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Rupee settles 14 paise lower at 75.80 against US dollar

4:22 pm May 20, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 14 paise to 75.80 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday as headwinds due to US-China trade tiff and worries over the second wave of coronavirus infection weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said positive domestic equities supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows, US-China trade tiff and […]

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

Two Bangladeshis arrested in Sikkim

10:56 pm May 19, 2020

Gangtok: Two Bangladeshis were arrested on charges of illegally staying in Sikkim for months, the Foreigners Registration office said on Tuesday. Suman Majumdar, 21, has been arrested from a locality in Pakyong police station area, while Md Matiur Rahman (23) was nabbed from Rangpo police station area, it said, adding that the arrests were made […]

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

2 BSF personnel die of COVID-19; 41 new cases reported

7:53 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: Two Border Security Force personnel have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection while the force has reported 41 new cases of infection, a senior official said on Thursday. The total number of infections or active cases in the 2.5 lakh personnel strong force now stand at 193 now. Two jawans have recovered. These are […]

104 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, three deaths

11:26 pm April 29, 2020

Pune: 104 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in Pune district since previous night, taking the tally to 1,595, a health official said on Wednesday. With deaths of three COVID-19 patients reported on Wednesday, the death toll in the district reached 86. “In Pune Municipal limits, a total of 93 new cases of infection […]

Rupee settles 52 paise higher at 75.66 against US dollar

3:59 pm April 29, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee surged 52 paise to close at 75.66 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking positive domestic equities and a weak American currency in the overseas market. This is the third consecutive day of gain for the rupee, during which it has appreciated by 80 paise. At the interbank foreign exchange, […]