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India rebukes Trump for sharing ‘hellhole’ remarks on birthright citizenship

NEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) – India has dismissed ​as “uninformed” comments shared by U.S. President Donald Trump that described the country as a “hellhole”, saying they were ‌inappropriate and inconsistent with the strong relationship between the two countries. The comments were made by conservative commentator Michael Savage in an episode of The Savage Nation talk radio show. Trump posted a transcript of the show on his Truth Social account ​on Thursday without any comments. “A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the ​entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole on the

Oil prices rises on concerns over escalating military tensions in the Middle East

BEIJING/PERTH April 24 (Reuters) – Oil prices ​rose on Friday due to fears of a renewed military escalation in the Middle East after Iran released footage of commandos ‌boarding a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and on reports Tehran’s air defences had engaged “hostile targets.” Brent crude futures rose 99 cents, or 0.94%, to $106.06 a barrel at 0410 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate futures were up 71 cents, or 0.73%, at $96.56. Brent rose 17.13% throughout the course of the ​week while WTI rose 15.13%, the second-largest weekly gain since the war began. The resulting closure of

Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 3 weeks

Washington April 24, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the past week, went “very well,” but during an Oval Office gathering he acknowledged that “they do have Hezbollah to think about.” The Iranian-backed group has opposed the talks, and since the initial ceasefire went into effect last Friday, there have been multiple violations by both

Stock markets dive in early trade on surging oil prices, foreign fund outflows

Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday as surging oil prices and unabated foreign fund outflows unnerved investors. Weakness in IT stocks and a negative trend in global markets also weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 330 points to 77,334 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 93.3 points to 24,079.75. Later, the BSE benchmark quoted 772.35 points lower at 76,876.79, and the Nifty tanked 205.45 points to 23,967.60. From the 30-Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra and Bharti Airtel were among the

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