Rupee rises 13 paise to 69.22 vs US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 13 paise to 69.22 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday, driven by easing crude oil prices and weakening of the US dollar in the overseas market. The rupee opened strong at 69.32 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 69.22 per dollar, […]
Trump to meet Modi, Xi on sidelines of G-20 summit in Japan
Washington, (PTI) US President Donald Trump will hold a number of meetings with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of G-20 meeting in Japan this week and is expected to discuss several issues, including trade. Trump is scheduled to leave for Japan on June 27 to attend […]
Sensex falls over 150 pts; IT stocks drag
Mumbai,(PTI) Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 150 points in early trade Tuesday tracking losses in IT stocks amid weak cues from other Asian markets. The 30-share index was trading 124.41 points, or 0.32 per cent, lower at 38,998.55 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 35.25 points, or 0.30 per cent, […]
Dubai (AP): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with the Saudi king and crown prince after days of mounting tensions following the downing of a US drone last week and after President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink of retaliatory military strikes on Iran. Iran’s naval commander, meanwhile, warned that […]
ACB raids SFC headquarters in JK’s Kishtwar, seized records
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau Monday raided the office of State Forest Corporation’s divisional manager in Kishtwar district and seized various records for scrutiny, said officials. The ACB sleuths carried out the searches on a complaint alleging illegal allotment of the contract of compartment 34-A to a contractor at Dachhan in violation […]
Rs 50 lakh stolen from Gulmarg Gandola
Srinagar: In major burglary incident, 50 lakh rupees have been stolen from strong-room of Gulmarg Gandola during intervening night of Sunday and Monday . Sources said that a CCTV footage shows burglars entering the Gandola compartment in the might night and decamp with cash from safe locker. While confirming the incident, a top police official […]
Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister Abdul Sattar dies: FO
Islamabad, Jun 24 (PTI) Pakistan’s former foreign minister Abdul Sattar, who accompanied then military dictator Pervez Musharraf as the country’s top diplomat during the historic Agra summit, has died at the age of 88. Sattar, a career diplomat and two-time foreign minister, passed away on Sunday, according to the Foreign Office. He served as Pakistan’s foreign […]
Disclosure of Lavasa’s dissent note may ‘endanger life or physical safety’ of individual: EC
New Delhi, (PTI) The EC has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the dissent notes of its Commissioner Ashok Lavasa on decisions pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches which were alleged to have violated model code, saying it was exempted information which may “endanger the life or physical safety” of an individual. The poll […]
Indians’ unaccounted wealth abroad estimated at USD 216-490 bn: Studies
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Unaccounted wealth outside the country held by Indians was estimated in the range of USD 216.48 billion to USD 490 billion over various periods between 1980 and 2010, according to three separate studies conducted by three premier institutes — NIPFP, NCAER and NIFM. The studies conducted by the three institutes have […]
