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Rupee depreciates by 19 paisa to settle at 86.55 against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today depreciated by 19 paise to settle at 86 rupees and 55 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 109.13 in intra-day trade.

January 16, 2025 6:27 PM January 16, 2025 6:27 PM

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Several prominent candidates of AAP, BJP & Congress file nominations

  Several prominent candidates of Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress today filed their nominations on the second last day of nominations for the Delhi Assembly Polls. Senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Gopal Rai along with BJP leaders Harish Khurana, Manjinder Singh...

January 16, 2025 6:13 PM January 16, 2025 6:13 PM

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Protest in Bangladesh over removal of a particular graffiti from textbooks

In Bangladesh, protesting ethnic minority students were attacked by other student groups and local people in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night. More than a dozen, mostly students belonging to different ethnic minority communities, were injured in an attack in the presence of the police. Among the...

January 16, 2025 6:12 PM January 16, 2025 6:12 PM

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VP calls upon agro & agri based industries to help farmers under CSR

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged the active participation of ICAR and Agricultural Universities across the country to support the farming sector. Speaking at the Amrit Mahotsav of the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad today in Karnataka, the Vice President said there is a need ...

January 16, 2025 5:47 PM January 16, 2025 5:47 PM

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India’s electronic export surges by over 35 percent campared to last year

India's electronics exports surged by 35.11 percent to a two-year high of 3.58 billion dollars in December 2024 from 2.65 billion dollars in the same month of the previous year, reflecting the increase in foreign demand for high-value Indian goods and rising domestic production capacities, data comp...

January 16, 2025 5:42 PM January 16, 2025 5:42 PM

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India to set up 60 smart classrooms in Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to set up 60 smart classrooms in plantation regions on the island. The project is funded by a grant of 508 million Sri Lankan rupees from the Indian government. The deal was signed by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha and Sri Lanka’s Secretary in the M...

January 16, 2025 4:34 PM January 16, 2025 4:34 PM

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BJP, Congree release 4th list of candidates for Delhi elections

    BJP today released the fourth list of Nine candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls. The party has fielded Bhuvan Tanwar from Delhi Cantonment seat. Anil Vashishth has been declared a candidate from Babarpur seat, while Shikha Rai will contest from the Greater Kailash seat. Janta Dal United (JDU)...

January 16, 2025 4:24 PM January 16, 2025 4:24 PM

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Sensex closes with gains

Benchmark domestic equity indices today continued their positive momentum amid favourable global cues. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, advanced 319 points, to close at 77,043. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 added 99 points, to settle at 23,312. Both the indi...

January 16, 2025 4:24 PM January 16, 2025 4:24 PM

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Indonesian President to be Chief Guest of RD celebration this year

  President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, will be the Chief Guest at the 76th Republic Day celebrations this year. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Subianto will pay a state visit to India on the 25th and 26th of January. According to the Ministry of External Affai...