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Rupee skids for 5th day; drops 8 paise to 70.89 vs USD

7:39 pm August 7, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee dropped 8 paise to finish at 70.89 against the US dollar on Wednesday after the RBI cut the key interest rate and lowered the growth estimate for the current fiscal. This is the fifth straight session of loss for the domestic currency, during which it has lost a hefty 210 paise. During […]

Benchmark indices close higher on RBI rate cut hopes

8:12 pm August 6, 2019

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Tuesday, a day after plunging to five-month lows as investors lapped up bank and auto sector stocks with hopes that the RBI will cut repo rate to lift sagging consumer sentiment. After swinging over 705 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index closed at 36,976.85, rising […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

Amitabh Bachchan begins shooting for ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 11

8:25 pm August 4, 2019

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has started filming the 11th season of popular reality game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”. The 76-year-old actor on Saturday took to Twitter to share the news. “It has begun… another ‘KBC’ … 19 years since it started… 11 seasons… and the love of all the viewers,” Bachchan tweeted along with some […]

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; normal life, rail traffic hit hard

2:52 pm August 4, 2019

Mumbai: Overnight heavy rains in Mumbai and its adjoining areas crippled normal life and disrupted rail and air traffic on Sunday morning. Amidst the heavy downpour which continued to pound the city and its neighbouring areas, a 16-year-old boy was washed away in flood in the adjoining Palghar district, an official said. Mumbai woke up […]

YouTuber opposes Rs 500 cr defamation notice by Akshay Kumar

Wouldn’t be surprised if I go through ups and downs again in my career: Akshay Kumar

11:05 pm August 3, 2019

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar has seen both good and bad phases in his career and he believes it is important to learn from such experiences as nothing is permanent in life. The actor said he has seen people write an obituary of his career after a string of flops but he has always made a […]