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Mumbai, Aug 30: The Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low of 70.81 to a US dollar during the morning trade session on Thursday. Around 10am (India time) the rupee was pegged at 70.68 after it touched 70.81 to a US dollar - the lowest ever mark - against the greenback. Against the UAE dirham, the rupee was trading at 19.27 at 8:00am (UAE time), according to XE.com. It opened the day's trade at

Abide by law or face prosecution -- this is the tough message likely to be sent to the India heads of social media platforms if the recommendations of a high-level government panel, which discussed steps to curb fake news and misinformation besides child pornography, are accepted. The issue was discussed by a committee of secretaries, which was constituted following lynching of nearly 40 people in

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy completes 100 days in office today. But there is no enthusiasm among the party cadre and the celebration is muted across the state. Apart from the lack of coordination, and mutual distrust between the coalition partners, the recent floods in Kodagu and neighbouring districts, and unending draught in parts of the state have dampened the

Kathmandu, Aug 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade. Modi said yesterday that his participation in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu signals India's highest priority to its neighbourhood and a

New Delhi, Aug 29: The Supreme Court today ordered that the five human rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, be kept under house arrest till September 6, saying dissent was the "safety valve" of democracy. The five activists will now not be sent to jail till September 6 but will remain in house arrest under police watch. A bench headed by Chief Justice

New Delhi, Aug 29: The Supreme Court today ordered that the five human rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, be kept under house arrest till September 6, saying dissent was the "safety valve" of democracy. The five activists will now not be sent to jail till September 6 but will remain in house arrest under police watch. A bench headed by Chief Justice

Kochi, Aug 29: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of not providing adequate assistance to flood-hit Kerala, saying he was "sad" about the BJP-led NDA government's approach on the issue. Gandhi also said that he was in favour of accepting foreign aid from countries like the UAE for rebuilding the flood-ravaged southern state. "Central government support is the right of

New Delhi, Aug 29: As many as 99.3 per cent of the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, that were banned overnight in November 2016, have been returned, the Reserve Bank of India said in its annual report. Of the Rs 15.41 lakh crore worth 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in circulation before November 8, 2016, notes worth Rs 15.31 lakh crore have been returned. The "humungous task of processing and

Nalgonda, Aug 29: Popular Telugu actor and former Rajya Sabha member Nandamuri Harikrishna was killed in a road accident near Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Wednesday early morning. He was 61. He was the fourth son of N. T. Rama Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of the Telugu Desam Party. Mr. Harikrishna suffered a severe head injury after he was thrown out of his speeding

Singapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin employee of Singapore's DBS Bank has lost his job after he posted on Facebook an image of the country's torn flag to reveal the Indian flag underneath on the eve of India's Independence Day. Avijit Das Patnaik had on August 14 posted a picture on the Facebook page of the Singapore Indians & Expats group, showing the Singapore flag on a T-shirt being ripped up to