Day: September 30, 2020

Rupee settles 10 paise higher at 73.76 against US dollar

3:27 pm September 30, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee settled 10 paise higher at 73.76 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by positive domestic equities. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.81 against the US dollar, and finally closed at 73.76 against the American currency, registering gain of 10 paise over its previous close. On […]

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MS Dhoni to produce mythological sci-fi web-series

3:24 pm September 30, 2020

Mumbai: Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who forayed in the entertainment industry with a documentary as producer last year, will next be backing a mythological sci-fi web-series. Dhoni Entertainment, the media company founded by the two-time World Cup-winning captain who announced his retirement from international cricket in August, produced their debut project the […]

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UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020

3:14 pm September 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one more chance to […]

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Delhi’s air quality likely to turn ‘poor’ by Friday

3:11 pm September 30, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital‘s air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category on Wednesday morning, while a government forecasting agency said it is likely to turn ‘poor’ by Friday. Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 160 at 10:30 am, which falls in the moderate category. The 24-hour average AQI on Tuesday was […]

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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

SIT to probe Hathras gang-rape case

3:07 pm September 30, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday constituted a three-member SIT to probe the Hathras gang-rape incident which has sparked outrage. A senior government official said the chief minister has also asked for conducting the trial of the case in a fast track court. A 19-year-old woman was brutally gang-raped in a village […]

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