The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has proposed that a politician from a low caste, Ram Nath Kovind, become the next president, its top strategist said, in a move to consolidate the party's support among poorer voters.
A group of U.S. lawmakers has backed medical device makers by urging India to reconsider its decision to cap prices of heart stents, raising the issue ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States later this week.
Sidelined for months by his boss Theresa May, Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond has returned to the political frontline, criticising the prime minister over her recent election campaign and calling for pragmatism in Brexit talks that begin on Monday.
Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will hire 5,000 staff as it boosts its skills in autonomous and electric technology, a welcome business endorsement as Prime Minister Theresa May starts Brexit talks after a botched election.
More than 1,000 firefighters were still battling Portugal's deadliest forest blaze on Monday after it killed at least 62 people over the weekend.
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to reshape France's political landscape as final results showed he had won the commanding parliamentary majority he wanted to push through far-reaching pro-growth reforms.
Brexit Secretary David Davis arrived in Brussels on Monday to launch talks he hoped would produce a "new, deep and special partnership" with the EU in the interest of Britons and all Europeans.
A group of U.S. lawmakers has backed medical device makers by urging India to reconsider its decision to cap prices of heart stents, raising the issue ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States later this week.
The European Union can levy economic sanctions on anyone caught attacking EU states' computer networks, EU foreign ministers said on Monday, the bloc's latest step to deter more attacks following incidents in Britain and France.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| IN 10 YR |
+6.477
|
-0.011 |
| US 10YR |
+2.150
|
-0.007 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.054
|
-0.002 |
| Name | INR | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| INR | 1 | 64.4000 | 72.0960 |
| USD | 0.0155 | 1 | 1.1196 |
| EUR | 0.0139 | 0.8930 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,249.90
USD
|
-4.10
Exp: Jun 17
|
| Copper |
2.56
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: Jun 17
|
| Brent Crude |
47.50
USD
|
+0.13
Exp: Jun 17
|
