New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on a visit to the site of the horrific triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, on Saturday, posing a set of nine questions to him. The Congress leader tweeted, “Initial News Reports suggest […]
© Provided by Xinhua A triple train accident involving two passenger trains and one cargo train occurred in eastern India on Friday evening and caused hundreds of casualties, making it the worst train crash in India’s recent history. by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, June 3 (Xinhua) — More than 200 people were killed and […]
© Provided by Xinhua The Cuban government has initiated various measures to recover the economy, amid the intensification of the six-decade-long U.S. embargo, which has cost the Caribbean nation more than 150 billion U.S. dollars. HAVANA, June 1 (Xinhua) — Damarys Ruiz, a state employee from Cuba’s capital Havana, expects that the government’s strategy to […]
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Lauding the 9-year rule of the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said that India is now aspiring to be the world’s third-largest economy. Speaking on Morgan Stanley’s ‘Transformation’ Report on India, Minister Chandrasekhar said, “…He (PM Modi) has […]
NEW YORK, May 30 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed a tentative U.S. debt ceiling deal that needs Congress approval as well as the potential for another interest rate hike in June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 50.56 points, or 0.15 percent, to 33,042.78. The S&P 500 added negligible […]
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 708.18 Euro 100 758.36 Japanese yen 100 5.0419 Hong Kong dollar […]
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 705.75 Euro 100 756.79 Japanese yen 100 5.0133 Hong Kong dollar […]
Orange juice has become the most profitable raw material for investors, according to French daily newspaper Les Echos. While average prices for many raw materials have fallen, stocks for the popular breakfast drink have seen a spectacular rise since the start of the year that shows no signs of slowing. “More profitable than oil, traders […]
NEW YORK, May 26 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful that a potential debt ceiling deal is taking shape. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 328.69 points, or 1.00 percent, to 33,093.34. The S&P 500 added 54.17 points, or 1.30 percent, to 4,205.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by […]
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 707.60 Euro 100 758.88 Japanese yen 100 5.0566 Hong Kong dollar […]
