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The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled 2 paise lower at 83.56 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Friday, as positive domestic markets and a decline in crude oil prices supported the rupee, while strong U.S. Dollar and FII outflows capped sharp gains. Forex traders said rupee was seen resilient against the dollar, on…
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Representational image of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) logo outside the head office | Photo Credit: Reuters National Stock Exchange (NSE) chief Ashishkumar Chauhan on Friday cautioned retail investors against trading in derivatives and suggested them to invest in equities through mutual fund route. He emphasized that trading in Futures & Options (F&O) derivatives should…
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Colruyt Group India Managing Director Hari Subramanian | Photo Credit: Arrangement Colruyt Group India has committed ₹15 crore investment in SEBI-registered AIF Pavestone Technology Fund that is targetting a corpus of ₹900 crore. This is the company’s second investment and the first investment was in pi Ventures in 2023. The company is a part of the…
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File picture of the International Atomic Energy Agency flag at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria | Photo Credit: AP Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear programme, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Friday. The U.S. called…
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The textile sector grew 9.8% in May, after months of sluggishness. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy India’s goods exports grew 9.1% to $38.13 billion in May, while imports rose 7.7% to $61.91 billion, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Friday, stressing that things are looking “more optimistic for foreign trade this year”. Even the…
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Jonathan, world’s oldest tortoise, on the lawn at Plantation House on the island of Saint Helena. | Photo Credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Negligible senescence describes a unique resistance to the typical decline associated with ageing. It is a concept that not only fascinates scientists but also holds significant implications for anti-aging research. By studying these remarkable…
Representational image of a newspaper vendor in New Delhi. File picture | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Media bodies — such as print, radio and broadcast players — and their ad agencies, have urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to defer the implementation deadline for a “self-certification” for all advertising. The requirement was put in…
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Questions: 1. Just five nonmetals account for most of the earth’s atmosphere, crust, and the oceans. They are carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and ________. Fill in the blank. Hint: This element is the most abundant in the universe, forming only 370,000 years after the Big Bang. 2. Most nonmetals are either solids or gases at…
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appears on the brink of losing the Infowars media platform that he turned into a multimillion-dollar moneymaker over…
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Food prices rose 1.14% over April levels. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Inflation in India’s wholesale prices accelerated to a 15-month high of 2.61% in May, more than double April’s pace, with food inflation surging to a 10-month peak of 7.4% driven by steeper prices for vegetables, fruits,…
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