by Democrats. In a brief filed Monday on the eve of the Senate impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president attacked the case on multiple grounds. They said it was unconstitutional and must be dismissed. THIS IS […]
The Congress on Monday launched a ‘Join Congress Social Media’ campaign with an aim to have five lakh online “warriors” who, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said, will counter hate and “defend the idea of India”. The country needs non-violent warriors to fight for truth, compassion and harmony, Gandhi said in a video message that […]
The BJP on Monday slammed the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government after Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the state intelligence department will probe allegations that some celebrities were pressurised recently to issue tweets in connection with the ongoing farmers’ protest. In a stinging attack, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis termed the move as “disgusting and highly […]
