MUMBAI: The rupee broke the psychologically crucial 90 mark against the US dollar for the first time and slid to an intra-day low of 90.29 against the greenback on Wednesday before settling 32 paise below Tuesday’s close at 90.19, extending a decline that now threatens to spill over into the wider economy. The currency has…
NIT Silchar and Nirma University Innovate Safer, Smoother Road Speed Solution GUWAHATI: Researchers from NIT Silchar and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, developed an innovative alternative to traditional speed bumps, aiming to reduce the discomfort associated with bumpy rides while effectively slowing down vehicles. This new solution, known as Spherical Cap Studs (SCS), was created as part…
President Droupadi Murmu presents Lt Col C Dwarakesh with the National Award for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday PUNE: A basketball match at a military station in 2014 was one of the last things Lt Col C Dwarakesh saw before an accident left him blind. He would spend the next eight months in hospital, healing…
Gold prices surged on Wednesday, extending their upward momentum in both domestic and international markets, as a weak rupee and expectations of monetary easing in the United States boosted investor appetite for bullion. The sharp depreciation of rupee, which slipped to an all-time low against the US dollar, played a key role in lifting local…
Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: A light and endearing moment took place during the second ODI in Raipur when wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant spotted an eyelash on Rohit Sharma’s face just before South Africa began their chase. Though not part of the playing XI, Pant walked up to Rohit near the…
RPSC ASO Answer Key 2025 released, objection window to open December 4 onwards. The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Assistant Statistical Officer (ASO) Exam 2024, conducted in 2025. The answer key allows candidates to check their tentative scores ahead of the final results. RPSC has also announced…
Sunali Khatun and son were deported on suspicions of being Bangladeshis. NEW DELHI: More than five months after her deportation to Bangladesh, the Union govt on Wednesday told Supreme Court that it would “purely on humanitarian grounds” bring back Sunali Khatun, who is pregnant, and her eight-year-old son, even as it stuck to its stand…
On Wednesday, the rupee reached a historic low of 90.30 against the US dollar during intra-day trading. (AI image) Rupee has breached the 90 mark versus the US dollar for the first time ever, but the currency’s depreciation is not troubling the government. Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that the government…
Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi, centre, chats with Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, as head coach Mike Hesson watches (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistani cricketers will give precedence to their national duties in the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka in January over their Big Bash League commitments.According to a report from Pakistani…
Prasidh Krishna on the left with Virat Kohli on the right (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India pacer Prasidh Krishna faced heavy backlash on social media after India slipped to a four-wicket loss against South Africa in the second ODI in Raipur on Wednesday. The pacer endured a forgettable evening, returning figures of 8.2-0-85-2, finishing with…
