Rupee falls 8 paise to settle at 83.06 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 8 paise to settle at 83.06 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as strengthening American currency overseas and negative sentiment in the domestic equity markets weighed on the local unit. However, the downward trend in the global crude oil prices supported the domestic unit and restricted its decline, forex traders […]

Stock markets settle lower on fag-end selling; Reliance, Airtel drag

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex fell back by 354 points on Monday due to selling in index major Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and Maruti amid weak trends from Asian and European markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 354.21 points or 0.49 per cent to settle at 71,731.42 on fag-end selling. During the day, it hit a […]

Varun Dhawan’s film with Atlee titled ‘Baby John’, release date unveiled

Mumbai: And the wait is over. On Monday, Varun Dhawan finally disclosed the title of his first-ever collaboration with ace filmmaker Atlee. ‘Baby John’ is the title of the film, which is directed by A. Kaleeswaran. Atlee is presenting the film in association with Jio Studios and Cine1 Studios. Varun also shared an intriguing teaser […]

Silver futures decline to Rs 70,802 per kg

New Delhi: Silver prices on Monday fell Rs 406 to Rs 70,802 per kilogram as participants reduced their bets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for March delivery declined by Rs 406 or 0.57 per cent to Rs 70,802 per kg in a business turnover of 29,520 lots. Globally, silver was trading 0.86 per […]

India’s coal production rises 10 pc in January

New Delhi:The country’s coal output rose 10.3 per cent to 99.73 Million Tonne (MT) in January, over the same month in the previous fiscal. India’s coal production was at 90.42 MT in the year-ago period. The coal production in the April-January period rose to 784.11 MT (Provisional) over 698.99 MT during the same period in […]

Music video of Akshay Kumar’s devotional song ‘Shambhu’ out now

Mumbai: Devotional track ‘Shambhu’ featuring actor Akshay Kumar has been unveiled. The Lord Shiva anthem is sung by Akshay himself along with Sudhir Yaduvanshi and Vikram Montrose. On being a part of the track, Akshay in a statement said, “Shambhu comes from a deep place in my heart that has only been beating with the […]

World Defence Show 2024 opens in Riyadh

Riyadh: The World Defence Show 2024 kicked off yesterday in Riyadh, attracting significant participation from over 773 exhibitors across 75 countries. Government entities and leading local and international defence and security companies actively joined the event, highlighting the growing importance of the sector in the region. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the defence […]

Bumrah, Ashwin help India level series with 106 run win over England in 2nd Test

Visakhapatnam: Brilliant bowling spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India overcome a fighting England as they levelled the series with a 106-run win in the second Test at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. India has levelled the five-match series 1-1. England started the second session at 194/6, with skipper Ben Stokes joined by wicketkeeper-batter Ben […]

Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong was on Monday acquitted by a Seoul court, in connection with a case involving the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, allegedly conducted to help him take over control of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, reported Yonhap News Agency. According to the news report, the Seoul Central District […]