December

Rupee settles flat at 71.33 against US dollar

8:15 pm February 13, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee on Thursday settled flat at 71.33 (provisional) against the US dollar after weak macro-economic data disappointed market participants. Forex traders said disappointing macro economic numbers and weak domestic equities weighed on the local unit, while easing crude oil prices and weakening of the American currency in the overseas market restricted the fall […]

Rupee drops 15 paise to 71.08 against US dollar

7:51 pm January 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee furthered its losses for the second day, dropping 15 paise to close at 71.08 against the US dollar on Friday amid strengthening of the American currency overseas and rising crude prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 70.98 to the US dollar and lost further momentum […]

Trump impeachment articles heading for the Senate

8:51 pm January 15, 2020

Washington : The House of Representatives is expected to transmit articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate Wednesday, setting the stage for a trial next week that will decide whether the 45th US president is forced from office. After a weeks-long standoff over rules and witnesses, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority […]

Over 100 infants die in two Jodhpur hospitals: Report

8:29 pm January 5, 2020

Jodhpur: Over 100 infants died in two government hospitals in Jodhpur in December last year, a report has found amid growing outrage over infant deaths in a Kota hospital. While a total of 146 children died in Umaid and MDM hospitals in Jodhpur in December, 102 deaths were reported in the Neo natal intensive care […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Shah leads BJP’s door-to-door campaign on CAA

7:30 pm January 5, 2020

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday led the party’s door-to-door 10-day campaign to spread awareness about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act with top party leaders reaching out to people across the country, amid a wave of protests against the contentious law since it was passed in December. Shah visited homes in Lajpat Nagar and […]