MUMBAI: The rupee slipped 17 paise to close at 90.44 against the dollar on Wednesday, retreating after a sharp 124-paise surge in the previous session that followed news of a trade deal being finalised between India and US.Dealers said the rally lost momentum as the market failed to see follow-through demand, particularly from foreign institutional…
Archie Jackson (Getty Images) On This Day, February 4, almost a century ago in 1929, a batting genius scored his maiden — and only — century in his debut match for Australia against England in Adelaide. He was 19, and the mammoth 164 as an opener in the fourth Ashes Test was supposed to be…
Shraddha Kapoor and her family have faced public scrutiny more than once, and in a recent interview, her aunt Tejaswini Kolhapure opened up about one of the most difficult phases they went through. Speaking about the drug bust case that led to Siddhanth Kapoor’s arrest, Tejaswini said the incident deeply affected the family, especially Shraddha….
Supreme Court asks Centre to review Wangchuk’s detention NEW DELHI: Observing that the medical condition of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been in detention for more than four months, is not very good, Supreme Court asked the Centre Wednesday to rethink/relook its decision to continue to keep him in custody, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.SC…
MUMBAI: Marico has snapped up a 60% majority stake in D2C wellness brand Cosmix for Rs 226 crore, ramping up acquisitions of new-age startups as consumers seek better choices and varied options catering to specific needs, increasingly shunning run-of-the-mill products.Cosmix sells a range of plant-based protein powders and functional superfood blends. The development comes days…
Traditional wrestling akhadas in Old Delhi, once central to the city’s sporting life, are seeing a steady decline as public interest in desi wrestling reduces and local competitions fade.A former Indian wrestler, who was not named, told news agency IANS that there was a time when dangals near Jama Masjid and other parts of Old…
Kalpana Iyer, who recently returned to the spotlight after a video of her dancing to her iconic 1981 song Ramba Ho went viral, has opened up about why she stepped away from the entertainment industry. In a recent interview, Kalpana said her decision was driven by dissatisfaction with the work coming her way.Reflecting on her…
The representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) leave after meeting the home ministry panel under Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in New Delhi. JAMMU: The crucial talks between the Ladakh leadership and the high-powered home ministry committee ended without any conclusion in New Delhi on Wednesday,…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express will invest $70 million (Rs 633 crore) on product upgrade and standardisation as the LCC is going to reposition itself between a low cost and a full service carrier.Sources say the $70 million programme is to upgrade its legacy fleet and standardise the 50 white tails (made for some other…
England’s Sam Curran (AP/PTI) England all-rounder Sam Curran has once again underlined how comfortable he is operating without a rigid brief in the national set-up, a quality that is proving increasingly important as England gather pace ahead of the T20 World Cup. His flexibility stood out during England’s dominant 3–0 T20I clean sweep of Sri…
