Mumbai: The rupee touched a low of 94.57 per dollar on Tuesday, its weakest level since March 30, before closing at 94.54, down 35 paise on the day. The currency’s losses were contained by dollar sales from state-run banks, most likely on behalf of RBI. Meanwhile, sensex settled 0.5% lower at 76,887 while Nifty declined…
For the seventh year running, Uttar Pradesh has frozen power tariffs. LUCKNOW: For the seventh consecutive year, Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has kept power tariffs unchanged in the state.The commission led by chairman Arvind Kumar and member Sanjay Kumar Singh, on Thursday announced the tariff order for all five state-owned discoms for the…
India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy’s growing value to India’s ODI setup earned high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after the all-rounder’s impactful display in the opening ODI against Afghanistan in Dharamsala on Saturday.In the rain-shortened 25-over contest, India captain Shubman Gill opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Afghanistan made a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media ahead of the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. (AP image) NEW DELHI: On a day when the Cockroach Janta Party-headed protest against govt over NEET-UG paper leak and myriad issues turned violent, PM Narendra Modi Monday said the Indian youth is…
Coober Pedy is one of Australia’s strangest and most famous outback towns, a place where much of daily life happens below the surface because the desert heat above ground can be punishing. Located in South Australia, about 950 km north-west of Adelaide, it grew out of opal mining after a discovery in 1915 sparked a…
Jaipur: Days after an explosion at an illegal firecracker unit in Jaipur’s Kho Nagoriyan area killed eight people, police have busted another unauthorised firecracker storage facility in the locality and arrested its operator, officials said on Wednesday.The raid was carried out by a team from Kho Nagoriyan police station at a shop in Shankar Vihar…
Study finds three of four young Indians lonely even when surrounded by friends Three of four young Indians say they feel lonely even when surrounded by friends, says a nationwide study of more than 4,500 people aged 15 to 29 across 24 states. “Still, when youngsters are emotionally distressed, nearly 80% turn first to friends…
PM Modi (Representational photo) The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS), launched by the Centre aims to improve youth employability and workplace exposure.The scheme aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore young people over five years. Under the programme, selected candidates are placed with companies for practical workplace training to help improve their job readiness.The…
Jaisalmer: Pugal police of Bikaner district recovered 14kg heroin from the scooty belonging to a man found injured and unconscious on the road Tuesday.According to police, the youth was found on the main road, about 7km from Pugal towards Khajuwala. After receiving information, police reached the spot and took him to hospital. The scooter was…
A file photo of Flybus operated by the state-owned Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Bengaluru: Air travellers heading to Kerala will soon have a direct overnight bus option from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) launching a new Flybus service between the airport and Kozhikode from Aug 15.Designed primarily…
