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The data was provided by Indian missions in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia but the Embassy in the UAE refused to give information. The Indian embassy referred to data on their website which was only 2014 onwards.

The acceptance of Indian currency is good news for Indian tourists as earlier they lost a sizeable amount due to exchange rates.

"The apprehended extremists include the recruitment module operational head Lankeshwar Koch alias Lambu, a Myanmar-trained self-styled area commander of Lower Assam. Four Bangladesh-trained militants and two newly recruited cadres were arrested," the spokesman said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the DGs of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) where he appreciated the commendable work done by these forces and expressed concern over increasing COVID-19 cases, a home ministry spokesperson said.

The US asked India to get involved in the internal political process in Afghanistan. Sources said this formed the core of the discussions between US special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad and foreign minister S. Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and foreign secretary Harsh Shringla in Delhi.

Globally, the pandemic has had a far-reaching impact and responsible organisations will choose not to put any employee at risk, feels Dayapatra Nevatia, chief operating officer, Mindtree.

Industry captains say economy and jobs must be central focus now, and policymakers have to recognise that the country will have to live with and work around Covid-19. India Inc’s growing call on reopening India for business comes amidst a blizzard of grim economic forecasts. Economic growth in FY21 can be negative, according to Nomura, ICRA and others.

But the economy can’t rev up too quickly, not as long as the virus is still loose.

Car and bike-makers are gearing up to sell more in Bharat to counterbalance shortfall in demand in the cities.

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. ​So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.

CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh are currently sequencing the genomes of the novel coronavirus, he said. Other CSIR institutes are also expected to join the process.

In Europe, investment grade-rated companies raised $83.2 billion in April, according to Refinitiv data.

The central bank has been aggressively raising liquidity levels in the system.

This is the first instance when a fund house is shutting its schemes because of coronavirus related pandemic.

Though bleak, that number was smaller than analysts’ expectations of 22 million jobs lost.

Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80 percent of its staff. India's four-Test tour in December-January could provide a relief to the struggling bldy

India lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia on Friday, dropping to third after their stupendous 2016-17 record was eliminated from the annual update as per rules.

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.

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

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

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

In the international market, silver was quoting 1.44 per cent higher at $15.82 per ounce in New York.

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

Time to get into the festive spirit.

It’s time to say ‘Bula’ as Indian filmmakers make plans for filming in Fiji.

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Amazon Fire TV Stick is a content streaming device that plugs into an HDTV and lets customers access Prime Video and other OTT services such as Netflix and Hotstar.

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

In NYC and most of the US even today, non-northern European foods termed are 'ethnic'.

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

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

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

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 71.25.

The rupee on Friday hit a fresh record low of 74.48 against the US dollar following sharp sell-off in domestic equities

The rupee fell against the US dollar after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero per cent in an emergency move amid the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Forex traders said the rupee which started the day on a positive note, witnessed heavy volatility.

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.

Forex traders said stimulus measures announced by the RBI and FPIs turning net buyers in capital markets boosted investor sentiment.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects the rupee (Spot) to quote in the range of 75.20 and 76.20.

A lot of companies have made a tactical move to making sanitisers. We want to be a little more strategic, because when things settle down, only big brands with differentiations will work., said Saugata Gupta, MD of Marico

This will be the first Open House Discussion (OHD) to be conducted by the regulator during the lockdown and also first such discussion to happen through video-conferencing mode.

Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) Director-General T R Dua said that during the lockdown period so far, telecom tower-related work was primarily focused on operation and maintenance activities and carrying out essential repairs and upgrades.

Airtel Thanks app customers will not have to pay any subscription to avail the access to ZEE5's content, according to the announcement.

Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal, in a note to customers, said that the next phase of the journey has begun as the world slowly starts to open up.

The body has also raised serious concerns with the new Pesticide Management Bill, which heightens the criminalisation of business operations, as there are penalties of up to Rs 50 lakh with an imprisonment up to 5 years or both, without differentiating between minor or major offences.