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Min : 30.50°C (+4)
Max : 37.10°C (+1)
Rainfall : 0.00 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 85.00% Min : 59.00%
Sunrise : 5:4 AM
Sunset : 6:5 PM
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Sultry and uncomfortable weather. Maximum temperature likely to be around 39°C.
 
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RBI hints at easing interest rates

Updated: Monday at 14:44 hrs (IST)
Ahead of its mid-quarterly policy review, the Reserve Bank of India on Monday hinted at cut in interest rates, saying moderation in inflation due to lower economic growth and...   | Read..
 

Falling crude prices, normal monsoon to help economy: Pranab

Updated: Monday at 17:12 hrs (IST)
Declining global crude oil prices and a normal monsoon would help improve the growth rate, which slipped to a nine-year low of 6.5 per cent last fiscal, finance minister Pran...   | Read..
 

Sachin takes oath as RS member, says focus would be cricket

Updated: Monday at 12:10 hrs (IST)
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar On Monday took oath as member of the Rajya Sabha making it clear that his focus would be cricket and hinting at ...   | Read..
 

Industry body Ficci pushes for key reforms

Updated: Monday at 16:42 hrs (IST)
Terming the economic situation as ”grave”, industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or Ficci on Monday asked the government to go in f...   | Read..
 

Allegations against PM, govt baseless: Sonia

Updated: Monday at 13:48 hrs (IST)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday made an attack on the opposition and civil society for levelling “baseless” allegations against the Prime Minister and...   | Read..
 

HRD relents on arrears

The Union human resource development ministry has dropped a key condition for clearing four-year arrears of teachers in colleges and universities run by state governments....   | Read..
 

Havana takes Bollywood bite

“Bollywood” has beaten the familiar “isms” and struck root in Cuba....   | Read..
 

Now cooking: battle for rice

The Mamata Banerjee government is gearing to fight the Centre afresh for an additional allotment of subsidised rice to keep a pet project afloat....   | Read..
 

Top cop for speedy trial of treason cases

Director-general of police G.S. Rath today said the men in khaki would extend full support to speed up trial of cases against those facing charges of waging war against the s...   | Read..
 

Soldiers shoot leopard at OIL

Army personnel shot dead a leopard after a daylong drama that saw the animal injuring 13 people, including an officer of the rank of captain, inside the Oil India Limite...   | Read..
 

Crack team to probe death

The Karnataka government is handing over the Richard Loitam case to the Corps of Detectives, the state’s investigating agency, following strong pressure from politi...   | Read..
 
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