Trends - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:39am

Markets

PM Modi says India plans to supply LNG to Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:30pm

World

Vladimir Putin to meet UN’s Guterres for first time in over two years

KAZAN: Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:17am

World

India prepares to build two nuclear-powered attack submarines at cost of around $5.4bn

NEW DELHI: India approved on Wednesday plans to construct two of a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines,...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 07:09pm

World

Mumbai mourns Indian industrialist Ratan Tata

MUMBAI: Crowds of mourners gathered in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Thursday for the funeral of industrialist...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 02:20pm

World

Indian PM Modi to start 2-day Singapore visit on Wednesday

SINGAPORE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during a two-day...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 11:24am

World

Modi’s populism after India election reversal puts public finances at risk

NEW DELHI: After reverses in the general election and facing possible losses in state polls this year, Indian Prime...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 03:00pm

World

Death toll rises to 17 in blast at Indian pharmaceutical factory

HYDERABAD: India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh wrapped up rescue efforts on Thursday at a pharmaceutical...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:57am

World

Indian medics refuse to end protests over doctor’s rape and murder

KOLKATA: Thousands of Indian junior doctors on Monday refused to end protests over the rape and murder of a fellow...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 02:03pm

World

India PM Modi to visit Ukraine, foreign ministry says

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, the Indian foreign ministry said on Monday, his...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 11:22am

World

India’s Modi renews push for common civil code on Independence Day

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he wanted to press ahead with a national common...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 01:16pm

World

World leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence

WASHINGTON: Various world leaders on Saturday condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania in...

Updated 14 Jul, 2024 07:17pm

World

India plans to hike rural housing subsidies to over $6.5bn after election setback, sources say

NEW DELHI: India plans to increase state subsidies on rural housing in the upcoming federal budget by as much as 50%...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 02:47pm

World

Vladimir Putin arrives in Kazakhstan for Russia-China dominated SCO summit

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 11:40am

Sports

India unites in joy as cricket greats hail inspiring World Cup win

NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup triumph was hailed by former cricketers on Sunday as inspiring the next generation,...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 01:09pm

World

India’s Modi to lay out third-term plans as parliament meets

NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths Monday as parliament opens after an election setback forced...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 11:10am

World

India wants to resolve issue of ‘years-old cross-border terrorism’ with Pakistan: FM Jaishankar

MUMBAI: India said on Tuesday New Delhi would “want to find a solution to the issue of years-old cross-border...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 03:59pm

World

Unrivalled for a decade, India’s Modi must now learn to share power

NEW DELHI: Flying back from a meditation break at the end of India’s gruelling election , Prime Minister Narendra...

Published 09 Jun, 2024 11:04am

World

Modi's allies want funds, cabinet positions as coalition gears to form new government

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: Parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance on Thursday demanded more funds for...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:59pm

World

India’s Modi readies for third term after securing coalition

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was preparing Thursday to be sworn in for a third term after an...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 04:00pm

Business & Finance

S&P revises outlook on India’s sovereign rating to positive from stable

MUMBAI: S&P Global Ratings retained India’s sovereign rating but raised its outlook to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’...

Published 29 May, 2024 02:05pm

World

Four children among 27 dead in India amusement park fire

AHMEDABAD: Four young children were among 27 people killed when a fire in India ripped through a crowded amusement...

Published 26 May, 2024 11:57am

Life & Style

Business and Bollywood vote in India’s election

MUMBAI: India’s financial capital Mumbai began voting when six-week national elections resumed on Monday, with much...

Updated 20 May, 2024 01:40pm

World

India’s Modi says ‘deeply saddened and shocked’ by Raisi’s death

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise”...

Published 20 May, 2024 12:14pm

World

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a ‘serious matter’: White House

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 09:54am

Life & Style

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

MUMBAI: In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India’s A-lister Bollywood actors are seen criticizing...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 02:24pm

World

India to rerun election at 11 places in Manipur after violence

NEW DELHI: India, staging the world’s biggest election, will rerun voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern...

Published 21 Apr, 2024 01:36pm

World

India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term

KAIRANA/CHENNAI: India began voting on Friday in the world’s largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:06am

World

Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi’s India

RAMPUR: More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:01am

Life & Style

Bollywood plays its part in India election season dominated by Modi

MUMBAI: A Bollywood film about young Indian women recruited by Islamic State has sparked renewed controversy ahead...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 05:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Most Popular