Stock markets surge tracking global rally, drop in oil prices
Continue Reading Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Monday, June 15, mirroring a rally in global equities and a sharp decline in crude oil prices, after the US and Iran finalised a deal to end their 107-day war. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,112.70 points to 76,648.74 in […]
Crude oil futures tank over 5 percent
New Delhi: Crude oil futures fell more than 5 per cent and slid to a three-month low of Rs 7,624 per barrel on Monday, June 15, after the US and Iran reached a peace agreement and the reopening of Strait of Hormuz triggered a sharp sell-off in energy markets.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude […]
Congress holds ‘Satyagraha’ protest at Jantar Mantar against ECI over Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejection
New Delhi [India]: The Congress on Friday held a ‘Satyagraha’ protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the rejection of party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh. The protesting workers were seen holding a banner with the quote “First Vote […]
Supreme Court dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against rejection of Rajya Sabha candidature
A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A.S. Chandurkar observed that Article 329 of the Constitution bars judicial interference once the nomination of a candidate has been rejected by the returning officerWhenever an attempt has been made to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 32, or that of the High Courts under […]
Abhishek Banerjee granted interim relief from coercive action
Continue Reading Justice Kausik Chanda ordered Banerjee to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) at its headquarters, Bhabani Bhaban, by 6 pm on Thursday. The court simultaneously restrained the state from taking any coercive steps against him for three weeks. Banerjee’s lawyer stated that the MP is […]
Cockroach Janta Party protest updates: Protest ends in Jantar Mantar; six detained
Continue Reading CPI condemns alleged RSS attack on Annie Raja, other leaders during CJP protestCPI state secretary Binoy Viswam on Friday (June 6, 2026) condemned the alleged RSS attack on party national secretary Annie Raja and other leaders during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest in New Delhi and called for branch-level demonstrations across Kerala […]
Putin: Russia-India ties don’t affect links with China
St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will not interfere in the “delicate” bilateral relations between India and China, expressing confidence that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are determined to resolve their long-standing boundary dispute amicably In a wide-ranging interaction with the heads of major global news agencies […]