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Rupee hits three-week high at 86.93 against US dollar amid Trump tariffs: What's supporting the domestic currency?

New Delhi, March 5 -- The rupee appreciated by 19 paise to close at 87.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday on sharp pullback in domestic equities, a weak American currency and a declin... Read More


Rupee hits three-week high of 86.93 against US dollar amid Trump tariffs: What's supporting the domestic currency?

New Delhi, March 5 -- The Indian rupee logged its best single-day session in three weeks (since February 11, 2025) and stayed firm for the third straight session on Wednesday, March 5, after a broadly... Read More


U.P. has emerged as country's growth engine: Yogi

LUCKNOW, March 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed the Yogi government's ninth annual budget (2025-2026), giving nod to the Uttar Pradesh Appropriation Bill-2025 with chief minister Yogi... Read More


Infotech dividend: Going digital could boost India's labour productivity

New Delhi, March 5 -- One of the most famous quips about India that has long held good is British economist Joan Robinson's "Whatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite is also true." A tel... Read More


Abu Azmi Suspended for Remarks on Aurangzeb in Maharashtra Assembly: Resolution Passed

Goa, March 5 -- Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Azmi faced suspension for the entire 2025 Maharashtra budget session on Wednesday due to his remarks about Aurangzeb. The resolution for ... Read More


Shiv Sena UBT MLA Sachin Ahir criticise Abu Azmi's praise of Aurangzeb

Mumbai, March 5 -- Shiv Sena UBT MLA Sachin Ahir on Wednesday questioned the Azmi's remarks on Aurangzeb and criticised his attempts to alter well-documented historical narrative. In Azmi's defence, ... Read More


Penang approves special aid for civil servants ahead of Aidilfitri

GEORGE TOWN, March 5 -- The Penang state government has approved a special financial aid (BKK) payment of half a month's salary or a minimum of RM1,000 for state civil servants in conjunction with Har... Read More


Anand Mahindra claims Indian Cricket Team won against Australia as he did not watch the match

New Delhi, March 5 -- Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra claims that the Indian Cricket Team won the semi finals on Tuesday as he did not watch the match. "Of course I didn't. And as a result, w... Read More


NBR chief signals tougher action for TIN holders avoiding returns

Dhaka, March 5 -- National Board of Revenue Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has warned that once a person obtains a Taxpayer Identification Number, or TIN, they will no longer be able to "sleep easy" as... Read More


Rafizi: Arm Holdings deal a 'radical approach' to jumpstart Malaysia's chip-making ambitions

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 -- Malaysia has struck a US$250 million (RM1.1 billion) deal with UK-based Arm Holdings Plc to secure semiconductor design licenses and technology over the next decade to move th... Read More