New Delhi: The government Tuesday left the interest rates unchanged on various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the fourth straight quarter beginning January 1, 2025. "The rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of FY 2024-25, starting...
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at fresh record low of 85.65 (provisional) against the US dollar Tuesday, ending the year with a sharp 3 per cent loss on significant foreign fund outflows and a strong greenback in global markets. Forex traders said...
New Delhi: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal Tuesday hit out at BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane for calling Kerala a "mini Pakistan" and said it shows their "deep-rooted animosity" for people of the southern state. He also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Wellington: Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revellers counting down to the new year and cheering at colourful fireworks launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a spectacular downtown light show. Thousands also thronged to downtown...
New Delhi: Punjab government Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite fast for over a month, has agreed for medical aid given the Centre accepted his proposal to hold talks. A vacation bench of Justices...
Washington: Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said on Monday. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers...
Washington: A US federal appeals court has upheld a jury's decision ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. The verdict, reached after a nine-day civil trial in New York last year, found Trump guilty of...
Sriharikota: Two spacecraft that would aid ISRO in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, got separated successfully and were placed into the desired orbit late Monday, the country's space agency said. "PSLV C60 mission accomplished as of SpaDeX spacecraft is considered,"...
Seoul: A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law. The country's anti-corruption agency said it is investigating whether his declaration amounted to rebellion. But experts still...
United Nations: Pakistan joins the UN Security Council Wednesday subtly changing the balance in the world organisation's highest decision-making body and getting a virtual veto power over sanctioning terrorists it harbours. Elected in June as a non-permanent member, it will replace Japan for a two-year...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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