MUMBAI: The rupee closed at 95.4 against the dollar, down 15 paise from its previous close of 95.25 in the foreign exchange market, with renewed demand for dollars spurring speculation over the return of oil marketing companies (OMCs) to the forex market.To reduce market demand for dollars and stem rupee volatility, RBI had earlier this…
There were rumours of Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman getting married in 1978. Several rumours also suggested that Khan had beaten up Zeenat Aman which ended up in getting her eye hurt. At that point when Sanjay was attracted to the actress, he was already married with Zareen Khan and had children. In a recent…
You’ll earn every bit of progress today. Nothing comes wrapped and ready, and that’s exactly why the day may feel tense. The Moon stimulates your activity, whereas Mars keeps you awake. You’ll be focusing, thinking quickly and carrying a steady tension throughout the day.However, all that work doesn’t go to waste. It can help you…
According to IMD data, this is the first time since 2021 that Delhi has witnessed the onset of the monsoon in July. NEW DELHI: After days of oppressive heat and humidity, the southwest monsoon finally reached the national capital on Thursday, arriving five days later than its normal onset date and marking Delhi’s first July…
Main accused Sandeep Gawli allegedly suspected that Om was in a relationship with his brother’s daughter Thane: A 19-year-old youth who was allegedly assaulted by a group of men over a suspected relationship died during treatment at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital on Wednesday night, triggering protests, vandalism and fresh arrests in Ambernath.The deceased, identified as Om…
Bengaluru: The excise department will e-auction 483 CL-2A retail liquor shop licences and 96 CL-9A bar licences, with bidding to be held in the last week of July.The move is part of a broader exercise to monetise unused licences and improve revenue collection. Officials said the system will bring in greater transparency in allotment through…
The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
Hyderabad: Security cover of nearly 300 persons, including director general of police (DGP) CV Anand and several former DGPs, has been downgraded in the backdrop of the eradication of the CPI (Maoist) threat. As part of the move, police will withdraw bulletproof (BP) vehicles and reduce gunmen and other security personnel for select protectees, based…
Gurgaon: A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting his 23-year-old partner on fire at a flat on Sohna Road following a dispute over his marital status. The woman, who suffered severe burn injuries, died during treatment at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on June 27, eight days after the incident.The accused, a resident of…
Kolkata: Less than 24 hours after former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s dramatic arrest in Purulia on Wednesday in an extortion case, more complaints piled up against him.Anandapur resident Sekhar Kanti Basu, a retired deputy SP, accused him of using his clout to stop police action in a cheating complaint in 2023 against two directors of…
