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'Bullying behaviour': Iran dials Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif after US seizes cargo ship near Hormuz strait

India, April 20 -- Amid worsening tensions between Iran and the US, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the US attacked and seized an Iranian-fl... Read More


Asian markets today: Kospi, Nikkei 225 trade mix on escalating US-Iran tensions

Asian markets today, April 20 -- Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, April 20, as investors remained cautious, closely monitoring escalating tensions in the Middle East between Iran and the United S... Read More


IDF soldier under investigation for defacing Jesus statue in southern Lebanon; details emerge

India, April 20 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that it is investigating an incident in southern Lebanon involving one of its soldiers allegedly defacing a Christian, after images cir... Read More


Peace talks: America and Iran must strike a new balance in their standoff-it's not an impossible mission

New Delhi, April 20 -- A week is a long time in geopolitics. Consider the Hormuz flip in the theatre of economic warfare. Last Monday, after peace talks failed, America sought to choke Iran's economy ... Read More


Oil prices and stocks climb as the US-Iran standoff keeps the Strait of Hormuz in limbo

New Delhi, April 20 -- Oil prices climbed more than 5% while Asian shares also advanced Monday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian G... Read More


Nifty 50, Sensex prediction today: Check how Indian stock market is expected to trade on 20 April

New Delhi, April 20 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Monday, tracking mixed global market cues amid cautiousness over the escalation of t... Read More


Gold, silver rates today: Precious metals fall over 2% amid escalating US-Iran tensions. What lies ahead?

New Delhi, April 20 -- Gold and silver prices fell up to 2.5% on Monday, April 20, after ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, reviving concerns about disruptions to energy sup... Read More


Remittance crosses $2 billion in first 19 days of April

Dhaka, April 20 -- The positive trend in remittance inflows has continued into April, with Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries sending US$2.12 billion in the first 19 days of April, ... Read More


Social Security COLA: How much will 2027 increase be? Experts make big prediction

India, April 20 -- Early projections by experts for the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2027 suggest that retirees may see only a modest increase in benefits. According to a repo... Read More


Pune railway division to adopt Japanese model for rail maintenance

India, April 20 -- The Pune railway division plans to adopt a Japanese-style operational model by setting up a new coach depot at Alandi railway station on the Pune-Satara route at an estimated cost o... Read More