2016

Mumbai:- Extending its gains for the second straight day, the rupee today ended higher by 18 paise to 67.92 per dollar on selling of the US currency by banks and exporters in view of weakness in greenback in overseas market. However, the…
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New Delhi:- The countdown for the new year 2017 will be delayed by a second as horologists will compensate for a slowdown in the Earth's rotation. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is to introduce a "leap second" after 23.59:59 on…
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Thiruvananthapuram:- BJP's Kerala unit President Kummanom Rajasekharan today said his party has not insulted noted writer M T Vasudevan Nair for his comments over the impact of demonetisation, maintaining that everyone had the freedom to…
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Panaji:- The Shiv Sena today said they would be filing a formal complaint against Archbishop of Goa and Daman Rev Fr Filipe Neri Ferrao for "interfering" in the election process. "Church is a religious place and Archbishop heads it. He…
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Mumbai:-The Enforcement Directorate has registered a criminal case against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his organisation IRF under money laundering laws. Officials said the agency's zonal office here has registered an FIR,…
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Dubai: A Pakistani fan of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is celebrating his 51st birthday by buying a Dubai vehicle number plate bearing the actor's birthdate: 27/12. Aly Malik, a Dubai-based Pakistani expat, vowed to gift the number…
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today ruled out any adverse impact of demonetisation on tourist footfalls in the coastal state. The number of footfalls are increasing every passing year. I have witnessed the growth during…
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New Delhi: With 50 days over since demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by posing five questions including the amount of black money recovered since November 8 and the number of jobs lost due to the…
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Washington: The first explorers on Mars may build their homes using the ice beneath their feet to effectively protect them from the harsh martian environment and provide a safe place to call home, NASA scientists say. When astronauts set…
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New Delhi: State-run BSNL is planning to take on lease about 15,000 point of sale machines to enable more customers to use digital methods of bill payment, and sees digital transactions accounting for up to 40 per cent of all bill payments…
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