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Rupee up 14 paise against USD

Mumbai, March 19 -- The Rupee on Wednesday ended firm at 86.42, advancing 14 paise against the US Dollar on selling of USD by bankers and importers, dealers at the Forex Market said. The domestic uni... Read More


Hailstorm likely in Telangana on Mar 22: Met Department

Hyderabad, March 19 -- The Meteorological Centre has forecasted a hailstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds with speeds ranging from 40-50 kmph in isolated areas across the Nizamabad, Siddipe... Read More


Ex-SI murder: Police Inspector placed under suspension in TN

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 19 -- A day after a 64-year-old Retired Sub-Inspector of police S Zakhir Hussain Bijili was brutally hacked to death by a gang over a land dispute at Katchi Mandapam in... Read More


Dr Yunus directs authorities to take necessary preparations for peaceful elections

, March 19 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps and preparations for holding peaceful elections in the country. Dr Yunus m... Read More


Another Ordnance Factory employee arrested for passing info to Pakistani agent

Lucknow, March 19 -- An employee of Ordnance Factory has been arrested by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh from Kanpur here in Uttar Pradesh for passing confidential, important and sensiti... Read More


Govt intervention cuts airfares by 75%, says ATAB

Dhaka, March 19 -- Airfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75% following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Age... Read More


Wartime bombs safely handled in Quang Binh, Nghe An provinces

Quang Binh, March 19 -- The mobile bomb disposal team of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Vietnam has safely moved a bomb weighing 118 kg to a secure storage area in the central province of Quang Bin... Read More


VHP-Bajrang Dal demand to destroy Aurangzeb's grave plain drama: Saamana

Mumbai, March 19 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday termed as "pure drama" the threats from Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal that they would launch a protest demanding complete destruction of the Mu... Read More


SC criticises states for using rations cards as a mere statistical tool

New Delhi, March 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the ineffective distribution of subsidised essential goods, noting that while many States claim to provide rations to Below... Read More


Derailment at Kamalapur rail station halts rail links with Dhaka for 3 hrs

, March 19 -- Train connection of Dhaka with other parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Wednesday following the derailment of two wagons of a freight train near Kamalapur rail st... Read More