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Rupee falls against US dollar; hits fres...

Rupee falls against US dollar; hits fresh 2-year low

NEW DELHI: The rupee fell by another 35 paise to trade at fresh two-year low of 65.89 against the dollar today on sustained capital outflows by foreign funds even as the US currency weakened overseas. Besides, strong demand for dollar from importers and banks and a lower opening in the domestic... read more »

Google takes anti-net neutrality stance ...

Google takes anti-net neutrality stance in India: Report

Global search engine giant Google is possibly lobbying against net neutrality in India by asking the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to support zero rating plans that allow people to use some web services for free. Such zero rating plans are against the basic tenets of net... read more »

North Korean troops ordered onto war foo...

North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Kim Jong-un

Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement warns the South Korean military to act with “discretion” and threatents them with “harsh punishment” for their provocation. It... read more »

Rupee Falls to Nearly Two-Year Low of 65...

Rupee Falls to Nearly Two-Year Low of 65.90/Dollar

The Indian rupee fell to 65.90/dollar on Friday amid fears of a currency war after China’s depreciation of its yuan. This is lowest value of the rupee since September 6, 2013, when it had hit 66.29/dollar. This takes the rupee’s fall to over 3 per cent since August 11, 2015, when China... read more »

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Rupee down 40 paise

Rupee up 13 paise against dollar in early trade

Continuing its rising streak for the third straight day, the rupee on Friday appreciated by 13 paise to 61.62 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on sustained... read more »

Rupee rules at one-month high; up 30 paise vs Dollar

Rupee rules at one-month high; up 30 paise vs Doll...

The rupee continued to rule at a one-month high, firming up another 30 paise to 61.75 against the dollar on Thursday, after exit polls predicted a... read more »

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 launched; priced at Rs 10,990

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 launched; priced at Rs 10,990

New Delhi – Expanding its smartphone range, Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics Thursday launched a mid-range Galaxy phone at Rs 10,990. The phone... read more »

India to install HVDC power link with Nepal, Bhutan

India to install HVDC power link with Nepal, Bhutan

New Delhi – India is working to install a high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission line to Nepal and Bhutan, External Affairs Minister... read more »

Spectrum auction notice in 15-20 days: Farooqui

Spectrum auction notice in 15-20 days: Farooqui

New Delhi – The notice inviting applications (NIA) for the spectrum auctions in January 2014 is expected ! to come in another 15-20 days, M.F. Farooqui,... read more »

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Himachal mishap: Navy divers to be engaged in search operations

Navy divers deputed by the Defence Ministry are on their way to join the search for the bodies of Hyderabad engineering college students, who were washed away in river Beas. Following the request of... read more »

US court dismisses lawsuit against Sonia in 1984 r...

A US court here has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Sikh group against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the anti-Sikh riots case, granting her... read more »

Jaitley seeks explanation on affidavit, Congress asks f...

Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has sought an explanation from senior officials in his ministry on how passages imputing motives to former Army Chief –... read more »

Sharif says he is ‘looking forward to work with M...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressing satisfaction over his meeting with him recently and said he... read more »

44 Toll Plazas in Maharashtra to be Shut Down

Mumbai – There’s good news for motorists in Maharashtra as the state government has decided to do away with 44 toll plazas in the state. The... read more »

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As Iraq burns, world feels the heat

This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds are Sunnis but they’re a different... read more »

South Korea retains PM who quit over ferry disaste...

South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, who offered to quit in April over the Sewol ferry disaster, will keep his job. President Park... read more »

Gunmen kill 18 in raid on village in Nigeria’s mi...

At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest... read more »

Voting under way in Libya general election

TRIPOLI: Polling was under way across Libya on Wednesday in a general election seen as crucial for the future of a country hit by months of political chaos and... read more »

Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shifts south

SYDNEY: The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will shift further south in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said on Thursday, ushering in... read more »

Dip in borrowing cost, affordable housing to boost house purchases in 2015

Declining borrowing costs, improving employment outlook and availability of affordable housing projects are encouraging prospective home buyers to purchase new properties in 2015, a survey... read more »

IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student queries

As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a... read more »

Death toll rises to 41

One more person was found dead in the landslide-battered Darjeeling district, taking the toll to 41. The body of Ramesh Rai (26) was retrieved from under rubble in the 8 Mile area of... read more »

Fake degree case: Tomar sent to judicial custody till July 20

A court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tarun... read more »

PM Modi interacts with schoolchildren in Tashkent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with schoolchildren in Tashkent after he paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri here. Earlier, the Prime Minister laid a floral... read more »