Rupee sinks to 60.76 against dollar (Roundup)
byMumbai, June 26 (IANS) The Indian rupee hit another record low Wednesday, slipping below the psychological resistance level of 60 against a dollar, due…
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Azarenka, Nadal conqueror Darcis withdraws from Wimbledon
byLondon, June 26 (IANS) Women’s singles No.2 seed Victoria Azarenka and Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Steve Darcis are among four players who have withdrawn from…
Pakistan says Indian scribe overstayed
byNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission Wednesday said there was no change in its media policy towards India and termed as…
Bindra asks ICC to probe Srinivasan
byLondon, June 26 (IANS) Former Indian cricket board president Inderjit Singh Bindra Wednesday brought to the notice of the directors on the International Cricket…
Delhi may get rains Thursday
byIt was a sunny day Wednesday, and the maximum temperature settled three notches below average at 34.7 degrees Celsius. Wednesday’s minimum temperature was 27.2…
Rare earth prices up amid illegal mining crackdown
byBeijing, June 26 (IANS) Rare earth prices in China have surged about 10 percent in the past two weeks, helped by a crackdown on…
Support to DMK limited: Congress
byNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Congress said Wednesday that its support to DMK’s Kanimozhi for the June 27 Rajya Sabha election was limited…
Kashmir rail tunnel: A marvel of human endeavour and engineering
byBanihal: A 11-km railway tunnel across the Pir Panjal mountain range, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, is not only the longest such in…
Panchayat polls: SC issues notice to centre, West Bengal
byNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and West Bengal governments on a petition by the state’s…
University postpones conferring honorary degree on Obama
byJohannesburg, June 26 (IANS) The University of Johannesburg Wednesday said it will put off giving an honorary degree to US President Barrack Obama to…