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The rupee stayed on the upward track for the second straight session and appreciated 6 paise to 83.37 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday boosted by sustained inflow of foreign capital and firm equity markets. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The rupee stayed on the upward track for the second straight session and…
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Relief efforts are underway, with 5,114 people taking shelter in 43 relief camps. Guwahati: Severe flooding in Assam has killed over 30 and affected over 1.61 lakh people across 15 districts. A landslide in the Badarpur area of Karimganj district resulted in the deaths of five people, including a woman and her three daughters, as…
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A sub-broker makes flower offerings before the statue of a bull outside the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their new lifetime peaks in early trade on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, amid a firm global market trends, buying in bank stocks and…
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A Mumbai doctor was shocked to find a piece of a finger in an ice cream cone Mumbai: Days after a Mumbai doctor got the shock of his life when he found a human finger in an ice cream cone, police have found a breakthrough that may answer the big question — whose finger is…
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Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun during the annual haj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024. Muslim pilgrims were wrapping up the Haj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday | Photo Credit: AP Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims…
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Darshan Thoogudeepa case: The actor Darshan is embroiled in a high-profile murder case involving a fan. Bengaluru: Sridhar, the manager of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s farmhouse in Bengaluru, died by suicide, police said. In a video message, the manager revealed that he was battling severe depression. In the video discovered on his phone, Sridhar requested…
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Small- and mid-caps also rose 0.5% and 0.35%, respectively, to all-time high levels. Bengaluru: Indian shares tracked global equities higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark indexes hitting record highs at the open, after soft U.S. retail sales data reinforced expectations of an early rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The NSE Nifty 50 was up…
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black reads a paper standing in a glass cage in courtroom in Vladivostok, Russia, on June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A Russian court on Wednesday jailed a U.S. soldier for death threats and theft, state news agencies reported. Gordon Black was sentenced to three years and nine months…
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China has used panda diplomacy to boost its international image. Beijing: During a visit to Australia this week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made a classic goodwill gesture that boded well for relations between the two countries: he offered to send pandas. The offer comes as ties between Australia and its largest trading partner improve after…
Gautam Gambhir’s expected appointment as India’s head coach could provide a new lease of life to IPL champion skipper Shreyas Iyer’s international career during the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in July-August. Having led Kolkata Knight Riders successfully in the IPL, Iyer could also go for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe…
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