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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee recovered 14 paise to close at 83.37 (provisional) against the US dollar on June 6, tracking strong buying in domestic equities and lower crude oil prices in international markets. However, a surging greenback against major crosses overseas and fresh foreign fund outflows restricted…
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A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty made a strong comeback on June 5, rallying over 3% each after facing heavy drubbing in the previous trade on below-expectation poll results. Bouncing back from June 4’s debacle, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,303.19 points…
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File picture of Campbell Wilson, MD and CEO of Air India | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Air India will be retrofitting more than 100 planes, including 40 wide body planes, and has ordered around 25,000 aircraft seats as part of revamping the fleet, its chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. Emphasising that “plenty of things”…
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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from the lower level and appreciated 7 paise to 83.44 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on June 5, taking cues from domestic equity markets and lower crude oil prices overseas. Forex traders said the rush for value-buying triggered an uptrend in…
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man checks stock market news on the big screen as Sensex opened in the red when counting began on June 4. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on June 5 after facing heavy drubbing in the previous trade as value-buying at lower levels led…
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An election marks a voter’s finger with indelible ink in a polling booth, May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal/The Hindu 1. Name the part of the finger — which appears in the open as an eye-shaped white portion where the fingernail meets the skin — from where it is most difficult to remove…
A researcher holds up a plate showing a growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria from a positive blood culture, December 14, 2019. | Photo Credit: Chiara Marraccini Amid the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a once obscure enzyme found itself in the spotlight: reverse transcriptase. As laboratories worldwide rushed to develop reliable diagnostic tests,…
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Workers prepare oil palm seedlings at a nursery in Khammam district, Telangana. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s palm oil imports rose by 12.4% in May from the previous month to reach the highest level in four months as the recent correction in prices led to higher purchases, five dealers told Reuters. Higher palm oil…
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Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Toyota will recall over 100,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S. over debris in the engine potentially causing it to stall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday. The recall includes some Toyota Tundra pickup trucks and Lexus LX600 SUVs equipped with the Japanese…
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The NCLT, which on June 3 ordered initiation of insolvency proceedings against Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), rejected the company’s contention that it faced a liquidity crunch and defaulted on debt repayments mainly due to delays in government approvals and prolonged litigation concerning land acquisition for Yamuna Expressway and change in government policies. It has been…