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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

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: Taking a strong exception to the arrests of five activists, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday ridiculed the government for arresting the activists in the name of association with the Naxalite movement. "Those who have been arrested and at least I can say in my home state, I know some of them, they are activists. It's a very unfortunate thing that

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

Mumbai, Aug 29: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday defended the arrest of five Left-wing activists in multi-state raids saying the action was based on "proof" about their "links with the Naxal movement". Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Deepak Kesarkar said all procedures were followed before conducting the raids against the activists. Pune Police on Tuesday raided homes of some

Faridabad, Aug 29: A local court on Wednesday directed that trade unionist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj will remain at her residence under Surajkund Police guard till Thursday. Last night, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the transit remand of Bhardwaj, who was arrested from Faridabad after the Maharashtra Police raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states for

Bengaluru, Aug 29: Former Union Finance Minister Yeshwant Sinha today alleged that through Rafale deal the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reduced his own 'Make In India' campaign a mere slogan. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that the probe by Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the issue would make little headway. He reiterated that a forensic audit should be

New Delhi, Aug 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to not use the social media to spread dirt, saying the issue was not about any ideology but simply does not behove a decent society. In a video interaction with Bharatiya Janata Party workers and volunteers from Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, Modi said everybody should train themselves to never use social media

New Delhi, Aug 29: Trade unionist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, who was picked up by the Maharashtra Police for her suspected links with Maoists, today said those speaking against human rights violation and fighting for the rights of Dalits and tribals are being targeted by the "present regime". Bharadwaj, along with several other Left-wing activists, was arrested yesterday in multi-city raids. She