New Delhi The Indian currency gained some momentum on Wednesday as it recovered from a 16-month low to trade below the psychological 68-mark against the US dollar. The rupee on Tuesday plunged 56 paise, the second biggest single-day fall of 2018, before closing at 68.07. This is the lowest closing for the rupee since January 24, 2017 […]
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North Korea says may reconsider summit with Donald Trump, suspends talks with South
Seoul North Korea threw next month’s summit between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks of diplomatic progress by saying it may reconsider if Washington insists it unilaterally gives up its nuclear weapons. The North’s official KCNA news agency said earlier Pyongyang had called off high-level talks with […]
Answer Roll Call With “Jai Hind”, MP Government To School Students
Bhopal To answer the roll-call, students in Madhya Pradesh will no longer say “Yes, ma’am” or “Yes, Sir” as the government has made it mandatory for them to reply with a “Jai Hind” instead. This step, the state education board said, is to instill a sense of patriotism among the students. Earlier in November 2017, […]
Thunderstorm Alert: IMD issues 72 hours warning about storm across north India
New Delhi After a dust storm hit the national capital early on Wednesday, Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning for next 72 hours anticipating similar weather conditions across large parts of north India including Delhi. According to the warning bulletin issued in the morning, “Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds (with speed 50-70 kms) very […]
Alert RPF cop saves woman from rape attempt on Chennai local train
Chennai A 25-year-old woman who was travelling alone in the ladies compartment of a local train in Chennai was saved from the middle of a sexual assault by an alert Railway Protection Force constable. The incident happened around 11:45 pm on Monday on an MRTS train, according to local media reports. The RPF constable, K […]
OnePlus 6 India Launch Offers Revealed, Include a Rs. 2,000 Discount
OnePlus 6 launch offers in India have been revealed just days ahead of its formal arrival that is taking place on May 17. OnePlus confirms that the launch offers that include a Rs. 2,000 discount and a 12-month accidental damage insurance will become live on May 21 – the date of the early access for Prime members. The company […]
Fraud hit PNB posts biggest quarterly loss of Rs 13,417 crore in Q4
Scam-hit Punjab National Bank today posted loss of Rs 13,416.91 crore for the January-March period, the biggest ever by any domestic lender, as bad loans surged. The state-owned bank had reported standalone profit of Rs 261.90 crore in the fourth quarter of the preceding fiscal, 2016-17. With regards to provision made for the loss incurred on account of Nirav Modi fraud, the bank said it provided […]
Palestinians bury dead after bloodiest day of Israel border protests in Gaza
Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Tuesday for the funerals of scores of people killed by Israeli troops a day earlier, while on the Gaza-Israel border, Israeli forces took up positions to deal with the expected final day of a Palestinian protest campaign. Monday’s violence on the border, which took place as the United States opened […]
IPL 2018 Report Card: RCB skipper Virat Kohli scores full marks; KXIP’s Ravichandran Ashwin disappoints
Kings XI Punjab were looking to end their last home match of the season on a high against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but things didn’t go as per their plans as the visitors won the match 10 wickets. While Bangalore kept their hopes for a playoff berth alive with the victory on Monday, Punjab aggravated their […]
Karnataka Election Results 2018: Congress-JD(S) join forces to keep BJP out of power
New Delhi The Congress party Tuesday announced it would back the JD(S) to form an alliance in its bid to retain power in Karnataka, despite the BJP emerging as the single largest party. The JD(S) confirmed the alliance saying its leader HD Kumaraswamy would meet the Governor later this evening. In a letter to the […]