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Indian munitions factory blast kills at least eight workers

MUMBAI: At least eight workers were killed in a blast at a munitions factory in western India, government officials...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 06:07pm

World

Five in India sentenced to death for gang rape and murder

RAIPUR: A court in India has sentenced five men to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a teenager as well...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

World

India says ‘open’ to return of undocumented immigrants in US

WASHINGTON: India is prepared to take back its citizens residing illegally in the United States, foreign minister...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:36pm

Sports

India management giving Abishek free rein to showcase his talent

NEW DELHI: India opener Abhishek Sharma said he has team management’s permission to bat with unbridled aggression...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:13pm

World

India watchdog faults probe of Foxconn hiring, orders new inquiry

NEW DELHI: India’s powerful human rights watchdog has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 10:59am

Technology

Tata Motors looks to local battery play as EV competition rises

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors, India’s biggest electric car maker, is betting that locally manufactured EV batteries will...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:48am

World

At least 11 killed in rail accident in west India

NEW DELHI: At least 11 people died in a rail accident in India’s western Maharashtra state on Wednesday when they...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:52pm

Business & Finance

India’s budget likely to raise major subsidies by 8% to $47bn in next fiscal

NEW DELHI: India is likely to raise spending on food, fertiliser, and cooking gas subsidies to 4.1 trillion rupees...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 03:38pm

Life & Style

Wealthy Indians tap into bathroom luxury with $18,500 smart toilets

MUMBAI: In India’s polluted northern city of Kanpur, Rajat Ghai has a penchant for Rado watches and Louis Vuitton...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 03:14pm

World

Clash of the handouts as Modi’s BJP seeks to reclaim Delhi after decades

NEW DELHI: Having unexpectedly won two Indian state votes late last year, in big part due to a slew of handouts,...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 11:25am

World

Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump’s China focus

WASHINGTON: The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 11:20am

World

Saif Ali Khan home from hospital days after knife attack

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

Sports

India to keep middle order flexible against England, says Axar

NEW DELHI: India will operate with a flexible middle order during the five-match T20 series against England,...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:58am

World

Indian rapist murderer of doctor sentenced to life in prison: judge

KOLKATA: The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison Monday, a crime that sparked...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 02:41pm

Markets

India set to allow 1 million tons of sugar exports this year

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India is set to allow exports of 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season,...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:34pm

World

India likely to cut disinvestment goal by 40% for FY25

MUMBAI: India will likely cut its disinvestment and asset monetisation target by 40% for 2024-25 in the federal...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 10:41am

World

12 Indians killed serving in Russian armed forces

NEW DELHI: At least 12 Indians have died serving in the Russian armed forces, India’s foreign ministry said on...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Life & Style

Netflix cricket documentary ‘The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan’ to debut in February

Former cricketers Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq set to make appearances

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:32pm

Sports

India’s struggling batters return to domestic cricket looking for form

NEW DELHI: The Ranji Trophy has benefited from an unexpected sprinkling of stardust with several big-name India...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 11:56am

Technology

Carmakers in India plan EV onslaught in 2025 despite slowing global demand

NEW DELHI: Automakers operating in India plan to launch close to a dozen new electric car models this year, many in...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 11:21am

World

India pushes ‘legal action’ after US murder plot

NEW DELHI: An Indian committee established after a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States, a...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 09:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects India’s ‘fictitious claims’ regarding IIOJK

Indian Army Chief's statement not only contrary to facts but also exercise in futility, ISPR says

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:33pm

World

Police arrest 49 men for sexual abuse of Indian teen

BENGALURU: More than four dozen men have been arrested in India for the repeated sexual abuse of a teenager over...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

World

Dreadlocked Indian ascetics take holy dip in Hindu Kumbh festival

PRAYAGRAJ: Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:49am

World

Tens of thousands take holy dip in India as Maha Kumbh festival begins

PRAYAGRAJ: Tens of thousands of Hindus seeking absolution of their sins immersed themselves on Monday in freezing...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 11:45am

Markets

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE: Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas,...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 08:41pm

Sports

India’s cricket board elects Devajit Saikia to top job

MUMBAI: India’s powerful and hugely wealthy cricket board on Sunday elected its new chief, former player and...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:35pm

World

India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity

PRAYAGRAJ: A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:28am

World

India names Diageo, Sequoia Capital in case alleging suspicious payments

NEW DELHI: India’s federal investigating agency has accused liquor giant Diageo and Sequoia Capital of making...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

Markets

India’s rice stocks hit record high, wheat reserves deplete

MUMBAI: India’s rice stocks hit a record high at the start of January, reaching eight times the government’s target,...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	155.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 23	6,118.71
Nasdaq / Jan 23	20,053.68
Dow Jones / Jan 23	44,565.07
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,784.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,060.52
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,559.56
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,482.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 23	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 23	245,799
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.61
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,774.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 25	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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