Mumbai, March 9 The rupee plummeted 52 paise and revisited its record intra-day low of 92.35 against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by a steep surge in global crude oil prices and a strengthening greenback amid intensifying conflict in West Asia. Withdrawal of foreign funds amid intense selling in domestic equity markets further […]
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Mumbai, March 9 Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty crashed over 3 per cent on Monday as boiling crude oil prices and a weak trend in global equities due to worsening situation in the Middle East dragged the stock markets sharply lower. Besides, unabated foreign fund outflows also weighed heavily on investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE […]
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Mumbai, March 6 India’s forex reserves jumped USD 4.885 billion to an all-time high of USD 728.494 billion during the week ended February 27, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion. The previous all time high for the kitty […]
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Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra government will set up a geo-technology application centre to support national-level initiatives and strengthen economic development through advanced technology, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday. Presenting the state Budget for 2026-27 in the assembly, the CM said the proposed Maharashtra Geotechnology Application Centre will help efficiently plan and implement […]
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New Delhi, March 6 The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mumbai and Hyderabad as part of a money laundering investigation against Reliance Power Ltd., a group company of businessman Anil Ambani, officials said. About 10-12 locations linked to the said company and its executives are being searched in the two […]
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New Delhi/ Mumbai, March 3 State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked all international airport operators in the country to provide details about available fuel stocks as well as estimated requirements for the next seven days amid the escalating Middle East crisis, sources said on Tuesday. The communication comes against the backdrop of the […]
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New Delhi, March 3 At least three Indian seafarers on board foreign-flagged vessels were killed and one was injured in the Middle East region, the Directorate General of Shipping said on Tuesday as it issued an advisory for maritime operators to assess voyage-specific risks, amid escalated military actions involving the US, Israel and Iran that […]
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A drone designed to tranquilise violent elephants without close human contact, recently unveiled by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, marks a significant milestone in the use of indigenous UAV technology for human-wildlife conflict mitigation, the manufacturing company said. The unveiling of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took place on Sunday in the […]
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New Delhi, March 3 As many as 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning due to operational disruptions for airlines amid the escalating Middle East conflict. Some airlines, including Emirates, have partially started operations to and from the Middle East. An official said 36 departures and 44 arrivals were cancelled […]
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Chandigarh, March 3 An Autonomous AI and Digital College will be started and if it is successful as a pilot, ten more such colleges will be established next year, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday while presenting budget proposals for 2026-27 in the state assembly here. “In collaboration with the Department of […]
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