The iconic sportsperson, who also played first-class cricket for Bengal, was 82 and breathed his last at a hospital here. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto.

With restrictions on travelling and no sporting activity allowed, the 34-year-old Haryana boxer is spending time with his family in Delhi.

Not only Kumari's but samples of four other Indians, including 2017 Asian champion quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran's had returned negative at NDTL but were found positive when tested in Montreal. Jhuma Khatun, one of them, was also handed a four-year ban, last month.

The multi-year deal will see Baseline managing all the commercial interests of Garg. Born in Meerut, UP, Garg made his first-class debut against Goa in 2018 where he went on to score an unbeaten 117. He recently led the Under-19 Indian team at the World Cup in South Africa where they finished runners-up.

During the webinar, titled ‘Physical Literacy: For Nation’s Development’, the panelists discussed a lot of topics related to physical literacy, including its meaning, the challenges it faces, its need of promotion, the lax attitude towards it and its importance in everybody’s life. The panel also discussed the lax attitude towards physical education in India.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.78, or 7.4 per cent, to $25.77, on track for its highest close since April 6 and up more than 30 per cent this week.

US gold futures rose 0.6 per cent to $1,698.70.

Higher exports from India, the world's biggest producer of sugar, could put pressure on global prices and limit shipments from rivals such as Brazil and Thailand.

The metal gained about 2% on Thursday on the back of bleak US economic data.

Globally, gold eased on Friday as appetite for riskier assets improved after a string of strong corporate earnings.

Copper prices on Friday traded 0.48 per cent higher at Rs 408.75 per kg in futures market.

US gold futures were up 0.1 per cent at $1,728.10.

The issue price for Series I (April 20 to 24, 2020) was Rs 4,639 per gram of gold.

What he didn’t know was oil’s first trip into negative pricing had broken Interactive Brokers Group Inc.

Assam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the 25 per cent hike will add Rs 1000 crore to the government's kitty.

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Comic book buffs have created a mini-economy where collectors are willing to pony up big sums for rare editions.

The first public demonstration of colour TV broadcast happened this week 90 years ago, setting the foundation for a major change in the way audio-visual media is consumed.

In a telephonic interview Mumbai-based Sharma talks about her own experiences as a single woman and what has changed for single women over the years and what hasn’t.

The writers of the film realised that academic failures do not mean it's all over.

Children of Indian immigrants are going against the tide and becoming internet content creators, even if it means giving up stable and well-paying jobs.

Tamil Nadu’s love for biryani probably stems from the state’s love of rice.

The lacquer disc-making factory of Apollo Masters in California caught fire last week. It has been devastated.

Both phones will come in 8GB + 128GB and 12GB + 256GB storage variants.

The chapati recently made an appearance in NYT Cooking as an unleavened curiosity in a world overrun with fluffed-up delights. It may be the most common way in which north Indian homes make their daily bread but there is more to it than simply roasting it on a hot iron tawa.

"After the moratorium, it was expected that there would be outflows."

‘This deal will probably give Jio access to a lot of enterprise software providers’

‘Demand environment, supply opportunity and currencies are the three major drivers for pharma’

'Moratorium will probably have to get extended in a lot of cases.'

‘We are a cash generating company and virtually carry no leverage’

‘Industry leaders would benefit from both the demand revival as well as consolidation.’

‘Focus on more essential services and rural-focussed stocks’

'Investors are hoping that we will go back to normal, as it was before corona'.

'You have to get right kind of worker with right kind of skills'

'Indian farmers could be rich if the govt would leave them alone'

Reserves rose by $2.34 billion during the week under review.

select banks in India can offer forex rates to Indian clients beyond the inter-bank market hours

The last time forex reserves declined was in the week to September 20, 2019, when it had fallen by $388 million to $428.58 billion.

The yen, which investors typically snap up as a safe haven in times of financial market stress, fell nearly 10% against the dollar this month, as pandemic fears spurred a stampede into the refuge of the world's most powerful currency.

The rupee, which opened on a positive note at 75.90, settled for the day with gains of 78 paise at 75.16 against the American currency.

Privately-held real estate investment firm Cain International has signed an agreement with the Oberoi Group for the operation of 23 serviced residences in Mayfair in London.

According to the consulting firm KPMG, in comparison to the economic crisis of 2008, the government now has limited options to undertake corrective interventions owing to the financial stress which was already prevalent in the pre-COVID-19 period.

Hotels newly earmarked in Delhi include the Taj Palace Hotel, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel and Le Meridien, according to people aware of the matter.