New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that public places, including hilly areas, are not defaced by slogans and advertisements by political parties. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta expressed dissatisfaction over the reply filed by the […]
Chennai : The Madras High Court has directed election officials to remove all unauthorised flag poles of political parties in public places throughout Tamil Nadu by April 1. A bench comprising justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad gave the direction Monday on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a […]
Mumbai : The rupee ended almost flat at 68.96 per US dollar Monday as participants preferred to wait on the sidelines to see the outcome of RBI’s first-ever rupee-dollar swap auction. The forex market sentiment revived towards the fag-end, offsetting early losses amid increased selling of the greenback by […]
Chennai : Prices of all commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrain market here today. Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities (rates in rupees per quintal, unless stated otherwise):Thoor Dal Rs 8,400, Urad Dal Rs 7,200, Moong Dal Rs 7,800, Gram Dal Rs 5,400, Sugar Rs 3,450, […]
New Delhi : Taking weak cues from overseas market, silver prices dropped by Rs 97 to Rs 38,495 per kg in futures trade Tuesday as participants cut down their bets. Profit-booking at prevailing levels by speculators also weighed on silver prices. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery […]
Mumbai : Domestic equities staged a comeback Tuesday with the BSE Sensex recovering over 77 points, while the NSE Nifty inched closer to 11,400 points driven by smart gains in oil & gas, banking and metal stocks amid positive Asian cues. The 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 77.38 […]
Ain Issa : US-backed forces in Syria Monday called for the establishment of an international court in the country to try suspected Islamic State group jihadists. The announcement came two days after the jihadist group’s “caliphate” was declared defeated. “We call on the international community to establish a special […]
New York : Rajat Gupta, India-born former Managing Director of McKinsey, feels not testifying at his insider trading trial was a “bad call” and he regrets not taking the stand in his defence. Gupta, 70, has penned his memoir Mind Without Fear’ that released Monday and tells of his […]
Paris : The leaders of China, France, Germany and the EU were set to meet in Paris on Tuesday for “unprecedented” talks on how to improve ties, despite growing jitters over Beijing’s massive investments in Europe. It comes ahead of an EU-China summit in Brussels next month and a […]
Paris : The leaders of China, France, Germany and the EU were set to meet in Paris on Tuesday for “unprecedented” talks on how to improve ties, despite growing jitters over Beijing’s massive investments in Europe. It comes ahead of an EU-China summit in Brussels next month and a […]
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