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नई दिल्ली: कच्चे तेल में आई हालिया तेजी के बाद से पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमतों में बढ़ोतरी का सिलसिला जारी है। इस सप्ताह अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बाजार में कच्चा तेल करीब चार डॉलर महंगा हो गया है, हालांकि अमेरिका और चीन के बीच व्यापार जंग गहराने की आशंका से वैश्विक बाजार में शुक्रवार कच्चे तेल की तेजी थम…

Mumbai: The Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low to a US dollar during the morning trade session on Thursday. Around 9.15 a.m. the Indian rupee was pegged at 70.80-81 to a US dollar. On Wednesday, the Indian rupee had plunged to 70.65-66 — the lowest ever mark — against the greenback.

You’ve barely survived the holidays? You’re not the only one. Studies show that the summer break isn’t necessarily relaxing and, in some cases, it even makes people sick. When a vacation makes you sick A study by a Bonn university has found that a period of vacation can actually make you sick. People who go…

Germany’s IT lobby group Bitkom has said it expects voice assistants to have “a great future.” Its fresh study, co-authored by Deloitte, says one in eight Germans is already using a smart speaker at home. Only days before the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, Berlin’s IFA, opens its gates to…

New Delhi: “Once Again”, an Indo-German love story, will have Shefali Shah and Neeraj Kabi exploring old-world romance in an unusual narrative. Written and directed by Kanwal Sethi, “Once Again” is a mature love story of Tara, a widowed mother who runs a small restaurant and one of her customers, popular film actor Amar, to whom…

Mumbai: Taking suo moto cognizance, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday served a notice on the Maharashtra government demanding a report on the arrests of five civil rights activists in a nationwide swoop by the Pune police on Tuesday. “The Commission has observed that it appears the standard operating procedure in connection with these…

नई दिल्ली: ‘यंग इंडिया’, ‘युवा भारत’, ‘नया भारत’ जैसे तमाम नामों के साथ राजनीतिक दल हिंदुस्तान को बदलने की कल्पना कर रहे हैं, लेकिन अमेरिका के जनसंख्या संदर्भ ब्यूरो (पॉपुलेशन रेफरेंस ब्यूरो) के एक अध्ययन के मुताबिक, यह सब योजनाएं धरी की धरी रह जाएंगी, क्योंकि देश में वर्ष 2050 तक 65 साल से अधिक उम्र…

Las Vegas: Taliban’s efforts to keep girls away from education in Pakistan was defeated by their very action of shooting her, says Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate. “The result is that today millions of people all over the world are speaking out” and taking action against keeping young girls away from the liberating influence…

The economy is a fickle beast. Exactly a year ago, the rupee, having experienced a prolonged appreciating spree, had reached as high as 63.5 to a dollar. At the time, quite a few commentators wondered aloud if the Indian currency was overvalued and whether was a moderation was necessary. The trend of the rupee has…

Jakarta: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal, along with three silver medals in athletics, continued success stories of P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal and the men’s table tennis team’s first-ever medal assurance marked a successful day for India at the Asian Games here on Monday. India continued to shine in athletics for the second straight…

New Delhi: Several opposition parties and ruling NDA constituent Shiv Sena on Monday pushed for reverting back to ballot paper in place of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and opposed simultaneous elections at a meeting convened by the Election Commission which also saw some parties pitching for state funding of elections. The Shiv Sena differed with its…

Jakarta: Indian athletes enjoyed a successful day at the 2018 Asian Games with reigning continental champion Neeraj Chopra creating a new national record on his way to the men’s javelin gold while Dharun Ayyasamy, Sudha Singh and Neena Varakil clinched silvers in their respective events here on Monday. Neeraj threw 88.06 metres in his third attempt…

Indian Railways recorded all time high Operating Ratio of 111.51 per cent during the first four months of the current financial year ending July 30, 2018. This means the railways spent rupees 111.51 to earn rupees one hundred during the period, making the behemoth public transporter financially most unviable. This reflects shortfall in the estimated passenger…

पहली तस्वीर, दुनिया में बाढ़ से होने वाली मौतों में 20 फीसदी भारत में होती है। विश्व बैंक ने भी इसे कबूलते हुए चिंता बढ़ा दी है। इससे वर्ष 2050 तक भारत की आधी आबादी के रहन-सहन के स्तर में और गिरावट होगी।  इस बार पिछले 100 बरस के इतिहास में सबसे बड़ी तबाही केरल…