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Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

Rupee gains 5 paise to close at 74.54 against US dollar

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.08 per...

15 July 2021 4:09 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP)

Scuttlebutt! Australian PM Scott Morrison denies soiling himself in...

Australian PM Scott Morrison abruptly decided to squash the rumour -- which has turned 'Engadine Maccas' into internet...

15 July 2021 3:17 PM IST

In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. (Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)

Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson yet to apply for license of vaccines in...

Another giant pharma company Moderna is supposed to donate seven million doses to India

15 July 2021 2:58 PM IST

Google Cloud customers operating in India will benefit from low latency and high performance of their cloud-based workloads and data. (Photo: blog.google)

Google Cloud adds second cloud region in India in Delhi-NCR

Google's first cloud region in India went live in Mumbai in 2017

15 July 2021 1:17 PM IST

Tikait, the national spokesperson of the BKU and a prominent face of the farmers protest, will begin the tour from March 1. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers' movement to continue until Govt fulfils demands: Tikait

Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the...

15 July 2021 12:39 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

SC terms sedition law British colonial legacy, asks Centre why retain...

The bench said the main concern was about the 'misuse of law'

15 July 2021 12:37 PM IST

Suspension of the H1-B visas by the US will cost domestic IT firms Rs 1,200 crore. (AFP Photo)

Indian talent moving to Canada due to outdated US immigration...

This is mainly because of the per-country quota on issuing the employment-based Green Card or permanent residency

15 July 2021 11:36 AM IST

Tourists take pictures at Ramakrishna beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

India records 41,806 fresh Covid cases

The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.21 per cent, according to the ministry

15 July 2021 10:44 AM IST

A medical worker takes a nasal sample from a man during a COVID-19 testing at a makeshift testing site at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally

Cases rose 10 per cent last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and...

15 July 2021 10:12 AM IST

It should be recalled that Balaji Srivastavas predecessor Sachidanand Srivastava was appointed similarly in February last year during the bloody Delhi riots. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Making Delhi CP the additional charge; Centre's new...

For the second time, the Centre has chosen to give the prestigious commissionerate position as an additional charge

15 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

After 21 days of continuous hike, petrol and diesel prices stable today. (PTI Photo)

Petrol price touches new high, breaches Rs 100-mark in Delhi, Mumbai

Petrol prices were hiked by up to 35 paise whereas diesel prices were increased by 15 paise

15 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

If a state wishes to stabilise its population, it could start with focusing its political energy on improving female literacy and other. Representational Image (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Stabilising population by coercion can never...

There has been a continuous fertility decline among most states in India over the years

15 July 2021 9:08 AM IST