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Rupee hits all-time low of 68.86 against US dollar

​The RBI on Thursday intervened to steady the rupee as it plunged by 30 paise to hit all-time low of 68.86 on Thursday due to broad strength in the US dollar, capital outflows from emerging markets, and worries about the demonetisation drive+ .

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Schools shut, construction work stopped in smoke house Delhi

​The Delhi govt has finally announced a slew of emergency measures to deal with the public health crisis

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Pakistan, India may temporarily recall their envoys: Report

​Signalling a fresh slide in ties, Pakistan and India may temporarily recall their high commissioners and scale down the size of diplomatic staff in each other's missions in the wake of the latest diplomatic spat over the spying episode, a media report said on Friday.

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India PM plans 10-point agenda to cut natural disaster risk

​Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on building elements of disaster risk reduction into all development projects, global risk mapping for all type of disasters and use of social media for disaster risk management, as part his 10-point agenda for renewing efforts for disaster risk reduction.

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Indian insurers tweet their way to customers

Insurance companies are taking to twitter in a big way. Most of them use twitter to engage in conversation with their policyholders, help them on enquiries and as a complaint portal.

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Making yoga mandatory unacceptable, rules Deoband

A day after reports that the ministry of AYUSH had circulated a common yoga protocol for the International Yoga Day, saying participants should chant Vedic mantras and 'Om' before starting the 45-minute session in order to enhance the benefits of the regimen, Darul Uloom Deoband said it has objections over religious connotations attached with yoga.