India

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) The rupee on Friday slipped 1 paisa to close at its all-time low of 78.33 against the US dollar amid growing concerns over aggressive monetary policy tightening by central banks and relentless foreign capital outflows.

Positive domestic equities and a weak American currency overseas supported the local unit, forex dealers said.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 78.20 and finally settled at its all-time low of 78.33, down 1 paisa from its previous close.

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (NNN-PTI) – Over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in India, taking the total tally to 43,362,294, according to the data released by the health ministry today.

Besides, as many as 13 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the country since yesterday morning, bringing the total death toll to 524,954.

The daily positivity rate stood at 4.32 percent, while the weekly positivity rate had been 3.07 percent, according to the federal health ministry.

NEW DELHI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Indian Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday he has approved a proposal to introduce the new car assessment program (NCAP), a mechanism wherein automobiles made in India shall be accorded "star ratings" based upon their performance in crash tests.

According to the minister, the move will serve as a consumer-centric platform, allowing customers to opt for safer cars based upon their star-ratings, while promoting a healthy competition among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India to manufacture safer vehicles.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India sent family tents, blankets and other relief supplies for a team to distribute in eastern Afghan villages where a deadly earthquake collapsed thousands of timber and stone homes to rubble.

State media reported that close to 3,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged, and the death toll rose to 1,150 people with scores more wounded after the magnitude 6 quake on Wednesday.

Pictures of the relief effort were accompanied by a tweet from India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar: “India, a true first responder.”

Kanpur:  A loco pilot dies of a heart attack at Qasimpur Halt on Friday morning. He was reportedly on duty. He was posted at Head Quarters Partapgarh.

He left with assistant Yogesh Kumar in Inter city Express 14123 from Pratapgarh to Kanpur.

He stepped down the engine after chain pulling at Qasimpur halt to fix the pressure pipe which was reportedly burst during the chain pulling.

Suddenly he felt unsteady and fell down the track. Immediately 108 ambulance took him to Community Health Centre, Fursatganj.

NEW DELHI/LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, official data showed, enabling oil exports to India and elsewhere after Western certifiers withdrew their services due to global sanctions against Moscow.

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and urged that it be heard before the court passes any order on petitions against the Agnipath scheme.

The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths between the age bracket of 17.5 to 21 for four years with the provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years. Protests have erupted in several states against the scheme.

New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Tata Steel has not made any purchase of PCI coal from Russia post its April announcement of severing business ties with Russia amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.

On April 20, Tata Steel had said it would stop doing business with Russia. To ensure business continuity, all its steel manufacturing sites in India, the UK and the Netherlands have sourced alternative supplies of raw materials to end its dependence on Russia.

New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Centre was "weakening" the army through the 'Agnipath' scheme, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative just like the farm laws were rolled back.

The former Congress chief also thanked party workers for their support during his questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case, and said he was not alone during the questioning but all those fighting for democracy were with him.

Kanpur: Three senior officers were suspended and the director of the Chakeri airport transferred recently.

The delay in the completion of work on the new civil terminal building has caused this action, officials said.

The Divisional Commissioner Raj Sekhar has now fixed a deadline of 15 August this year, officials said.

The construction work of the new airport terminal building at the civil side of the Air Force-controlled Chakeri Airport here is an important project of the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government.