The rupee appreciated by 22 paise to 70.47 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in domestic equities amid reports of a meeting between foreign investors and finance ministry officials regarding higher tax surcharge during the day.
The US dollar rose slightly in late trading on Wednesday as investors digested a batch of latest economic data. In late New York trading, the euro was down to $1.1278 from $1.1290 in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to $1.2576 from $1.2602 in the previous session, Xinhua news agency reported.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for June delivery traded higher by Rs 157, or 0.49 per cent, at Rs 32,255 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 251 lots.
New Delhi:India's annual wholesale price inflation (WPI) moved up into the positive zone at 0.34 percent for April, from (-)0.85 percent in March and (-)2.43 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year, official
London: The number of prisoners who took their own lives in England and Wales from 2013-14 increased by 64 percent, according to an independent investigation released on Thursday.The prisons complaint watchdog Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
ZURICH: Defending World Cup champion Spain will travel to Brazil as the No. 1 team in the FIFA rankings, and the host nation will kick off as No. 3. Spain and Germany remain 1-2 in
New Delhi: India's total external debt stood at $426 billion at the end of December, up $21.1 billion or 5.2 per cent from the end of March 2013. The finance ministry said the rise in external
New Delhi: Several areas in the national capital may face water shortage as treatment at two major plants had to be curtailed following high-quantity of ammonia in raw water.“Today, the ammonia level in raw water
Bhubaneswar: Another worker today died of burns suffered in the fire and explosion at private Bhushan Steel Limited's plant at Meramundali in Dhenkanal district, taking the toll to two, even as the State Pollution Control
Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the mining mishap six days ago in Odisha's Sundergarh district climbed to 11 with local authorities Friday confirming one more death."The mutilated body of a woman was retrieved from the
Beijing, July 14: The death toll in a landslide that occurred earlier this week in southwest China's Sichuan province has risen to 43, authorities said.The landslide occurred Wednesday in Sanxi village, Xinhua reported.Officials said 10
New Delhi, Mar 28: The government's fiscal deficit, or gap between expenditure and revenue receipts, was at 97.4 per cent of the budget estimates (BE) in the April-February period of the current financial year.In absolute
New Delhi, Nov 24: Gold prices remained near the all-time record as rates rose by Rs 290 to Rs 32,850 per 10 grams on brisk buying by stockists and retailers for the ongoing wedding season
Siwan (Bihar), Sep 27: The death toll in the collision between a train and an engineering college bus in Siwan rose to eight even as students of the college demonstrated today and forced closure of
Beijing, Sept 8: At least 80 people have been confirmed dead and more than 700 were reported injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, authorities said on
Kannur (Kerala), Sep 1: The toll in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker explosion here went up to 14 Saturday.Authorities estimate the losses at Rs.5 crore in the explosion that occurred when the tanker overturned
Bhopal, Aug 8: The flood situation in Madhya Pradesh has turned grim with the death toll rising up to 22. Seven districts, Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Betul, Sehore, Raisen, Harda and Dewas are reeling under the impact
Srinagar, Aug 1: The death toll in the explosion inside a tourist vehicle at Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday rose to four with one more woman succumbing to injuries even as police
Guwahati, Jul 23: Fresh incidents of arson in interior areas of Kokrajhar district were reported today leading to shoot-at-sight orders, indefinite curfew and flag march by army even as the toll in the ethnic violence
Visakhapatnam, Jun 20: The death toll in last week's explosion at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) has gone up to 17, with one of the injured officials succumbing to injuries here today.Deputy Manager of VSP
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