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Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country.” The America Reads the Bible event — with each participant reading a passage aloud — is being livestreamed this week from the Museum of the Bible in Washington and other locations. It is slated to feature a video of Trump on Tuesday evening reading a passage that called for national

Stock markets climb nearly 1 pc amid hopes for progress on Iran-US peace talks

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Stock markets advanced for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with Sensex jumping by 753 points and broader Nifty closing above 24,550 following a drop in crude oil prices and hopes for progress on peace talks between Iran and the US. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 753.03 points or 0.96 per cent to settle at 79,273.33. During the day, it surged 846.78 points or 1.07 per cent to 79,367.08. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 211.75 points or 0.87 per cent to end at 24,576.60. From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC

US waiver set to keep Russian oil exports to India near record high

MOSCOW/LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) – Russian oil sales to India are set to remain ‌near record highs in April and May following a new U.S. sanctions waiver, and refiners have already secured much of their supply needs via non-sanctioned entities and vessels, traders said and data showed on Tuesday. The robust exports to India – the second-largest buyer ​of Russian crude after China and largest importer of its flagship Urals grade – will likely ​help Moscow replenish state coffers under pressure due to military spending for the war in Ukraine. India shipped ⁠in a record 2.25 million barrels per day

Rupee plunges 32 paise to settle at 93.48 against US dollar

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) The rupee declined 32 paise to close at 93.48 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by a steady American currency and volatile crude oil prices amid uncertainties over the progress of West Asia peace negotiations. Positive domestic equity markets failed to boost local currency, which also had some impact of the Reserve Bank’s latest move to ease curbs on speculative bets in non-deliverable forward markets, forex analysts said. The Reserve Bank on Monday partially withdrew directives taken on April 1 to curb excessive speculation in the rupee. The banking regulator had capped the

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