US government shutdown

Stock market today: Nifty50 opens flat; BSE Sensex below 82,000 mark

Market experts anticipate Indian equities to stay range-bound in the short term. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,100, BSE Sensex was near the 82,00 mark. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,116.10, up 8 points or […]

‘There could be firings’: Trump’s warning amid US govt shutdown; hints at ‘big plans’

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) warned that “there could be firings” if the ongoing government shutdown drags on, further blaming Democrats for the crisis. He also hinted at ‘big plans’ for 2026.In an interview with the OAN television network, Trump defended his hardline approach, saying Democrats in Congress were responsible for the […]

US govt shutdown: What GCC residents and travelers must know about visa and passport services | World News

Scheduled visa and passport services at US embassies in the GCC will continue during the government shutdown, as conditions allow/ Image composte: AP, File As the US government begins a partial shutdown due to a failure in passing key funding legislation, American embassies across the Gulf have issued clear directives to residents and travelers. While […]

US government shutdown: US Embassy in India announces its Twitter account will not be updated regularly until …

The US government has shutdown for the first time in nearly seven years. The shutdown comes after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree a deal to keep the federal government funded. Amid the shutdown, the US Embassy in India has shared an update on X (formerly Twitter) where it said that the account “will not […]