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File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 8 paise to 95.38 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) amid no breakthrough in the ongoing West Asia crisis, which kept global markets on edge and pushed up crude oil prices overnight. A decline in domestic equity markets in early…
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Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, wrote a letter to the Bihar Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary demanding immediate payment of outstanding salaries for teachers and staff of aided Madrasas and Sanskrit schools. Also read | In backdrop of student protests, Bihar CM outlines four-point educational blueprint He also alleged improper…
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File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) amid elevated crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 320.14 points to 78,204.40 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 94.35 points to 24,490.85. From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe…
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P. Mallikharjuna Rao, chairman of the high-level committee on the recent tiger deaths, addresses the media at the forest headquarters, Mangalagiri, Guntur district. File | Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar Andhra Pradesh should strengthen its tiger protection network by increasing the number of base camps from around 100 to 125 and ensuring at least four…
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Search and rescue efforts were underway early on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least 111 people and leaving many trapped under the debris of damaged and destroyed buildings. Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and numerous…
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The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, said last week that 67% of India’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came from the U.S. Although he didn’t mention the timeframe for when energy-hungry India “achieved” this, it is clearly a drastic shift from an earlier government decision to source about 10% of cooking…
The draft of a standard operating procedure for dealing with instances of fishers going missing is ready. Fisheries director Chelsasini V. has been directed to prepare a detailed SOP to present to the stakeholders. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Fisheries department of Kerala plans to involve other stakeholders in forming a body capable of…
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Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody, arguing Monday (August 10, 2026) that the brothers are a flight risk and a danger to the community, as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking. Also read | Social media…
U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (August 10, 2026) backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is in hot water over allegations of a workplace affair and criticism of a failed private investment scheme. “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake…
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The government has just given itself the legal room to tax the very payment habit it spent a decade building. Tucked into the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, is an amendment to Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, which would allow the government to notify charges on specified electronic…