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Stock markets decline in early trade

Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday as surging crude oil prices amid growing uncertainty about the fate of West Asia war dented investors’ sentiment. Unabated foreign fund outflows also added to the gloom. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 824.44 points to 73,282.41 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 248.95 points to 22,719.30. From the 30-Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, Eternal, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India and Larsen & Toubro were the biggest laggards. Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance and Tata Consultancy Services were

Trump has repeatedly delayed deadlines for Iran, but suggests Tuesday’s is final

President Donald Trump speakS with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump has pushed back a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday, the latest of several deadline delays, and threatened that without a deal “Hell will reign down on them.” Trump’s previous deadline was for March 23, but that shifted several times over the ensuing weeks as Trump oscillated between heated threats, announced delays and proclamations that the negotiations were going well, sometimes in the same statement. Iran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal, the country’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Monday. Shortly

Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 7, 2026 (AP) — Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month. The government in partnership with the World Health Organization, the U.N. children’s agency and the Gavi vaccine alliance began working to vaccinate children age 6 months to 5 years old in 18 high-risk districts Sunday and will expand nationwide in phases from next month, a joint statement said. A UNICEF official said the agency was deeply concerned about the sharp rise in cases, which was putting the youngest

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