Mumbai : The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied over 200 points in early trade Monday driven by gains in financial stocks ahead of the Reserve Bank’s bi-monthly policy review. The 30-share index was trading 203.82 points, or 0.51 per cent, higher at 39,918.02. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty spurted 48.35 […]
Mumbai : The rupee appreciated by 31 paise to 69.39 against the US dollar in opening trade Monday, driven by easing crude prices and higher opening in domestic equities. Forex dealers said, the local currency gained strength ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy meet. The Monetary […]
New Delhi : Hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in the national capital Monday, though a slight relief from the scorching heat is expected in the next 48 hours. The city recorded a low of 29.4 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to […]
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday greeted the people of Telangana on Statehood Day. The prime minister also extended his wishes to the people of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. On Telangana’s Statehood Day, my best wishes to the people of this wonderful […]
BEIJING — Over seven weeks in 1989, student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square became China’s greatest political upheaval since the end of the Cultural Revolution more than a decade earlier. Corruption among the elite was a key complaint, but the protesters were also calling for a […]
BEIJING (AP) — It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. First, an upcoming tour was canceled and his social media accounts were taken down. Then his music was removed from all of China’s major streaming sites — as if his […]
VENICE, Italy — A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained tourist city. The collision happened […]
New Delhi, Jun 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a condolence letter to action director Veeru Devgan’s family remembered the Hindi film industry veteran for his contribution to Indian cinema. Veeru Devgan, who was the popular action director behind films such as “Roti Kapda Aur Makaan” and “Mr Natwarlal” […]
Hyderabad, June 2: A girl intermediate student in Telangana, who committed suicide allegedly after results showed her as ‘failed’ in the annual exams, was declared pass following re-verification, but within hours the board reversed the decision, citing a “clerical error”. The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE), which […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Four were engineers who worked to maintain streets and protect wetlands. Three were right-of-way agents who reviewed property lines. The others included an account clerk, a technician, an administrative assistant and a special projects coordinator. In all, they had served the city of Virginia […]
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