Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Gold and silver prices rose on Thursday even after US President Donald Trump’s remarks on easing geopolitical tensions and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (June 5 contract) climbed as much as 0.67 per cent or Rs 1,042 to hit an intraday high of Rs 1,54,990 by 10.57 a.m.Silver futures also jumped up to 1.58 per cent or Rs 3,993 to Rs 2,55,735, logging an intraday high.The yellow metal was trading at Rs 1,54,911, up Rs…
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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Indian stock markets opened on a higher note on Thursday, with the equity benchmarks mirroring global cues amid hopes of easing geopolitical tensions between Washington and Tehran.Sensex opened 566 points or 0.73 per cent higher at 78,677 in opening trade, while Nifty began the session at 24,385, up 154 points or 0.64 per cent. Sectorally, gains were led by realty, media, consumer durables and financial stocks.Category-wise, small-cap and mid-cap stocks were the top g…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Two Pakistani-flagged oil tankers, named Khairpur and Shalamar, which were moving towards the Strait of Hormuz made a 180-degree turn and changed their route, local media reported on Tuesday. The two oil tankers which were heading Eastward towards the Strait of Hormuz altered their route and headed West, turning back from the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Pakistan’s leading daily The News International reported, citing Iran’s Fars news agency.According to the report, tra…
Washington, Apr 13 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump Monday warned Iran that any naval vessels approaching American ships enforcing a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz would be “immediately ELIMINATED,” as tensions escalated following the collapse of peace talks. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that Iran’s naval capabilities had been severely degraded.“Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships,” he wrote, while noting t…
Paris, April 13 (IANS) France and the United Kingdom (UK) are set to co-host talks later this week on restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement released on X, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need to restore free and unimpeded navigation through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible and for ensuring that Lebanon returns to the path of peace in full respect of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. He called for resolving the conflict in the Middl…
Accra, April 13 (IANS) The Iran Embassy in Ghana on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump for calling Pope Leo XIV “weak”” after he prayed for peace. In a post on X, the embassy mentioned that Trump paid hush money to a porn star while his wife was pregnant and got convicted for it.”The Pope prayed for peace. Trump tonight called him ‘WEAK’ and said: ‘I don’t want a Pope who criticizes me!’. Let the record show who this man is: He went to Epstein’s island consistently FOR YEARS! He paid hu…
Washington, April 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy social media post, accusing the pontiff of being “weak on crime” and criticising his stance on foreign policy, Iran, and US domestic issues.“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, setting off a fresh escalation in tensions between the White House and the Vatican.In the post, Trump accused the Pope of focusing on critici…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a sweeping naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of refusing to abandon its nuclear ambitions despite nearly 20 hours of talks mediated in Pakistan. In a series of lengthy posts on Truth Social, Trump said negotiations “went well” and “most points were agreed to”, but asserted that Tehran remained “unyielding as to the single most important issue”, adding: “IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that US negotiators will discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with the Iranians in Pakistan on Saturday, asserting the crucial global energy waterway will reopen soon and “automatically,” with or without Iran’s cooperation.”That will open up automatically,” Trump told reporters. He later said he believed the waterway would be open “fairly soon.””I think it’s going to go pretty quickly. And if it doesn’t, we’ll be able to finish …
Tehran, April 8 (IANS) India on Wednesday advised its nationals in Iran to leave expeditiously, using only embassy-suggested routes despite the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. In an advisory, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said, “In continuation of the advisory of 07 April 2026, and in light of recent developments, Indian nationals still in Iran are strongly advised to expeditiously exit Iran, in coordination with the Embassy and using the routes suggested by the Embassy.”‘”It is agai…