RBI-reference rate for US dollar, euro
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday fixed the reference rate of rupee against U.S. dollar at 62.1024 and the euro at 85.4284 as against 62.1266 and 85.4135 on last Friday. In a press release issued by RBI, the exchange rates for the pound and yen against the rupee were quoted at 101.2704 and... read more »
No luck for ‘Jackpot’, ‘What The Fish’ at box offic...
New Delhi – Neither veteran actress Dimp! le Kapadia’s “What The Fish” nor adult films star-turned-actress Sunny Leone-starrer “Jackpot” managed to pull in audiences to theatres over the last weekend. Both films failed to meet expectations, say experts. Puneet Sahay of Spice... read more »
SC unites woman with man she wants to marry
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Monday united a young couple after the woman, the daughter of a Rajasthan High Court judge, said she was facing resistance from her family as the man she wanted to marry was from a different caste. The apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice C.... read more »
SpiceJet, Tigerair sign agreement
Hyderabad – India’s low-cost airline SpiceJet and Singapore’s largest budget carrier Tigerair Monday announced that they have signed a three-year interline agreement to connect 14 Indian cities to Singapore via Hyderabad airport. Starting from Jan 6, 2014, customers travelling on... read more »
I’m a terrible businessman: Arshad Warsi
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai – Moviemaking is as tough as running a business, which is tricky and taxing, says actor Arshad Warsi, who tried his hand at production with “Hum... read more »
SC grants bail to Lalu Prasad
New Delhi – In a relief to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court Friday granted him bail in a fodder scam case. Lalu Prasad was awarded five years’... read more »
Andhra legislature rocked by protests over Telangana bill
Hyderabad – Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature were rocked by protests Friday as the legislators from Telangana, across party lines, demanded immediate debate on the bill... read more »
Khaleda Zia asks India to respect majority’s aspirations
Dhaka – Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia has asked India to “respect the aspirations of the majority in Bangladesh” and urged the ruling Awami League (AL) party to give up... read more »
Maid trouble lands Indian diplomat in New York in soup
Washington – In a second case of its type, one of India’s senior diplomats in New York was arrested and accused by Manhattan’s Indian American US Attorney Preet Bharara of visa... read more »
