Rupee snaps 5-day gain, down 29 paise
The rupee snapped its five-day rising streak against the American currency and fell by 29 paise at 61.33 per dollar in early trade on Wednesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on fresh dollar demand from importers. Besides an increased demand for the dollar from importers, a mixed trend in... read more »
Four get jail for attack on Lt. Gen. Brar
Three Sikh men and a woman convicted of carrying out a revenge attack on Lt. Gen. (retd.) K.S. Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, were on Tuesday sentenced from 10-and-a-half years to 14 years in prison by a British court. The pro-Khalistani supporters had tried to slash the throat of... read more »
Rasheed Masood granted three months’ bail on medical grounds
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted three months’ interim bail on medical grounds to disqualified Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood, who is serving four years’ imprisonment in a case of corruption and other offences. Justice J.R. Midha also granted three months’... read more »
Armaan Kohli’s girlfriend Tanya Singh to enter Bigg Boss 7
Bigg Boss makers leave no stone unturned to make the show as spicy and and as controversial as possible. The latest we hear is that the channel is in touch with Armaan Kohli’s girlfriend Tanya Singh to be a part of the show. Yes, you heard right! Armaan’s girlfriend. Tanya and Armaan... read more »
Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns – paper
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them for a thousand female... read more »
Kim K receives flak for donating only 10 percent of ‘charity auction’ to typho...
Washington – Kim Kardashian has been criticised for her latest eBay ‘ Giving Works’ auction, in which a “percentage of the proceeds” is promised to be donated... read more »
Pawar announces Rs. 7,200-crore bailout package for sugar industry
An informal Group of Ministers, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Friday recommended a slew of incentives to the sugar industry, including 12 per cent interest subsidy on Rs.... read more »
He was a great personality of an entire paradigm: Tewari on Mandela
New Delhi – Information and Broadcasting Minster Manish Tewari on Friday paid tribute to South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela, saying he was a great personality... read more »
Army ready to foil infiltration bids along Kashmir border
Srinagar – The army said on Friday that they were ready to counter and effectively foil infiltration bids by militants along the disputed border in Kashmir, as nuclear rival Pakistan aimed to... read more »
