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Rupee tumbles 16 paise to 73.40 per US dollar

7:11 pm January 11, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 16 paise to close at 73.40 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking a rebound in the American currency overseas. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.47 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.37 and a low of 73.50. The local unit finally […]

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US Congress overrides President Trump’s veto of defence budget, 1st for his admin

2:41 pm January 2, 2021

Washington: The US Congress has overwhelmingly overturned Donald Trump’s veto of the annual USD 740 billion defence policy bill, delivering a resounding bipartisan rebuke to the President in his final days in the White House. The overriding of the Congressional veto – the first of his administration – is seen as a stinging rebuke to […]

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

3:08 pm December 27, 2020

Washington: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections. The fate of the bipartisan package remained in limbo Sunday as Trump continued to demand larger COVID relief checks and […]

California gets Latino US senator, some Black leaders angry

10:48 pm December 23, 2020

Los Angeles: California is getting its first Latino US senator. For Gov. Gavin Newsom, it’s a political gamble. The Democratic governor Tuesday named Secretary of State Alex Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. When Padilla goes to Washington, the former state legislator will become California’s first Latino senator since the […]

Trump administration moves ahead on gutting bird protections

11:55 pm November 27, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation’s birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists that billions more birds will likely perish as a result. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its take on the proposed rollback in the Federal Register. It’s a final step […]