US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $71.83 a barrel, up 55 cents, or 0.8 per cent, from their last settlement.

In a post marking his father Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the former prime minister had taught him "hate is a prison for those who carry it".

In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers today fired mortar shells on border outposts at several places in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector, prompting retaliation by the Border Security Force or BSF soldiers guarding the International Border.

FOLLOW US: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning left for Russia's Sochi for an informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won his fifth European Golden Shoe after his team beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in its final La Liga Santander match of the season.

Data over the last five years shows that private banks have been steadily accumulating bad loans, with a 450 per cent rise in gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of these banks -- from Rs 19,800 crore at the end of financial year 2013-2014 to Rs 109,076 crore at the end of March 2018.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China launched a relay satellite early on Monday designed to establish a communication link between earth and a planned lunar probe that will explore the dark side of the moon, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Rafael Nadal insisted Sunday that his stunning 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 comeback win over Alexander Zverev which delivered an eighth Rome Masters title will have no impact on his campaign to lift an 11th French Open.

PUNE: Suresh Raina's patient 61 not out, along with Deepak Chahar's 39 off 20 balls and Lungi Ngidi's 4/10 denied Kings XI Punjab victory and a playoff spot as Chennai Super Kings won IPL-11's final league match by five wickets at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje on Sunday.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade war with China is "on hold" after the world's largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday.