Rupee falls 5 paise to 85.53 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai: The rupee dropped 5 paise to 85.53 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, as dollar demand from importers, foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed heavy volatility on Friday and opened on a weak note on Monday amid significant […]

Markets decline in early trade amid unabated foreign fund outflows, weak global trends

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday amid unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in the global markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 142.26 points to 78,556.81 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 48.35 points to 23,765.05. From the 30 blue-chip pack, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL […]

Pak­­istan Atomic Energy Commission gets licence to construct largest nuclear plant

Islamabad: Pakistan is set to construct its largest nuclear plant for electricity generation after the country’s atomic energy regulatory agency issued the licence for it. The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued the licence to build Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5, the largest plant producing electricity through nuclear power with a capacity of […]

Bumrah showed Konstas what Test cricket is all about: Simon Katich

Melbourne: Young Sam Konstas will gradually come to understand the beauty and vagaries of Test cricket, much like Jasprit Bumrah demonstrated to him in the second essay of the Boxing Day Test, following the debutant’s fiery first-innings fifty, feels former Australian opener Simon Katich. Katich, who played 56 Tests for Australia between 2001 to 2010, […]

Pant, Jaiswal bat out afternoon session to steer India to 112/3

Melbourne,: Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second half-century of the game while Rishabh Pant displayed rare defensive traits as India reached 112 for three at tea on the final day of the fourth Test against Australia here on Monday. The victory target is 340 and it doesn’t seem that India will go for the improbable chase […]

Rohit, Virat fail again as India lose fourth Test by 184 runs

Melbourne: India slumped to a demoralising 184-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test here on Monday with contemporary greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failing to come good yet again, signalling that their walk towards the exit door is not too far. Chasing a near improbable target of 340, both Rohit (9 off 40 […]

Yashasvi Jaiswal”s caught-behind dismissal sparks controversy

Melbourne: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s contentious dismissal sparked a controversy on the final day of the fourth Test against Australia here on Monday, as third umpire Saikat Sharfuddoula ruled him out despite no edge being registered on the Snicko. Jaiswal, who was batting on 84, miscued a hook off pacer Pat Cummins’ short-pitched, down the […]

Amitabh Bachchan looks excited as he meets his fans outside Jalsa

Mumbai: Continuing his weekly Sunday Darshan tradition, megastar Amitabh Bachchan stepped outside his residence, Jalsa, to meet with fans who waited for hours to catch his glimpse of the legendary actor. Big B greeted his fans with a big smile on his face. He even distributed t-shirts to them. Check out the visuals from his […]