India’s forex reserves surged around 1.5 bn dollars by end of last week

August 22, 2025 7:45 PM

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India’s forex reserves surged around 1.5 bn dollars by end of last week

  India's foreign exchange reserves rose around 1.5 billion dollars, reaching 695.1 billion dollars in the week ending on 15th of August. According to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the Reserve Bank of India, during the last week, foreign currency assets, a major component of the rese...

Asian Markets display positive trend

August 22, 2025 7:12 PM

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Asian Markets display positive trend

Asian stock markets displayed positive trend today. Shanghai Composite Index surged over 1.4 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained more than 0.9 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi Index advanced nearly 0.9 per cent, Singapore’s Straits Times Index moved 0.5 per cent up and Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended ...

Oil prices up marginally

August 22, 2025 7:14 PM

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Oil prices up marginally

     Crude oil prices rose marginally today. Brent Crude was trading flat at 67 dollars and 67 cents per barrel, and WTI Crude was trading over 0.1 per cent up at 63 dollars and 59 cents per barrel, when reports last came in.

Pakistan: Protest in Karachi over power crisis lasting more than two days

August 22, 2025 6:14 PM

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Pakistan: Protest in Karachi over power crisis lasting more than two days

In Pakistan, Karachi residents staged protests after enduring a power outage lasting over 50 hours. Karachi's Neighborhoods including Amirabad, Bustan Society, University Road, and Tipu Sultan Road faced continuous electricity and water supply disruptions since Tuesday afternoon. According media rep...

Revenue Intelligence seizes hydroponic weed worth Rs 72 cr 

August 22, 2025 5:24 PM

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Revenue Intelligence seizes hydroponic weed worth Rs 72 cr 

  The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 72 kilograms of hydroponic weed worth around seventy-two crore rupees in a pan-India Operation named WeedOut. DRI officers conducted simultaneous interceptions at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway station, Bengaluru, and Bhopal Junction o...

PM Modi says Op Sindoor drawn  new line in India’s defence strategy

August 22, 2025 5:00 PM

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PM Modi says Op Sindoor drawn  new line in India’s defence strategy

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line in India’s defence strategy. Mr Modi said that no one can escape after sending terrorists into India or planning attacks. He said that even if terrorists hide in the depths of the earth, India’s missiles will bury ...

Puducherry: Flood situation remains grim in Yaman

August 22, 2025 4:50 PM

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Puducherry: Flood situation remains grim in Yaman

In Puducherry, the flood situation in the Yanam region near the Gowthami branch of the Godavari river continues to remain grim. With heavy inflows from the catchment areas, 13,42,773 cusecs of water were released into the Bay of Bengal today. The Irrigation Department has issued the second flood war...