Category: Government News

| Photo Credit: iStockphoto The rupee closed at 85.59 against the dollar on Tuesday, 0.3 per cent lower than last Tuesday’s close of 85.34. This is despite some moderation in the greenback. Reports suggest that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been buying dollar inflows, weighing on the rupee’s recovery. The recent data shows…

Michael Bristow Asia-Pacific editor Getty Images Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan’s most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by his former team the Yomiuri Giants. Nicknamed Mr Giants, Nagashima won nine straight titles with…

NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones. Russian forces have been using drones to hunt and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian military has repeatedly deployed unmanned drones to attack…

 ICEA that represents electronics manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, Lava, LG, Google, Foxconn, Dixon, Asus, HP, Intel, etc. has collaborated with venture capital fund Caret Capital To bridge the gap between the Indian electronics manufacturers and global technology firms, India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) on Tuesday has launched a Venture Access Labs – an access…

Reuters Inmates broke down doors and locks of their cells and shattered windows before storming the prison gates. More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan’s largest city following an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. Thousands of inmates broke down doors and the locks of their cells and shattered…

Vande Bharat Express | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY A maintenance depot for Vande Bharat trains is being constructed at Bhagat Ki Kothi in the Jodhpur Railway Division and is the first of its kind in the country, said a senior railway officer on Tuesday. The official further added that four such depots have been…

Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire close to an aid distribution site in Rafah, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. The latest killings came early on Tuesday at the Flag Roundabout, near an aid hub operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). It was…

Police in Mexico have detained a man known by the alias of M-47, whom they suspect of ordering the murder of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo. The bodies of four musicians from the band and their manager were discovered on Thursday in Tamaulipas state, four days after the men had been reported missing. Their…

In this episode of the State of Economy Podcast, businessline’s Shishir Sinha speaks with Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at ICRA, to decode recent high-frequency economic indicators and what they mean for India’s economic trajectory.  The episode begins with a look at the PMI manufacturing data hitting a three-month low and whether it signals any real slowdown. Nayar provides…