Rupee slips 4 paise to 96.39 against US dollar Rupee remained under pressure against the US dollar on Tuesday, slipping 4 paise to 96.39 in early trade as higher crude oil prices and continued foreign investor selling weighed on the currency.The currency, however, found some support from gains in domestic equities and a softer dollar….
Harmanpreet Kaur (BCCI Photo) India women’s long-serving captain Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down from captaincy in all three formats. The 37-year-old said she had fulfilled her responsibility as captain and is now ready to return to the game without the pressure of leading the side.“Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket…
Tamil comedy entertainer ‘Modha Rathiri’ has received another strong endorsement from a popular name in the film industry. Directed by Raja Karuppasamy and led by Rishikanth and Anishma Anilkumar, the film has been winning appreciation for its humour, performances and engaging storytelling. Released on August 21, the film has emerged as a superhit and continues…
Chocolate has been providing a sugar high to humans for centuries, enough to inspire them to build monuments too. A new genetic analysis of pottery pieces near the Etowah Indian Mounds has revealed the earliest known traces of cacao east of the Mississippi River, according to Smithsonian Magazine, citing a study published in PLOS One…
For decades, parts of South San Diego Bay looked very different from the tidal wetlands that once occupied them. Former salt ponds had been separated from the bay, limiting natural tidal flows and reducing habitat for wildlife. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, a partnership involving…
The second addition arose after the man transferred five of the six flats to his wife through sale deeds in 2020. (Image for representative purpose only) You enter into an agreement with a builder for your land and later transfer five flats from it to your wife. Is a capital gains tax applicable?In one such…
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy NEW DELHI: What does playing for India actually mean for an athlete? At what point does physical pain become too much? When does the body simply say enough? The Indian teams at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, found themselves answering that question in their own way.Both the open and women’s…
Malayalam cinema recently released another crime thriller that grabbed the audience’s attention with its investigative approach. ‘Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar,’ starring Parvathy Thiruvothu in a challenging police role, arrived in theatres on September 11. Directed by Shahad Nilambur, the film received a strong response and reportedly crossed the Rs 50 crore mark at the worldwide box…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Delhi state consumer commission has directed a hospitality & holidays club to refund Rs 1.75 lakh paid by a customer for a lifetime membership after finding that the company failed to provide the promised membership benefits, including a 2,000 sq ft complimentary plot in Maharashtra….
File Photo – A nurse, prepares a combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for a patient New York state has declared a disaster emergency over a rise in measles cases, as the disease continues to spread across parts of the United States.Governor Kathy Hochul said the emergency declaration would expand the pool of health professionals…
