Mumbai, Aug 20: The Indian rupee declined 20 paise to 74.44 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking a lacklustre trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.38 against the dollar, then fell further to 74.44, registering a fall […]
Chandigarh, Aug 20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member strategic policy group to ensure better coordination between the party and the state government and expedite implementation of various government programmes. The development is seen […]
Sultanpur (UP), Aug 19: A woman was allegedly raped by four men and later thrown out of a vehicle in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Dostpur area, police said on Thursday. The woman, aged about 25 years, was found by villagers in an unconscious state on Tuesday late […]
Bulandshahr, Aug 19: police here detained two minor boys for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The incident had taken place on August 17 evening in the Arniya area here, according to police. A man complained to police that his niece was raped by the boys, aged 13 and 14, […]
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Aug 18 – India could export 6 million tonnes of sugar in the new season starting in October even without government subsidies, with global prices making overseas sales more lucrative after rising to their highest in 4-1/2 years, industry officials said. New Delhi is expected to […]
Chandigarh, Aug 18: The Haryana government has banned in official communication the use of expression “Gorakh Dhanda”, generally used to describe unethical practices. The decision was taken by CM Manohar Lal Khattar after a delegation of the Gorakhnath community met him, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The […]
New Delhi, Aug 18: A few days after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances on January 17, 2014 at a five-star hotel in Chanakyapuri, the probe into the case was transferred to Delhi Police’s Crime Branch but two days later, it […]
New Delhi, Aug 18: More than seven years after businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel here, a Delhi court on Wednesday cleared her husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor of all charges in the case. Tharoor, who was present when Special Judge Geetanjali Goel pronounced […]
New Delhi, Aug 17: India on Tuesday announced that it will issue an emergency e-visa to Afghan nationals who want to come to the country in view of the prevailing situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured power there. All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for […]
(Eds: Updating with details; more quotes of Indian envoy to Afghanistan) New Delhi, Aug 17: India on Tuesday rushed back home its ambassador and staff from the embassy in Kabul in a military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension, fear and uncertainty gripping the Afghan capital […]
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