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The rupee is stuck around the 95.7-96/dollar range. Why the mismatch with the record forex reserves data? India’s foreign exchange reserves are climbing to new record highs, thanks to the RBI’s FCNR(B) deposits scheme that has resulted in bumper inflows. Forex reserves are an important buffer that can help the central bank control any rapid...

Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma lit up a dead rubber with a 30-ball century as India completed a 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan with a 127-run win in the third and final T20I in Delhi on Thursday.Abhishek tore into the Afghanistan bowling attack, scoring 108 off just 34 balls with 11 sixes. His innings took India...

India rejects Pakistan’s claims after INS Kolkata collision with PNS Hunain NEW DELHI: India on Friday rejected Pakistan’s allegations over the collision between the Indian Navy’s INS Kolkata and Pakistan Navy’s PNS Hunain in the Arabian Sea, saying the Pakistani vessel carried out a dangerous manoeuvre in violation of a 1991 bilateral agreement and international...

Marathi film ‘Gondhal’, written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, has been selected as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, the Film Federation of India announced on Friday. The film will represent India in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars 2027.Set against the backdrop of rural Maharashtra, ‘Gondhal’ unfolds over the course...

Swatantra Bhardwaj released from Tihar Jail NEW DELHI: Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was released from Tihar Jail late Thursday night, three days after a Delhi court granted him three weeks’ interim bail in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, officials said on...

Indian Railways is considering extending the run of its only hydrogen-powered train to Delhi. India’s first hydrogen train launched two months ago established Indian Railways’ technological prowess in running the world’s longest and highest-powered hydrogen train.However, even though the train has worked well as a technology demonstrator so far, its occupancy has been lower than...

Sanchita Dey Pradhan withdrawing her nomination NEW DELHI: In a significant blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the party’s candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Sanchita Dey Pradhan, withdrew her nomination on Friday.Pradhan’s sudden departure from the race came after she met West Bengal chief minister and senior BJP...

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At least 16 killed and dozens injured in a suicide blast at a mosque At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed and dozens injured in a suicide blast at a mosque during Friday prayers at the Kohat Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan, as reported by the Dawn.Videos showed...