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Rupee comes off five-week high, closes at 61.55 vs US dollar
The rupee gave up all gains on Friday as shares slumped, after the currency earlier hit its highest level in more than five weeks on continued strong foreign buying of debt, amid expectations the central bank will keep interest rates on hold.
London: Prince Harry quits as helicopter pilot, take up army desk job
Prince Harry will quit his role as an ace Apache helicopter pilot to take up a desk job in the British Army, it was announced on Friday.
India stun World No.1 Germany 5-4 in Hockey World League
Rupinder Singh converted a last-minute penalty corner to score the winning goal after India made a comeback from being 1-3 down at half-time.
4 business turnarounds in the making
The unexpected winding up of the Shah Commission may have raised environmentalists' eyebrows, but the Indian mining sector is looking forward to a better year.
HC defers hearing in petition on UP ministers' foreign tour
The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed January 21 as the next date of hearing in a PIL on foreign tour of 17-member delegation including eight UP ministers.
Manchester City quadruple a matter of time, says Vincent Kompany
It is a matter of time until City become the first English side to complete an unprecedented quadruple trophy haul in a single season, captain Kompany.
15-year-old cooks up abduction, rape story to escape family wrath
The schoolgirl told the police she was abducted and raped by a van driver and his two associates on January 14.
Charred body of a 23-year-old Hyderabad woman found in Mumbai
The 23-year-old, who was a software engineer, had left Hyderabad 10 days ago to come to Mumbai.
Two cadres allegedly running urban operations of Maoists arrested
Two Maoists, who have allegedly been handling urban operations of the outlawed and underground Communist Party of India (Maoist), were arrested from Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district on Thursday, police said.
Shame Indian GP has been scrapped: Damon Hill
The former F1 champion Damon Hill said it was a "shame" that the Indian Grand Prix was scrapped just after three years of its launch.
Curfew continues in Kotadi for third day after communal clashes
Curfew continued for the third consecutive day in a village in Rajasthan after three people were killed and 11 others injured in communal clashes, police said.
Arun Jaitley hits out at AAP, says country presented with 'gimmickry'
Jaitley said that in less than three weeks of coming to power, a sense of idealism has been replaced by the desire for job-seeking in AAP.
Will build a house in Amethi to stay unlike Rahul: Vishwas
Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Thursday said he would build a house in Amethi and live with the people, unlike "Yuvraj" who stays in 'Rajmahal (palace)'.
Thailand: Police to arrest opposition leader
Thai police are set to arrest Suthep Thaugsuban, who is leading protestors in the Bangkok shutdown that continued on Thursday for the fourth day.
Tripura: Manik Sarkar urges banks to increase loan sanctions for poors
Requesting to sanction more loans to the poor, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Thursday requested United Bank of India (UBI) authorities to increase its credit deposit ratio from 39 per cent to 50 per cent in this financial year itself.
22 farmers from Afghanistan reach Patna to learn farming techniques
A team of farmers from Afghanistan are in Bihar to study and learn farming techniques, a minister said on Thursday.
