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Rupee rises to 2-week high on US-China trade talks hopes

9:10 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee on Tuesday rose to a two-week high against the US dollar on hopes of partial trade deal between the US and China next month. The domestic currency closed at 70.94 to the dollar, a gain of 20 paise or 0.28 per cent over the previous close on Friday. Forex market was closed […]

Three final offers received for PMC Bank resolution, says RBI Guv

PMC Bank scam: Ex-director’s police remand extended

1:50 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Tuesday extended till October 24 the police remand of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank’s former director Surjit Singh Arora, arrested in connection with the multi-crore scam in the bank. Arora was last week arrested by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with the alleged Rs 4,355 crore […]

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ impresses audience at MAMI, gets standing ovation

9:01 pm October 21, 2019

Mumbai: Martin Scorsese’s mafia film “Irishman” had its India premiere at the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival over the weekend, and touted as the legendary director’s one of the best works till date, the movie met with a standing ovation. Bollywood stars like Vishal Bhardwaj, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone attended the screening at […]

54.53 pc polling till 5 pm in Maharashtra Assembly elections

7:12 pm October 21, 2019

Mumbai: Altogether 54.53 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Monday in Maharashtra, after polling for the 288 Assembly seats began at 7 am, poll officials said. Voting will end at 6 pm. The Congress-NCP combine is seeking to dislodge the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government in the state in the polls. Prominent […]

MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

There will be change, says Pawar

6:53 pm October 21, 2019

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar expressed confidence here on Monday that there will be a change of guard in Maharashtra after the Assembly elections. Voting for the 288 assembly seats in the state began at 7 am on Monday. Pawar, his grand-daughter Revati Sule and son-in-law Sadanand Sule voted at a polling booth […]