Month: March 2019

Malti will stay with me forever: Deepika shares her first look from ‘Chhapaak’

Mumbai :  Deepika Padukone on Monday unveiled her look from upcoming film “Chhapaak”, in which she plays the role of an acid attack survivor, and the actor said the character will remain special for her forever. The 33-year-old actor also announced that the Meghna Gulzar-directed film will release on […]

SC to hear on Monday fresh plea for not evicting forest dwellers

New Delhi ;  The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a fresh plea seeking a direction to authorities not to evict any forest dweller and to set up an SIT to look into alleged illegal acquisition of tribals’ land. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv […]

Sensex falls over 325 pts on weak global cues

Mumbai : The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 325 points and slipped below the 38,000-mark in early trade Monday, in tandem with weak global cues and depreciating rupee. The 30-share index, which had lost 222.14 points on Friday, was trading lower by 325.49 points, or 0.85 per cent, at […]

No end of tunnel for HFCs, FY20 looks as difficult as FY19: Report

Mumbai :  The liquidity crisis has crimped credit growth for housing finance companies (HFCs) and is unlikely to improve much in FY20, even as the weak external environment will put a pressure on asset quality, warns a report. HFCs are expected to report a 13-15 percent credit growth in […]

Rupee sheds 16 paise against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee depreciated 16 paise to 69.11 against the US dollar in opening trade Monday on month-end demand for the American currency from importers amid a weak opening in domestic equity market. Besides, the US dollar edged back from a six-week low against the yen and this […]

RBI Governor to meet heads of payments banks later this week

New Delhi :  RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Monday said he will be meeting heads of payments banks later this week to understand their issues and concerns. As many as seven payments banks have commenced their operations. He also said that guidelines on regulatory sandbox will be issued in the […]

Thai junta poised to retain power as nation awaits vote results

Bangkok : Thailand’s election results were due Monday, with the junta appearing poised to hold on to power in a vote that saw its main rival diminished but vaulted a new pro-democracy force into the kingdom’s politics. Sunday’s poll — seen as a referendum on the military — was […]

Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016: Justice Department

Washington :  The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Mueller also investigated whether Trump obstructed justice but did not come to a definitive answer, Attorney […]

New Zealand PM to make curtailed China trip

Wellington :  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that a long-awaited trip to China will take place next week, but had been shortened in the wake of the Christchurch mosque killings. Ardern said she would travel to Beijing on Sunday then hold a full day of meetings […]

After rly tickets, now boarding pass of Air India have PM pics; airline says looking into it

New Delhi :  A boarding pass issued by Air India with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has come under criticism, days after the PM’s photo on railway tickets created a furore. The airline said the passes featuring the photographs, which were third-party […]

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