India mobilised a record $127.23 billion through foreign-currency deposits under a special central bank programme aimed at strengthening the country’s foreign-exchange liquidity, highlighting the role of the overseas Indian community in supporting the economy during periods of market stress, the Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday.Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B), deposits accounted for…
From a cabbage to a £4 million mansion! (Photo: SWNS) A father who once won nothing more than a cabbage in a 1977 meat draw has now landed a dramatically bigger prize – a £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath, Somerset, along with £250,000 in cash.According to SWNS, Wayne Wood, 64, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, and…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja has been a mainstay of India’s Test team for more than a decade, but former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes the time has come for the team to start looking beyond the veteran all-rounder in the longest format.Jadeja aged 37, finished India’s recent two-Test tour of Sri Lanka…
A familiar combination from Tamil cinema is returning to the big screen with a new story. Prabhu Deva and AR Rahman are teaming up once again for ‘Moonwalk’, a dance-driven entertainer that blends comedy, music and family emotions. The film also marks the directorial debut of Manoj NS, founder of a popular YouTube channel. The…
Visual observations indicated a retention time of about 61 minutes in Cell 3 and 66 minutes in Cell 4. Monastery Run Wetland 1, near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was built in 1997-1998 as a passive treatment system for several discharges from an abandoned underground mine. Adequate retention time for iron removal from mine water before discharge to…
Harmeet Dhillon appeared on Sara Gonzales’ show and spoke about H-1B abuse and PERM fraud. President Donald Trump’s aide and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, spoke about her department’s action against the discrimination of Americans in US jobs. Speaking to Texas journalist Sara Gonzales, who…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday released a set of FAQs to clarify the methodology behind India’s latest GDP estimates, after the opposition raised questions over the credibility of the 7.8% growth recorded in the April-June quarter.The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) said the FAQs explain key issues including the use of double…
Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has launched a veiled attack at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team management after the board made sweeping changes following the team’s defeats in the first two Tests against England.Pakistan have already lost the three-match series after defeats at Headingley and Lord’s. In response, the PCB recalled seven players…
The topic of long working hours in Bollywood has been under discussion for a while now. Preity Zinta joined the conversation on Wednesday, offering her perspective on tough shoot schedules. At the trailer launch of ‘Vibe’, starring Kunal Kemmu, she revealed that she has also worked 18-hour days in the past, though her motivation for…
Indus Waters treaty representational image Just days after India rejected an international tribunal’s ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and dismissed its jurisdiction, Pakistan on Wednesday urged New Delhi to engage “constructively” within the framework of the 1960 water-sharing agreement.According to news agency PTI, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the Permanent Court…
