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UK government will ban goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a toughening of its stance

LONDON, September 8, 2026 (AP) — Britain is set to ban goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in response to an expansion program that is imperiling efforts to establish a Palestinian state, the U.K. government said Tuesday. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to give details in the House of Commons later, after saying last week that he would “reset” U.K. relations with Israel. It’s a significant toughening of Britain’s stance towards Israel, whose conduct towards the Palestinians under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increasingly been criticized by the U.K. and other Israeli allies. Under Netanyahu’s ultranationalist

Deaths due to passive smoking in India up 50 pc compared to 1990: Lancet study

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Deaths in India due to second hand smoke increased nearly 50 per cent in 2023, compared to 1990, even as death rates improved by about 30 per cent, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet Public Health journal. The estimates also suggest that while the population exposed to second hand smoke increased from 375 million in 1990 to 444 million in 2026 — up by 18.4 per cent — age-standardised prevalence dropped from 43.2 per cent in 1990 to 30.6 per cent in 2023 in India. Age-standardised prevalence is a statistical adjustment made

Stock markets fall for 2nd day amid rising oil prices, West Asia crisis; Sensex tanks 555 points

Stock markets fall for 2nd day amid rising oil prices, West Asia crisis; Sensex tanks 555 points

Mumbai, Sep 8 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday, registering their second day of decline, as rising crude oil prices and the US-Iran hostilities kept risk appetite subdued. Selling in blue-chip stocks ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries also dragged the markets lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 555.23 points, or 0.73 per cent, to settle at 75,577.58. During the day, it tanked 579.46 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 75,553.35. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 144.05 points, or 0.61 per cent, to end at 23,635.10. Among the 30 Sensex firms, ICICI Bank,

Rupee falls 28 paise to close at 94.84 against US dollar

Rupee falls 28 paise to close at 94.84 against US dollar

Mumbai, Sep 8 (PTI) The rupee fell 28 paise to close at 94.84 (provisional) against the American currency on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions in West Asia and rising Brent crude prices nearing USD 99 per barrel weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said the Indian rupee declined on a surge in crude oil prices amid fresh attacks on Aramco’s facilities by Yemen’s Houthis. Moreover, rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia and a weak trend in domestic equities further pressured the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.49 against the US dollar. The local unit touched

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