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Rupee Rises 23 Paise Against Dollar in Opening Trade
On Friday, the rupee had lost 3 paise to end at 65.17 against the US dollar.
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OPINION | Will Agrarian Distress Prove to be the Deciding Factor in 2019 Elections?
The Centre did not respond to demands of unconditional loan waivers and left the state governments to face the farmers’ fury.
Turkish Private Jet With 11 on Board Crashes in Southwestern Iran
Emergency crews were attempting to reach the crash site but the terrain was mountainous, making their approach difficult, a spokesman said.
Gang-raped Rajasthan Woman Files Complaint After Finding out Video was Uploaded on Social Media
Police have booked six persons under section 376 of the IPC and various sections of the IT Act but none of the accused have been arrested so far.
Hundreds Urged to Wash Clothes After UK Nerve Agent Attack
Public Health England said it had weighed new evidence before issuing its advice on Sunday, and it said the general public had not been at risk in the days since the attack.
No Sam Pitroda For Rajya Sabha From Karnataka As Siddaramaiah Rules Out Outsiders, Fields 3 Kannadigas
The Congress has finalised the names of AICC spokesman Nasir Hussain, Dalit poet L Hanumanthaiah and a Vokkaliga leader GC Chandrasekhar for the three seats it can win in March 23 polls to the Upper House of Parliament.
In Parrikar's Absence, Rumblings of Dissent Surface in Goa's BJP-Led Coalition
BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral, who has in the past found fault with the government's will vis-a-vis tackling the mining ban, has now also questioned the protocol created by Parrikar to govern Goa in his absence.
Russia Test-fires 'Ideal' Hypersonic Missile
The high-precision Kinzhal (Dagger) missile was launched from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet that took off from an airfield in the South Military District in Russia's southwest, the defence ministry said.
Shoe Hurled at Nawaz Sharif in Lahore Madrassa, Religious Extremist Held
The incident occurred while Sharif was walking towards the dais to address the students of the seminary in Garhi Shahu on the death anniversary of Mufti Mohammad Hussain Naeemi.
Congress-Led Parliamentary Panel Asks Govt to Define 'Shell Companies'
The recommendation assumes significance at a time when the government is cracking down on companies that have not been carrying out business activities for long as well as those entities being allegedly used for illicit fund flows.
India Seems to be on Way to Recovering from Demonetisation Disruptions: IMF
India's economy has expanded strongly in recent years, thanks to macroeconomic policies that emphasise stability and efforts to tackle supply-side bottlenecks and structural reforms. Disruptions from demonetisation and the rollout of the goods and service...
Robert Lewandowski Stars as Bayern Munich Romp Home Against Hamburg
Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick as Bayern Munich romped to a 6-0 victory over crisis-stricken Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Xi Jinping Poised to Become China's Leader for Life
The constitutional amendment will remove the hurdle for Xi, 64, to become China's leader-for-life. He is currently in his second five-year term and due to retire in 2023 under the current two-term system.
Voting Picks Up by Noon in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha Bypolls
The outcome of the bye-election will be crucial, as a success for the SP-BSP experiment could pave the way for the two major players in Uttar Pradesh to tie up in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to counter the BJP.
Post Factory Blast in Maharashtra's Palghar, Officer Booked for Allegedly Refusing to Send Fire Engines
A major fire broke out after an explosion inside a boiler of a chemicals factory in Palghar district on Thursday night, in which three people were killed and 15 others injured.