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The Indian rupee depreciated 9.88 per cent against the US dollar in FY26, marking its steepest annual decline in 14 years, according to market data as reported PTI.The last comparable fall was in FY12, when the domestic currency had dropped 12.4 per cent amid a widening current account deficit of 4.2 per cent.The sharp depreciation…
NEW DELHI: Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has disagreed with the deregulation cell of the Cabinet Secretariat to exclude “fire safety” provisions from the National Building Code. However, it has accepted over a dozen recommendations, including the removal…
Donald Trump (Screengrab) United States President Donald Trump on Monday shared his 1987 interview amid the ongoing war against Iran, resurfacing decades-old comments in which he advocated seizing Iranian oil installations in response to attacks.The video, originally from a December 1987 segment on ABC’s 20/20 with journalist Barbara Walters, shows a 41-year-old Trump discussing US…
Guwahati: Cross-border infiltration is “a matter of life and death” issue for Assam, PM Narendra Modi said Monday, urging BJP workers to not let voters forget how the influx of illegal immigrants on Congress’s watch for decades continues to bear down on the state.“Congress’s legacy of encroachment and unrest should be explained to the new…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said the central bank can look through the energy price shock triggered by the Middle East conflict, but warned it may need to act if rising costs begin to alter inflation expectations, AFP reported.“The tendency is to look through any kind of a supply shock,” Powell said…
Rajasthan Royals’ Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja made a memorable return to Rajasthan Royals after 17 years, marking his comeback in striking fashion with a double-wicket spell against Chennai Super Kings at the ACA Stadium on Monday. Sporting the Royals’ pink jersey, the veteran left-arm spinner impressed with figures of 2/18, using clever variations…
JioStar has ended its broadcast agreement with a local partner in Bangladesh, a move that means the Indian Premier League (IPL) will not be shown in the country this season, according to a Reuters report.The earlier ban in Bangladesh on broadcasting IPL followed tensions between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control…
PC: National Endowment for the Humanities Before smartphones, spreadsheets, or even written alphabets as we know them, the Inca appear to have managed information in a way that still feels surprisingly advanced. Their system, known as quipu, used knotted cords and colour-coded strings to store records across a vast empire. It was long thought to…
SEBA HSLC 2026 result date announced Assam HSLC result 2026: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) will announce the Assam High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Results 2026 on April 10, 2026. Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma confirmed the exact date for the results. Students will be able to access their results on the official…
Rajpal Yadav and his wife Radha recently opened up about one of the most difficult phases of their lives, when the actor was embroiled in a legal case and briefly lodged in jail. During a recent interaction, the couple spoke candidly about navigating the crisis, managing family responsibilities, and staying strong through it all. Rajpal…
